Scottish Medical Journal
| Scottish Medical Journal | |
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Former names | Glasgow Medical Journal, Edinburgh Medical Journal |
Abbreviated title (ISO 4) | Scott. Med. J. |
| Discipline | Medicine |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Robert Carachi |
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Publication history | 1822-present |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
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| ISSN |
0036-9330 (print) 2045-6441 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 1765290 |
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The Scottish Medical Journal is a general medical journal, which publishes original research in all branches of medicine, review articles, history of medicine articles, and clinical memoranda. The editor-in-chief is Robert Carachi (Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow).
History
The journal obtained its current form in 1956 after a merger of the Glasgow Medical Journal and the Edinburgh Medical Journal, which were themselves founded in 1822 and 1855, respectively. It is published by Sage Publications and is supported and sponsored by a number of learned societies and colleges:
- Royal Medico-Chirurgical Society of Glasgow
- Scottish Paediatric Society
- Scottish Radiological Society
- Scottish Society for Rheumatology
- Scottish Renal Association
- Scottish Thoracic Society
- Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society
- Scottish Society of Physicians
- Scottish Cardiac Society
- Scottish Orthopaedic Club
- Scottish Urological Society