Directory of Medical Journals

Medical journals are very important to professionals in the field because they provide information on medical advances, researches, studies, techniques, laws, news, and more. In the fast-paced and highly competitive medical field, professionals have to keep up to date with the latest developments to offer the best medical care. Sometimes, there may be a need to read up on a subject, and it is very easy to do so with online medical journals because you can search for articles in past issues. Medical students, researchers or other professionals write the articles found in medical journals and the relevant medical specialists review the articles before publication. For instance, a cardiovascular disease specialist will review and edit an article before publication in a cardiovascular journal. In most cases, medical or health organizations publish or jointly publish the journals, so there’s no doubting the quality of the articles. There are many medical journals available on the Internet but here is a sample of the more helpful ones in various medical fields.

AIDS/HIV

• Journal of the International AIDS Society

ANESTHESIA

• British Journal of Anaesthesia
• Update in Anesthesia by the World federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists

ARTHROSCOPY

• The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND SURGERY

• Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
• The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

COLON AND RECTAL DISEASE AND SURGERY

• Diseases of the Colon & Rectum by the American Society of Colon & Rectum Surgeons
• World Journal of Colorectal Surgery by the International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeons

DERMATOLOGICAL DISEASE AND SURGERY

• Indian Journal of Dermatology
• Dermatologic Surgery by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

• Journal of Emergency Medicine by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine

ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY

• Surgical Endoscopy by the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery

ENDOVASCULAR/VASCULAR SURGERY

• European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery by the European Society for Vascular Surgery
• Journal of Vascular Surgery by Society for Vascular Surgery

GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY

• World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

HAND SURGERY

• Journal of Hand Surgery by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand
• The Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)

HEMATOLOGY

• Blood: Journal of the American Society of Hematology

HEPATOLOGY

• Hepatology by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
• Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology by the American Gastroenterological Association

NEUROSURGERY

• Journal of Neurosurgery by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons

ONCOLOGY

• Journal of Clinical Oncology by the American Society of Clinical Oncology
• The Lancet Oncology

OPHTHALMOLOGY

• Ophthalmology Online by the American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Digital Journal of Ophthalmology

ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

• Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery by the AAOMS

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

• Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery by the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association
• Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery

OTOLARYNGOLOGY

• American Journal of Otolaryngology

PEDIATRIC SURGERY

• Journal of Pediatric Surgery
• European Journal of Pediatric Surgery by the EUPSA

PLASTIC SURGERY

• Aesthetic Surgery Journal by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

SURGERY

• British Journal of Surgery

SURGICAL PATHOLOGY

• The American Journal of Surgical Pathology

THORACIC SURGERY

• Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

TOXICOLOGY

• Journal of Toxicological Sciences by the Japanese Society of Toxicology

TRANSPLANTATION

• American Journal of Transplantation by the ASTS and the AST
• Transplantation: Official Journal of the Transplantation Society

UROLOGY

• The Canadian Journal of Urology