A medical journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that communicates medical information to physicians, other health professionals. Journals that cover many medical specialties are sometimes called general medical journals.[1]

History

The first medical journals were general medical journals, and were established in the late 18th century; specialty-specific medical journals were first introduced in the early 20th century.[2] The first medical journal to be published in the United Kingdom was Medical Essays and Observations, established in 1731 and published in Edinburgh;[3] the first to be published in the United States was The Medical Repository, established in 1797.[4]

Criticisms

Richard Smith, the former editor of the medical journal the BMJ, has been critical of many of the aspects of modern-day medical journal publishing.[2][5] Critics of medical publishing have argued that problems related to gaming of citation and authorship are prevalent in the field, as many authors did not actually contribute to the articles that their names are on, many contributors to the articles are excluded from authorship, and strategic and unnecessary citations are prevalent to boost scores.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stevens, Lise M.; Lynm, Cassio; Glass, Richard M. (2006-04-19). "Medical Journals". JAMA. 295 (15): 1860. doi:10.1001/jama.295.15.1860. ISSN 0098-7484. PMID 16622154.
  2. 1 2 Smith, R. (2006). "The trouble with medical journals". Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 99 (3): 115–119. doi:10.1177/014107680609900311. PMC 1383755. PMID 16508048.
  3. ↑ Booth, C C (1982-07-10). "Medical communication: the old and new. The development of medical journals in Britain". British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Ed.). 285 (6335): 105–108. doi:10.1136/bmj.285.6335.105. ISSN 0267-0623. PMC 1498905. PMID 6805825.
  4. ↑ Kahn, Richard J.; Kahn, Patricia G. (2009-08-20). "The Medical Repository — The First U.S. Medical Journal (1797–1824)". New England Journal of Medicine. 337 (26): 1926–1930. doi:10.1056/nejm199712253372617. PMID 9407162.
  5. ↑ Smith, Richard (2005-05-17). "Medical Journals Are an Extension of the Marketing Arm of Pharmaceutical Companies". PLOS Medicine. 2 (5): e138. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0020138. ISSN 1549-1676. PMC 1140949. PMID 15916457.
  6. ↑ MacDonald, Stuart (2023). "The gaming of citation and authorship in academic journals: a warning from medicine". Social Science Information. 61 (4): 457–480. doi:10.1177/05390184221142218. S2CID 256710783.
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