Healthcare News and Trends
40 Top Medical Journals by Medical Specialty
June 18, 2018
Do doctors still read medical journals? A recent blog
post by Milton Packer, MD, in MedPage
Today suggested that very few physicians claim to keep up with any one
journal, or to read an entire research article from start to finish.
At least not in the group of 200 young physicians he queried about
their reading habits. And their lack of interest it didn’t seem to depend on
whether the medical journals were in print form or digital.
Perhaps today’s physicians are more into medical
apps, though many of them incorporate research from top medical journals,
and new research is added all the time.
Despite the anecdotal evidence about readership, hundreds of medical journals
continue to pump out original research, reviews and opinions, receive citations
and get indexed in wide variety of medical databases. Their papers are presented
at conferences, discussed by panels and even covered in the news. Many doctors swear
by them, and will do their best to keep up with how the latest research can be
applied in their medical specialty.
So which journals should physicians
be reading? The following lists highlight some of best medical journals across
specialties, based on impact factor, citations and other measurements of
influence.1
40 Leading Journals
Across Medical Specialties
5 Top Medical Journals -
General/Multiple Specialties
These prestigious journals have been publishing clinical research and
practice articles for decades—even centuries—and some now have “spin-off”
journals on specific topics relating to medical specialties (some of which are
included below).
New England Journal of Medicine (since
1812) – Published by Massachusetts Medical Society
JAMA - Journal of the
American Medical Association (since 1883) – American Medical Association
The
Lancet (since 1823) – Elsevier
The BMJ - British Medical Journal (since
1840) – PBMJ
Nature Medicine (since 1995) –
Nature Publishing Group
5 Top Internal Medicine Journals
The
Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology – Elsevier
JAMA
Internal Medicine – American Medical Association
Annals of Internal Medicine – American
College of Physicians
Journal of
Internal Medicine – Wiley-Blackwell, on behalf of the Assoc. for Publication of JIM
Hypertension – American Heart Association
5 Top Family Practice Journals
Annals of Family Medicine –
Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.
BMC Family Practice
– BioMed Central
Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine – American Board of Family Medicine
Family Practice – Oxford
University Press
Family Medicine
– Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (Official Journal)
5 Top Pediatrics Journals
JAMA
Pediatrics – American Medical Association
Pediatrics – American
Academy of Pediatrics (Official Journal)
Journal
of Child Psychology and Psychiatry – Wiley-Blackwell, Published on behalf
of the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Journal
of Adolescent Health – Elsevier, Official Journal of the Society for
Adolescent Health and Medicine
The Journal of Pediatrics –
Elsevier
5 Top OB/GYN Journals
Human Reproduction Update – Oxford University Press
Human Reproduction –
Oxford University Press
Obstetrics
& Gynecology – Lippincott Williams & Wilkin; Official Journal of
the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Ultrasound
in Obstetrics & Gynecology – Wiley; Official Journal
of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Gynecologic
Oncology – Elsevier; Official Journal of the Society of Gynecologic
Oncology
5 Top Gastroenterology Journals
Gut – BMJ Publishing Group
Gastroenterology
– Elsevier, Office Journal of the AGA Institute
American Journal of
Gastroenterology – Springer Nature, published on behalf of the American
College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
Nature Reviews
Gastroenterology and Hepatology – Nature Publishing Group
Clinical Gastroenterology and
Hepatology – W.B. Saunders
5 Top Oncology Journals
CA: A
Cancer Journal for Clinicians – Wiley, for the American Cancer Society
The
Lancet Oncology – Elsevier
Journal
of Clinical Oncology – American Society of Clinical Oncology
Journal of the National Cancer
Institute – Oxford University Press
Nature Reviews Clinical
Oncology – Nature Publishing Group
5 Top Psychiatry Journals
JAMA
Psychiatry – American Medical Association
World
Psychiatry – Wiley-Blackwell
American Journal of
Psychiatry - American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
The
Lancet Psychiatry – Elsevier
Alzheimer’s &
Dementia – Elsevier, Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association
1Source: SJR (Scimago Journal and Country Rank)
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