Peer-reviewed tidskrifter som publicerar qigong-forskning (klinisk, mekanistisk, epidemiologisk):
Primära Qigong/TCM-tidskrifter
- Journal of Chinese Medicine (UK, engelska, klinisk + teoretisk)
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine (Springer, engelska, RCT-tung)
- Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences (Elsevier, engelska)
- Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies (Koreansk, engelska, mekanismfokuserad)
- Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine (Engelska)
- Zhongguo Zhen Jiu (Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion) (Kinesiska, hög impact i Kina)
- Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Chinese Medical Journal) (Kinesiska/Engelska)
Integrativ/komplementärmedicinska tidskrifter (Regelbunden qigong-innehåll)
- Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (eCAM) (Hindawi, open access)
- Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (JACM) (Mary Ann Liebert)
- Complementary Therapies in Medicine (Elsevier)
- Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (Elsevier)
- BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies (open access)
- Integrative Medicine Research (Koreansk, Elsevier)
Psykologi/Mind-Body/Rehabiliteringstidskrifter
- Frontiers in Psychology (sektioner: Consciousness, Health Psychology)
- Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (Elsevier)
- Mindfulness (Springer)
- Psychology of Sport and Exercise
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Specialiserade medicinska tidskrifter (Tillståndsspecifika qigong-studier)
- Cancer: Integrative Cancer Therapies, Supportive Care in Cancer
- Kardiovaskulär: American Journal of Chinese Medicine, Journal of the American Heart Association
- Neurologi: Journal of Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis Journal
- Smärta: Pain Medicine, Journal of Pain
- Respiratorisk: Chest, Respiratory Medicine
- Geriatrik: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Sökstrategier
- PubMed: ("qigong" OR "qi gong" OR "chi kung") + tillstånd
- CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) för kinesisk litteratur
- Cochrane Library för systematiska översikter
- WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) för pågående studier
Kvalitet varierer. Prioritera RCT:er, systematiska översikter, mekanistiska studier med korrekta kontroller (sham qigong, väntelista). CONSORT-riktlinjer för icke-farmakologiska studier.
