''Minerva Medica'' is a bimonthly

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published in English and Italian. It was established in 1909 and is published by Edizioni Minerva Medica. The

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is M. L. Benzo. In 1970 it absorbed ''Minerva Medica Siciliana''.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2013

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of 1.202, ranking it 83rd out of 156 journals in the category "Medicine, General & Internal".

History

The journal was established in 1909, but publication was suspended for 1920. From 1921 to 1929 volumes were numbered as a new series from 1 to 9 but constitute, in fact, volumes 12 to 20. In 1970 ''Minerva Medica'' absorbed ''Minerva Medica Siciliana'', previously titled ''

Gazzetta Medica Siciliana ''Minerva Medica'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal published in English and Italian. It was established in 1909 and is published by Edizioni Minerva Medica. The editor-in-chief is M. L. Benzo. In 1970 it absorbed ''Minerva Medica Sicil ...

'', which was established in 1869. The absorbed publication continues as a supplement with its own numbering.

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.minervamedica.it/en/journals/minerva-medica/index.php Internal medicine journals Multilingual journals Bimonthly journals Publications established in 1909