The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
Encyclopedia
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences is a peer-reviewed
medical journal
.
. A new series was started in 1825 under the editorship of Chapman along with William Potts Dewees
and John D. Godman. In 1827 the editorship passed to Isaac Hays
, who gave it its present name, and helped make it one of the most important American medical journals of the 19th century.
In 1984, the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
became the journal's sponsor. In 1994, 21 percent of submissions came from outside the United States. On the 175th anniversary, the February 1, 1995 issue featured a photograph of Volume 1 from 1820, a brief history and three classic articles were critiqued by contemporary scholars:
Regarding these critiques, Martinez-Maldonado said:
. The 2006 impact factor
was 1.355, with a rank of 41st of 103 medical journals. As of 2007, the editor in chief
is David W. Ploth (Charleston
, South Carolina
, United States).
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
medical journal
Medical journal
A public health journal is a scientific journal devoted to the field of public health, including epidemiology, biostatistics, and health care . Public health journals, like most scientific journals, are peer-reviewed...
.
History
The journal was established in 1820 as the Philadelphia Journal of the Medical and Physical Sciences by Nathaniel ChapmanNathaniel Chapman
Nathaniel Chapman was a well-known early American physician.Chapman was born in Summer Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia. He received his early education in six years at the classical academy of Alexandria...
. A new series was started in 1825 under the editorship of Chapman along with William Potts Dewees
William Potts Dewees
William Potts Dewees was an American physician, best known for his work in obstetrics.Dewees received a Bachelor of Medicine and in 1806 an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, where he would become Professor of Obstetrics, and Chair of Obstetrics from 1834 to 1841...
and John D. Godman. In 1827 the editorship passed to Isaac Hays
Isaac Hays
Isaac Hays was an ophthalmologist, editor, and medical ethicist.-Early life and education:Isaac Hays was born on July 5, 1796, the second child and eldest son of Samuel and Richea Hays, and a nephew of educator and philanthropist Rebecca Gratz. Hays's wealthy Philadelphia family was involved in...
, who gave it its present name, and helped make it one of the most important American medical journals of the 19th century.
In 1984, the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
The Southern Society for Clinical Investigation is a professional society for medicine, based in the southern United States.The organization was founded as the Southern Society for Clinical Research on October 5, 1946, at a meeting in New Orleans attended by representatives from nineteen medical...
became the journal's sponsor. In 1994, 21 percent of submissions came from outside the United States. On the 175th anniversary, the February 1, 1995 issue featured a photograph of Volume 1 from 1820, a brief history and three classic articles were critiqued by contemporary scholars:
- Leo BuergerLeo BuergerLeo Buerger was an Austrian pathologist, surgeon and urologist. Buerger's disease is named for him.- Family and education :...
"Thrombo-angiitis Obliterans: A Study of the Vascular Lesions Leading to Presenile Spontaneous Gan-grene," 136 (1908); critiqued by David A. Cutler and Marschall S. Runge of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston - E. Libman and H. L. Celler's "The Etiology of Subacute Infectious Endocarditis," - critiqued by Edward Hook Jr., of the University of Virginia
- Norman M. Keith, Henry P. Wagener and Nelson W Barker's "Some Different Types of Essential Hypertension and the Cause and Prognosis," critiqued by Harriet Dustan of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Regarding these critiques, Martinez-Maldonado said:
Modern journal
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences is currently published monthly by Lippincott Williams & WilkinsLippincott Williams & Wilkins
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is an academic and professional medical publisher owned by Wolters Kluwer group. It publishes textbooks, various electronic media, and over 275 journals and newsletters in the health-care field. Publications are aimed at physicians, nurses, clinicians, and students...
. The 2006 impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
was 1.355, with a rank of 41st of 103 medical journals. As of 2007, the editor in chief
Editor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
is David W. Ploth (Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, United States).
Notable contributors, notable articles
- Samuel George MortonSamuel George MortonSamuel George Morton was an American physician and natural scientist. Morton, reared a Quaker but became Episcopalian in midlife, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1820. After earning an advanced degree from Edinburgh University in...
published his first medical essay in the 1825 journal. - Henry Jacob BigelowHenry Jacob BigelowHenry Jacob Bigelow was an American surgeon and Professor of Surgery at Harvard University. He was a vocal opponent of vivisection and was best known for his description of the hip joint and for a technique for treating patients with kidney stones.-Biography:Bigelow was born on March 11, 1818 in...
. "Dr. Harlow's case of Recovery from the passage of an Iron Bar through the Head." 20:13-22 (1850). This was only the second significant article published on Phineas GagePhineas GagePhineas P. Gage was an American railroad construction foreman now remembered for his improbablesurvival of an accident in which a large iron rod was driven completely through his head, destroying much of his brain's left frontal lobe, and for that injury's reported effects on his personality and...
and his 1848 accident, but the first to create significant awareness of the case, thanks to the American Journal's prominence. (The first article on Gage, by Dr. John Martyn HarlowJohn Martyn HarlowJohn Martyn Harlow was an American physician primarily remembered for his attendance on brain-injury survivor Phineas Gage, and for his published reports on Gage's accident and subsequent history....
himself, had appeared in 1848 in the Boston Medical & Surgical Journal, at the time arguably a less visible publication—though it is now the New England Journal of Medicine.) - G. Kenneth MalloryGeorge Kenneth MalloryGeorge Kenneth Mallory was an American pathologist chiefly remembered for describing the Mallory–Weiss tear.He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on 14 February 1900, the son of Frank Burr Mallory...
and Soma WeissSoma WeissSoma Weiss was born in Beszterce, Transylvania, then part of Hungary. He studied physiology and biochemistry in Budapest. Immediately after the end of World War I, he emigrated to the United States and qualified in medicine in 1923...
described the first 15 cases of Mallory-Weiss syndromeMallory-Weiss syndromeMallory–Weiss syndrome or gastro-esophageal laceration syndrome refers to bleeding from tears in the mucosa at the junction of the stomach and esophagus, usually caused by severe retching, coughing, or vomiting.-Causes:...
in 1929.