The Journal of Korean Medical Society of Acupotomology (J Acupotomy) is a peer-reviewed and open access journal.
J Acupotomy is the official Journal of Korean Medical Society of Acupotomology.
Manuscripts undergo peer review; those accepted for publication are published open access. J Acupotomy is published biannualy in June and December.

The journal's goal is to improve scientific understanding of the safety and efficacy of acupuncture, acupotomy and related therapies in both integrative and traditional medicine by providing a journal platform for distribution and discussion.

Furthermore, the journal welcomes the articles on the anatomical based acupuncture, acupotomy and various studies that is relevant to acupuncture involved in the clinical practice, research, and education of acupotomy-based therapies.

J Acupotomy considers original articles, review articles, case reports, short communications and editorial letters on:

• Acupotomy (Chim-do, Do-chim, acupotomology, acupotome, needle knife, needle scalpel, miniscalpel acupuncture)
• Acupuncture (electroacupuncture, laser acupuncture, acupotomy, embedding therapy, acupuncture needling, new acupuncture techniques, exploration of acupoints)
• Anatomy related with acupuncture
• Mathematics curriculum and assessment
• Other Korean Medicine Treatements (Cupping therapy, Moxibustion, Pharmacopuncture)
• The meridian system and other meridian-related studies (meridian diagnosis, acupressure, chuna/tuina, herbal medicine)

About the Journal

• Journal Title : Journal of Korean Medical Society of Acupotomology
• Journal Abbreviation: J Acupotomy
• Acronym: J Acupotomy
• Publication Date: Vol. 1 (2013)
• Frequency: Biannual (Twice of a year, End of June and December)
• Copyright: Korean Medical Society of Acupotomology
• Publisher: Medrang
• pISSN: 2713-6590
• eISSN: 2799-7634
• DOI Prefix: 10.54461
• Electronic Links: https://www.jkmst.org
• Indxed: CrossRef

This journal was first published in 2013 and the title was 'Journal of Korean Medical Society of Medical Soft Tissue’ (pISSN 2713-6590; eISSN 2799-7634). The journal was renamed as ‘Journal of Korean Medical Society of Acupotomology’ in July 2022.