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 133,000 members of the American College of Physicians and many more physicians and researchers worldwide who read the journal via institutional subscriptions. Our 2010 impact factor of 16.7 makes the Annals of Internal Medicine one of the most cited general medical 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.
A detailed history of the Annals' first 75 years is available at Annals of Internal Medicine at Age 75: Reflections on the Past 25 Years
About ACP
Annals of Internal Medicine’s publisher, the American College of Physicians (www.acponline.org), is the largest medical specialty organization and the second-largest physician group in the United States. ACP members include 132,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists, and medical students. Internists specialize in the prevention, detection, and treatment of illness in adults. Follow ACP on Twitter (www.twitter.com/acpinternists) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/acpinternists).
Editorial Policy
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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, 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, Ebbing Lautenbach, MD, MPH, MSCE, Anita Palepu, MD, MPH, Jaya K. Rao, MD, MHS, 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
Associate Editors Emeriti
John L. Abruzzo, MD, Martin Black, MD, Leonard Braitman, PhD
Statistical Consultants
Eric A. Ross, PHD, John B. Wong, MD
Managing Editor
Mary Beth Schaeffer
Science Reporter
Jennifer Fisher Wilson
Editorial Office
Robert Blackwell, Nicole Briglia, Jill Jackson, Ann Paul
Editorial Board
Clarence H. Braddock III, MD, MPH, Stanford
Deborah Cook, MD, MSc, Hamilton, Ontario
Clair A. Francomano, MD, Baltimore
Thomas Imperiale, MD, Indianapolis
Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH, Atlanta
Michael S. Lauer, MD, Bethesda
Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD New York
Kenneth G. Saag, MD, MSc, Birmingham, Alabama
Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, Ann Arbor
Mark J. Sarnak, MD, MS, Boston
Paul Volberding, MD, San Francisco
Kevin G. Volpp, MD, PhD, Philadelphia
Louis Weiner, MD, Washington, DC
Education and Publication Committee
Rebecca Andrews, MS, MD, CYP Representative
David L. Bronson, MD, President
Marie T. Brown, MD
Phyllis A. Guze, MD, Ex-Officio Member
Douglas G. Kelling Jr., MD
Emily Lau, CSM Representative
Joseph Ming Wah Li, MD
Jess Mandel, MD
Darilyn V. Moyer, MD
Gregory W. Rouan, MD, Vice Chair
Eric J. Scher, MD
Kelley M. Skeff, MD, PhD
Valerie E. Stone, MD, MPH, Chair
Shruti Tandon, MD, COA Representative
Sara L. Wallach, MD, AAIM Representative
Howard H. Weitz, MD
Publishing Staff
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
Cristen Leaper, Amanda Neiley, Brandon Valentine, Glenn Watson
Assistant Editor
Megan Caffery
Advertising Operations
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Brian S. Barker
Advertising Production and Billing
John Carney
Supervisor, Recruitment Sales
Margaret Gardner
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 Business Analyst, Project Manager for annals.org
Ricki Jo Kauffman
Senior Systems Analyst/Developer
Dan Barron
Senior Systems Analyst/Developer
Scott Hurd
Senior Application Architect
Parsh Mehta
Senior Systems Analyst/Developer
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