About Annals of Internal Medicine
About Annals
Established in 1927 by the American College of Physicians (ACP), Annals of Internal Medicine is the premier internal medicine journal. 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, the journal publishes a wide variety of original research, review articles, practice guidelines, and commentary relevant to clinical practice, health care delivery, public health, health care policy, medical education, ethics, and research methodology. In addition, the journal publishes personal narratives that convey the feeling and the art of medicine.
Annals of Internal Medicine has a large readership that includes the 148,000 members of the American College of Physicians and many more physicians and researchers worldwide who read the journal via institutional subscriptions. The most recent (2016) Impact Factor for Annals of Internal Medicine is 17.202—the highest of any specialty journal in the Clarivate Analytics’ General and Internal Medicine category. Annals of Internal Medicine is ranked 5th among 154 general medicine journals. It is one of the most highly cited and influential journals in the world. Material published in Annals is subject to peer review and the journal greatly appreciates the efforts of the over 18,000 volunteers in our reviewer database who provide critical input into our peer review process. Acceptance rates for original research range from 6-8% in recent years. Annals of Internal Medicine publishes new issues twice a month on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Online-first articles are generally released on other Tuesdays.
Annals of Internal Medicine is indexed in BIOSIS Previews, CAB Direct, Chemical Abstracts Service (CASSI), CINAHL, Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, Current Contents/Life Sciences, EMBASE, Index Medicus, MEDLINE, PubMed, Science Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded, and Scopus.
A detailed history of the Annals' first 75 years is available: Annals of Internal Medicine at Age 75: Reflections on the Past 25 Years
About ACP
The American College of Physicians is the largest medical specialty organization and the second-largest physician group in the United States. ACP members include 148,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists, and medical students. Internal medicine physicians are specialists who apply scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to the diagnosis, treatment, and compassionate care of adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness. Follow ACP on Twitter and Facebook.
Editorial Policy
Annals of Internal Medicine publishes original articles, reviews, commentaries, clinical guidelines, editorials, letters, and other information relevant to internal medicine and related fields. Further details on the kinds of manuscripts that are considered for publication are provided in Information for Authors.
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Editorial Staff
Editor in Chief
Christine Laine, MD, MPH
Executive Deputy Editor
Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD
Senior Deputy Editor
Cynthia D. Mulrow, MD, MSc
Deputy Editors
Deborah Cotton, MD, MPH, Jaya K. Rao, MD, MHS, Sankey V. Williams, MD
Deputy Editor, Statistics
Catharine B. Stack, PhD, MS
Editors Emeriti
Frank Davidoff, MD, Robert H. Fletcher, MD, MSc, Suzanne W. Fletcher, MD, MSc, Edward J. Huth, MD, Harold C. Sox, MD
Associate Editors
E. Victor Adlin, MD, DuPont Guerry IV, MD, William G. Kussmaul III, MD, Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Lisa A. Mandl, MD, MPH, Anita Palepu, MD, MPH, Mindy G. Schuster, MD, MSCE, Ashwini Sehgal, MD, Michael Unger, MD, Yu-Xiao Yang, MD
Associate Editors, Statistics
John E. Cornell, PhD, Steven N. Goodman, MD, PhD, MHS, Michael E. Griswold, PhD, Eliseo Guallar, MD, PhD, A. Russell Localio, JD, MPH, MS, Anne R. Meibohm, PhD, John B. Wong, MD
Associate Editors Emeriti
John L. Abruzzo, MD, Martin Black, MD, Leonard Braitman, PhD
Statistical Consultant
Eric A. Ross, PhD
Managing Editor
Mary Beth Schaeffer
Editorial Office
Nicole Briglia, Suzanne Flint, Jill Jackson, Ann Paul, Nancy O'Connor
Editorial Board
Katrina Armstrong, MD, MSCE, Boston
David Atkins, MD, MPH, Rockville, Maryland
Alan Barkun, MD, CM, MSc, Montreal
P.J. Devereaux, MD, PhD, Hamilton, Ontario
Christine Grady, MSN, PhD, Bethesda
Scott D. Halpern, MD, PhD, Philadelphia
David K. Henderson, MD, Bethesda
Bruce Leff, MD, Baltimore
Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH, Philadelphia
Michael F. Murray, MD, Danville, Pennsylvania
Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS, Stanford
Anne Peters, MD, Beverly Hills
Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, Ann Arbor
Lawrence N. Shulman, MD, Philadelphia
Mark L. Zeidel, MD, Boston
Education and Publication Committee
Rebecca Andrews, MD, Vice-Chair
Eric B. Bass, MD, MPH
R. Ford Bursey, MD
John Hunninghake, MD, CRFM Representative
Janet A. Jokela, MD
Daniel C. Lazowick, DO, AODME Representative
Mark A. Levine, MD, Chair
Jennifer A. Meddings, MD
Richard J. Simons, MD
Matthew Solomon, MD, CSM Representative
John D. Thornton, MD
Sara L. Wallach, MD, AAIM Representative
Richard M. Wardrop, MD, PhD, Council of Early Career Physicians
Publishing Staff
Senior Vice President, Publishing
Diane Scott-Lichter
Associate Publisher for Circulation, Licensing, and Permissions
Aileen McHugh
Associate Publisher for New Product Development
Thomas McCabe
Managing Editor
Mary E. Boylan
Supervisor, Editorial Production
Beth A. Jenkinson
Production Editors
Megan Caffery, Georgette Forgione, Amanda Neiley, Margaret Nelson, Glenn Watson
Digital Products Associate
Bernie Turner
Books Associate
Charles Graver
Business and Circulation Administrator
Christopher Kinard
Reprints Coordinator
Helen Canavan
Sales Associates
Helen Canavan, Dianne Mayer
Sales Operations Analyst
Jean Massimiani
Media Relations Manager
Angela Collom
Advertising Operations
Manager
Brian S. Barker
Advertising Production and Billing
John Carney
Advertising Production Coordinator
Theresa Englehart
Recruitment Sales
Vera Bensch, Sean Corrigan, Maria Fitzgerald, Maureen Keyte
Advertising Sales
Director, Advertising Sales
Kevin A. Bolum
National Account Manager
Ken Watkins
Web Site Technical Staff
Vice President of Digital Products and Services
Steven W. Spadt
Director, Web Services and Systems Development
Dan Hoffmann
Director, Digital Product Development
Brian Sweigard
Senior Architect, Digital Products and Services
Neil Kohl
Senior Application Architect
Parsh Mehta
Manager, Content Systems
Scott Hurd
Senior Systems Analyst/Developer
Andrew Langman
Senior Systems Analyst/Developer
Dan Barron
Web Production Coordinator
Suzanne Goslee
Systems Analyst/Developer
Robert Guthy