Journal Profile
Annals of Internal Medicine
Publisher: American College of Physicians
Editor: Christine Laine, MD, MPH, FACP
Established: 1927
Frequency: Twice monthly
Audience: Internists, internal medicine subspecialists
Circulation: 110,426
CME: Up to 3 quizzes per issue
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Manuscript Submissions: 12% acceptance rate for all
submissions in 2011
Impact Factor: 16.7 (Annals of Internal Medicine has the highest impact factor worldwide for all internal medicine journals and the fourth highest out of 100 general medical journals.)
Annals of Internal Medicine, which has been published for over 80 years, is a peer-reviewed journal and is listed in Index Medicus.
Annals of Internal Medicine’s mission is to promote excellence in medicine, enable physicians and other health care professionals to be well-informed members of the medical community and society, advance standards in the conduct and reporting of medical research, and contribute to improving the health of people worldwide.
To achieve this mission, Annals disseminates scholarly, trusted, and provocative content tailored to key segments of its audience and links scholarly knowledge to practice. Annals publishes original research; scholarly, evidence-based reviews; clinical guidelines; commentaries; and editorials. In addition, the journal publishes papers related to medical education, health policy, ethics, the history of medicine, and essays that convey the art of medicine.
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