Online Medical Journals:The Lancet

Lancet is a peer-reviewed general medical journal, published weekly. One of the world's best-known and most respected general medical journals, with editorial offices in London and New York, The Lancet was founded in 1823 by Thomas Wakley, who named it after the surgical instrument called a lancet, as well as an arched window ("to let in light"). In addition to the general issue [ie. The Lancet], there is also the speciality The Lancet Infectious Diseases, The Lancet Neurology and The Lancet Oncology , there are also links to Specialty Collections , Series , Audio and Conference resources.

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The Lancet

Online Journals:Nature

This week's online journal is Nature - one of the most prominant and prestigious science journals around. First published on 4 November 1869, Nature publishes original research articles across a wide range of scientific fields - including medicine. In many fields of scientific research, important new advances and original research are published as articles or letters in Nature. As the article on Nature in Wikipedia notes: Research scientists are the primary audience for the journal, but summaries and accompanying articles make many of the most important papers understandable for the general public and to scientists in other fields.

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Nature

Online Medical Journals:JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal, published 48 times per year by the American Medical Association. JAMA is the most widely circulated medical journal in the world.

Founded in 1883 by the American Medical Association and published continuously since then, JAMA publishes original research, reviews, commentaries, editorials, essays, medical news, correspondence, and ancillary content (such as abstracts of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report). [Wikipedia]

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The Journal of the American Medical Association

Online Journals:Britsh Medical Journal

BMJ is a partially open access medical journal. It is among the most influential and widely read peer-reviewed general academic journals in the field of medicine in the world.

The journal is published by the BMJ Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association that also publishes 24 other journals focusing on various medical specialties. Originally called the British Medical Journal, the title was officially shortened to BMJ in 1988. [Wikipedia]

p.s. Check out the 'Print Edition' link while you search the site!

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British Medical Journal

Online Journals:Medical Books Review

The online Medical Books Review was founded in 2007 to provide the medical community a social networking home similar to mySpace or Facebook but targeted specifically for Medical Students and Doctors.

The vision of the founder was to provide an online space where Medical Students and Doctors could gather to share and collaborate their information and ideas about medical books.

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Medical Books Review

Online Journals:The New England Journal of Medicine

The New England Journal of Medicine (N Engl J Med or NEJM) is an English-language peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. It is the oldest continuously published medical journal in the world, and is the most widely read, cited, and influential general medical periodical in the world.

The NEJM was founded by Dr. John Collins Warren in 1812[ a quarterly called The New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery. For one year, 1827, it was named the New England Medical Review and Journal. In 1828, it became a weekly, and was renamed The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal; one hundred years later, it took on its present name.

It publishes editorials, papers on original research, widely-cited review articles, correspondences, case reports, and has a special section called "Images in Clinical Medicine".[Wikipedia]

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