The Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift (German Medical Weekly) is the most important and visible medical periodical in Germany ^*. In the 1980s it was ranked in the 10th place in the world in terms of its international impact factor, but in the succeeding two decades the journal lost this position largely due to two factors: the loss of importance of German language in medical publications and the appearance of a large number of new medical journals in the English language. It is currently published by Georg Thieme Verlag and is an official publication of the German Society for Internal Medicine (DGIM) and the Society of German Naturalists and Physicians (GDNÄ).

The journal was founded in 1875 by Dr Paul Borner.

Editor-in-chief is Dr. Martin Middeke.

See also

• The Lancet
• British Medical Journal
• Journal of the American Medical Association
• New England Journal of Medicine
• Canadian Medical Association Journal

References

• Garfield E. Which medical journals have the greatest impact? Ann Intern Med 1986;105(2):313-20. Available: http://garfield.library.upenn.edu/essays/v10p007y1987.pdf
• Staehr, C. Dr. Paul Borner -- Grunder der Deutschen Medizinischen Wochenschrift. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 1999 Sep 24;124(38):1119-20. PMID 10576968
• Eckart WU, Staehr C. 125 Jahre DMW--Entwicklung und Perspektive. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2000 Sep 8;125(36):1058. PMID 11022605

External links

• Information about the journal. Georg Thieme Verlag.

Medical journals

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