The Evolution of Scientific and Medical Journals

Elliot M. Berry*

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalEditorial

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Abstract

To the making of many books there is no end. — Ecclesiastes XII, V.12. In the beginning was the General Scientific Journal. And the General Scientific Journal begat the Specialty Journal, and the Specialty Journal begat the Subspecialty Journal. And the Subspecialty Journal begat the Single-Subject Journal, whether according to class of compound, specific disease, or methodology. And the Single-Subject Journal begat the Interdisciplinary Journal to link up the specialties separated at an earlier evolutionary date. And the scientific community saw that the journals were good, and they were fruitful and multiplied. So the National Journals (e.g., British, American, and. . .

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)400-402
Number of pages3
JournalNew England Journal of Medicine
Volume305
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Aug 1981
Externally publishedYes

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