If you wish…… to be informed about theoretical and applied research on acupuncture in China,…… to read the latest important articles written by Chinese acupuncture specialists,…… to learn recent advances in clinical application of acupuncture in medica1 institutes throughoutChina,…… to promote scientific exchanges with Chinese acupuncture specialists and related rnedical estab-Iishrnents,ACUPUNCTURE RESEARCH will serve you as a useful medium. Beginning frorn 198O, the journal(first published in l976 under the title of Acupuncture Anesthesia) is published quarterly with a tableof contents and sumrnary for each article in English. Since 1985 its titles have been selected to be in-cluded in INDEX MEDICUS.