Swiss Medical Weekly

Swiss Medical Weekly
Title	Swiss Medical Weekly
Discipline	Medicine
Language	English
Former names	Revue Médicale Suisse
Publisher	EMH Swiss Medical Publishers
Country	Switzerland
Frequency	Weekly
History	1871–present
Openaccess	Gold
Issn	1424-3997

Swiss Medical Weekly is a peer-reviewed, open-access medical journal published in Switzerland. It serves as a forum for clinical research, public health reports, guideline summaries, and review articles that inform physicians, researchers, and health institutions across Europe and beyond. The journal links Swiss clinical practice to international scholarship and interdisciplinary collaboration among hospitals, universities, and research centers.

History

The journal traces roots to 19th-century medical periodicals associated with institutions such as University of Zurich, University of Basel, and University of Geneva. Over its lifespan the journal witnessed developments contemporaneous with milestones like the establishment of the World Health Organization, the expansion of the European Union, and the rise of evidence-based medicine following events including the publication of the Cochrane Collaboration resources. Editorial stewardship has reflected influences from Swiss cantonal hospitals such as University Hospital Zurich and Lausanne University Hospital, and notable figures in Swiss medicine who contributed to modern clinical practice, such as those affiliated with the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences.

Scope and Content

Content spans clinical studies, case reports, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, clinical practice guidelines, and policy discussions relevant to fields including internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, infectious diseases, and public health. Articles often intersect with work from academic centers like ETH Zurich, University of Bern, University of Lausanne, and specialty societies such as the European Society of Cardiology, European Society for Medical Oncology, and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. The journal publishes material pertinent to health crises historically addressed by entities like Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework participants and contemporary responses shaped by lessons from outbreaks involving SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens tracked by European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Editorial Structure and Peer Review

The editorial board comprises clinicians and researchers from Swiss and international institutions including departments at University Hospital Basel, University Hospital Zurich, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, and collaborations with editorial advisors connected to organizations such as the World Health Organization and the European Medicines Agency. Peer review follows standard external review processes used by journals alongside editorial oversight reflecting guidelines from groups like the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and reporting standards exemplified by the PRISMA statement and CONSORT guidelines. Ethical oversight aligns with principles advocated by the Declaration of Helsinki and regulatory frameworks referenced by agencies including the Swissmedic authority.

Publication and Access Model

Published weekly by EMH Swiss Medical Publishers, the journal utilizes a gold open-access model aligned with funder mandates from organizations such as the European Research Council, Swiss National Science Foundation, and other grant agencies. The publication workflow integrates manuscript submission systems used across publishers and follows article processing charge arrangements familiar to contributors funded by bodies like the Wellcome Trust and Horizon Europe. Archiving and preservation practices align with initiatives such as CLOCKSS and collaborations with national libraries including the Swiss National Library.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in major bibliographic databases including PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and specialist indexes used by clinicians at institutions like Karolinska Institutet and Johns Hopkins University. Indexing facilitates discoverability alongside citation tracking in services such as CrossRef and metrics reported by platforms like Journal Citation Reports and Scimago Journal Rank.

Notable Publications and Impact

Notable papers have addressed topics of wide clinical and policy interest, such as randomized trials in internal medicine, guideline syntheses impacting practice at centers like Inselspital, Bern and public health evaluations relevant to agencies including the Federal Office of Public Health (Switzerland). The journal has published influential reviews and consensus statements that informed practice in specialties represented by organizations like the European Respiratory Society, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, and International Society for Infectious Diseases. Citation and policy uptake have linked articles to broader initiatives championed by stakeholders such as Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Global Fund, and international research consortia involving universities like University of Oxford and Harvard Medical School.

Sister Journals and Affiliations

Affiliations and cooperative relationships extend to other medical publishers and journals in the European and global landscape, including ties with societies that publish periodicals like The Lancet, BMJ, European Journal of Internal Medicine, and specialty titles associated with the European Society of Cardiology and European Respiratory Journal. Institutional partnerships involve Swiss organizations including the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences, EMH Swiss Medical Publishers, and collaborations with academic hospitals and research centers across Europe and North America.

Category:Medical journals Category:Open access journals Category:Publications established in 1871