IJOM Forthcoming Special Issue: Osteopathic Principles

The International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine will be publishing a Special Issue in 2012 devoted to the challenges of identifying and defining osteopathic principles.

It has been reported that osteopathy and osteopathic medicine continue to suffer from a lack of true clarity and identity which contribute to continuing difficulties in promoting the unique aspects of the services provided by the profession within many countries.

It has often been stated that osteopathy is not a collection of manual techniques, but the application of ‘osteopathic principles’. If this is the case, one would reasonably expect that clear principles have been developed and endorsed and that these principles would distinguish osteopathy or osteopathic medicine from other health professions.

Given the scant discussion of osteopathic principles in the literature of recent decades, the IJOM has decided to publish a Special Issue on the topic. The journal invites papers from all researchers, educators and clinicians from osteopathy and all related health care disciplines and all geographical regions which will contribute to the scholarly debate on this topic which might influence and inform future the direction of research and teaching within osteopathy and osteopathic medicine.

We would like to invite authors to submit their manuscripts for consideration to the International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine at http://ees.elsevier.com/ijom - Submit under ‘Special Issue – Osteopathic Principles’ by 14 February 2012

Call for Papers
Call for papers: An invitation to contribute to a special issue on osteopathic principles