Philadelphia Journal of the Medical and Physical Sciences
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Former names
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Philadelphia Journal of the Medical and Physical Sciences |
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Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
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Am. J. Med. Sci. |
| Discipline | Medicine |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | David W. Ploth |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (United States)
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Publication history
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1820–present |
| Frequency | Monthly |
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| ISSN |
0002-9629 (print) 1538-2990 (web) |
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The American Journal of the Medical Sciences is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal.
The journal was established in 1820 as the Philadelphia Journal of the Medical and Physical Sciences by Nathaniel Chapman. 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 American Journal of the Medical Sciences is currently published monthly by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 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).
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