The Indian Journal of Medical Research is a peer-reviewed open-access medical journal.[1][2] It is published by Medknow Publications on behalf of the Indian Council of Medical Research.[1] Since 1977, it has been published monthly with six issues per volume.[3] The journal publishes original "technical and clinical studies related to health, ethical and social issues" in biomedical research[1] as well as narrative and evidence-based review articles.[4] The editor-in-chief is Samiran Panda[5] who took up the position in July 2022. In addition to regular issues, the journal publishes special issues and supplements,[1] with the latter published under a different ISSN.[6]
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| Discipline | Biomedical research |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Dr. Samiran Panda |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1913–present |
| Publisher | Medknow Publications on behalf of the Indian Council of Medical Research (India) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Yes | |
| 4.2 (2022) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Indian J. Med. Res. |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | IMIREV |
| ISSN | 0971-5916 |
| OCLC no. | 475425104 |
Supplements | |
| ISSN | 0367-9012 |
| Links | |
History edit
The journal was first established as a quarterly publication in July 1913,[7] mostly continuing with this publication rate until it was made bimonthly in 1958 and then monthly in 1964.[1] There was, however, a period during 1940 and then between 1943 and 1946 when it was published half-yearly. The number of issues per volume was reduced from 1977, with two volumes of six issues being published each year.[3] In 1989, the journal was split into two parts: Section A dealt with publications on infectious diseases (OCLC 684369142) whilst biomedical research outside that area was published in Section B (OCLC 684475647).[3] These sections were re-merged from 1994 but with a new ISSN (0971-5916 replaced ISSN 0019-5340), which remains in use today. The journal has been celebrating its centenary of publications between July 2012 and July 2013.[2][3]
The inaugural editor of the journal was Sir Pardey Lukis (1857–1917), the Director-General of the Indian Medical Service (1910–1917), who served in both positions until his death.[8]
Abstracting and indexing edit
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:[2]
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 4.2.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Indian Journal of Medical Research – About Us". Indian Council of Medical Research. February 25, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Indian Journal of Medical Research". Indian Council of Medical Research. February 25, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Sharma, A. (2012). "Celebrating 100 years of IJMR's existence". Indian J. Med. Res. 136 (1): 1–2. PMC 3461709. PMID 22885255.
- ^ "Indian Journal of Medical Research – Instructions to the Authors". Indian Council of Medical Research. February 25, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ "Indian Journal of Medical Research – Editorial Board".
- ^ "Indian Journal of Medical Research – About IJMR". Indian Council of Medical Research. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ "Review: The Indian Journal of Medical Research". The British Medical Journal. 2 (2754): 942. October 1913.
- ^ "Obituary: Sir Pardey Lukis, K.C.S.I., M.D., F.R.C.S., Director-General Indian Medical Service". The British Medical Journal. 2 (2965): 569. October 1917. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.2965.569. PMC 2349308.
- ^ "Indian Journal of Medical Research". 2022 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2023 – via Web of Science.