Townsend Letter

Townsend Letter, formerly Townsend Letter for Doctors, then Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients, is a periodical focusing on alternative medicine which has been in circulation since 1983.[1][3] Townsend Letter's website notes in a disclaimer: "We encourage reports which frequently are not data-based but are anecdotal. Hence, information presented may not be proven or factually correct."[4]

Townsend Letter
Editor-in-ChiefJonathan Collin, MD[1]
CategoriesAlternative medicine[2]
FrequencyTen times per year[1]
Paid circulation6000
FounderJonathan Collin, MD
Year founded1983 (1983)
First issue1983 (1983)[1]
CountryUnited States[1]
Based inPort Townsend, Washington[1]
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.townsendletter.com
ISSN1940-5464

The website Quackwatch has listed the Townsend Letter on its list of magazines as non-recommended and fundamentally flawed.[5]

Abstracting and indexing

Townsend Letter is abstracted and indexed by EBSCO Publishing, Gale, and the British Library.[2]

gollark: ~~in some ways they probably are~~
gollark: ~~define stable~~
gollark: Because "luck" is totally a property like that instead of a post-hoc description of low-probability events!
gollark: For example: the first person to add themselves to the candidates list on some website automatically wins.
gollark: No, there are worse ones.

References
  1. Feuerman, Francine; Handel, Marsha J. (1997). Alternative Medicine Resource Guide. Medical Library Association. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-8108-3284-8.
  2. "Townsend Letter". Ulrichsweb. ProQuest LLC. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  3. "Quick Search – Townsend letter for doctors & patients [electronic resource]". London South Bank University Library. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  4. "About Townsend Letter". Townsend Letter. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  5. Nonrecommended Periodicals, from Quackwatch. Accessed August 21, 2008.


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