The ''Scottish Medical Journal'' is a general

medical journal 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. History The first ...

, which publishes original

research Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to ...

in all branches of medicine,

review articles A review article is an article that summarizes the current state of understanding on a topic within a certain discipline. A review article is generally considered a secondary source since it may analyze and discuss the method and conclusions ...

history of medicine The history of medicine is both a study of medicine throughout history as well as a multidisciplinary field of study that seeks to explore and understand medical practices, both past and present, throughout human societies. The history of med ...

articles, and clinical memoranda. The

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

is Ghulam Nabi (University of Dundee).

History

The journal obtained its current form in 1956 after a merger of the ''Glasgow Medical Journal'' and the ''Edinburgh Medical Journal'', which were themselves founded in 1822 and 1855, respectively. It is published by

SAGE Publications Sage Publishing, formerly SAGE Publications, is an American independent academic publishing company, founded in 1965 in New York City by Sara Miller McCune and now based in the Newbury Park neighborhood of Thousand Oaks, California. Sage ...

and is supported and sponsored by a number of

learned societies A learned society ( ; also scholarly, intellectual, or academic society) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and sciences. Membership may be open to al ...

and

college A college (Latin: ''collegium'') may be a tertiary educational institution (sometimes awarding degrees), part of a collegiate university, an institution offering vocational education, a further education institution, or a secondary sc ...

''Edinburgh Medical Journal''

The ''Edinburgh Medical Journal'' was the successor of the ''Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal'' (1805–1855) which in turn had predecessors that can be traced back to the 1733 ''Medical Essays and Observations''. It was the house journal of the Edinburgh College of Physicians and focused on scholarly papers such as articles and reviews, including translated extracts from German and French works, while also reporting on the meetings of medical societies. By 1874 it was widely distributed in England.

References

External links

* Publications established in 1822 19th century in Scotland SAGE Publishing academic journals English-language journals Magazines published in Scotland Health in Scotland General medical journals 1822 establishments in Scotland {{general-medical-journal-stub