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| American Journal of Medicine | |
|---|---|
| Title | American Journal of Medicine |
| Discipline | Internal medicine |
| Abbreviation | Am. J. Med. |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Country | United States |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| History | 1946–present |
| Impact | 3.0 |
| Impact-year | 2020 |
| Issn | 0002-9343 |
American Journal of Medicine is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering clinical internal medicine and related fields. Founded in 1946, it has published research, reviews, and clinical reports that intersect with institutions such as Johns Hopkins Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Harvard Medical School, Cleveland Clinic, and professional organizations like the American College of Physicians and the American Medical Association. The journal operates within the commercial publishing environment dominated by firms like Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley-Blackwell, Taylor & Francis, and BMJ Publishing Group.
The journal was established in the immediate post-World War II era, alongside contemporaries such as The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine, and BMJ. Early editorial leadership included figures connected to major hospitals and universities such as Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University School of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, and University of California, San Francisco. Over decades the journal reflected shifts seen in events and movements like the Polio vaccine rollout era, the emergence of coronary artery bypass grafting research, the rise of HIV/AIDS clinical literature, the introduction of magnetic resonance imaging, and the development of evidence hierarchies exemplified by the Cochrane Collaboration and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration policy changes. Ownership and publishing have tracked consolidation trends involving Reed Elsevier, Elsevier Science, and other scientific publishers.
The journal focuses on clinical practice and translational reports relevant to practitioners affiliated with institutions such as Mount Sinai Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, UCLA Health, University of Chicago Medical Center, and specialty centers including Moffitt Cancer Center. Article types encompass original research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, clinical case reports, practice guidelines, and opinion pieces produced by authors from organizations like Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, World Health Organization, and specialty societies including the European Society of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. Content routinely addresses conditions such as myocardial infarction, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, and sepsis, often citing clinical trials registered with repositories like ClinicalTrials.gov and regulatory decisions from the European Medicines Agency.
Editorial oversight has involved editors connected with medical schools such as Duke University School of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The peer review workflow mirrors standards promoted by organizations like the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, the Committee on Publication Ethics, and indexing bodies including PubMed and Scopus. Manuscripts undergo external review by clinician-scientists from institutions such as Emory University School of Medicine, Brown University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and University of Pennsylvania Health System; editorial decisions consider criteria established by funders like the National Institutes of Health and philanthropies such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The journal is indexed in major bibliographic databases and services comparable to MEDLINE, PubMed Central, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science, enabling discoverability alongside titles like Annals of Internal Medicine and JAMA Internal Medicine. Abstracting services by vendors such as Clarivate Analytics and Elsevier facilitate citation tracking, while inclusion in repositories parallels initiatives from PubMed Central and national libraries including the Library of Congress.
Impact assessments reference citation metrics and rankings produced by Clarivate, Scopus, and professional evaluations used by institutions like U.S. News & World Report and accreditation bodies such as the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The journal's influence is reflected in citations by guideline-producing bodies including the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, the American College of Cardiology, and the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, and in its role informing policy discussions within agencies like the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Across its run the journal has published influential clinical reviews and case series cited alongside landmark trials conducted at centers such as Brigham and Women's Hospital, Peter M. J. Struijs-affiliated studies, and multicenter collaborations involving networks like NIH Clinical Center and cooperative groups supported by the National Cancer Institute. Topics of notable contribution include anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation, management of acute coronary syndrome, antibiotic stewardship informed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, and geriatric syndromes highlighted by societies such as the American Geriatrics Society.
The journal maintains formal and informal relationships with professional bodies including the American College of Physicians, the American Heart Association, the Society of Hospital Medicine, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and international partners such as the European Society of Cardiology. Publishing collaborations and sponsorships have linked the title to conferences like the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session, and specialty meetings organized by societies including the Society of General Internal Medicine.
Category:Medical journals Category:English-language journals