The systematic reviews (SRs) of acupuncture published before December 31 of 2020 in PubMed, Cochrane and EMbase databases were searched, and the publication overview of international acupuncture SRs were analyzed. As a result, a total of 717 SRs were included, and the overall number of published SRs showed a fluctuating upward trend. A total of 15 categories of diseases were involved, of which 113 SRs suggested that acupuncture was effective, and 12 SRs did not support acupuncture, and the remaining SRs showed uncertain conclusions. It is suggested that the standard of evidence-based medicine should be adopted to standardize the design of acupuncture trial and improve the level of clinical research; SRs should include high-quality literature that met the standards according to the principles and methods of PRISMA, so as to provide reliable clinical evidence for acupuncture.
检索并分析PubMed、Cochrane和EMbase数据库从建库起至2020年12月31日发表的针灸系统评价（SR）文献，分析国际针灸SR的发表现状。共纳入717篇针灸SR文献，总体发文数量呈波动式上升趋势。共涉及15大类疾病，其中113篇认为针灸治疗有效，12篇不支持针灸治疗，其他结论尚不确定。建议采用循证医学标准规范针灸试验设计，提高临床研究水平；SR研究应参照PRISMA报告的原则和方法筛选符合标准的优质文献，为针灸疗法提供可靠的临床证据。.
Keywords: acupuncture; overview of publication; systematic reviews (SRs).