Open Access Statement 

Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Shanghai J Tradit Chin Med) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal. All articles will be made available for free reading and download immediately and permanently upon publication. 

User Rights and Benefits

Articles are published in Shanghai J Tradit Chin Med under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided that the article is properly cited, a link to the license is provided, and any change to the original work is indicated. Users may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. This right is limited to non-commercial purposes, and deductive creation is not allowed. The details of the Creative Commons License are available on the webpage at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. 

Author Rights and Benefits

Upon submission of the article, it is required to complete and sign a “Copyright Transfer Agreement” with the editorial office to transfer copyright to Shanghai J Tradit Chin Med. Authors and third parties have the right to share and use their articles in accordance with the CC BY-NC-ND agreement.