ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE - AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS

Annals of Internal Medicine’s publisher, the American College of Physicians, is the largest medical specialty organization and the second-largest physician group in the United States. ACP members include 129, 000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists, and medical students. Internists specialize in the prevention, detection, and treatment of illness in adults.

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 over 129, 000 members of the American College of Physicians and many more physicians and researchers worldwide who read the journal via institutional subscriptions. Our 2009 impact factor of 16.2 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.

Annals gives free access to the following content:

1. Articles published early at www.annals.org prior to publication in the print version of Annals; 2. Articles that the Editors determine to be of immediate importance to the public; 3. Clinical Guidelines and Summaries for Patients (use the advanced search page to search Annals for only these articles); 4. PDFs of all articles from 1993 to 6 months before the current issue

5. Any article if the user is:

An Annals subscriber, A member of the American College of Physicians, From a country in the HINARI initiative or in the World Bank’s list of "Lower-income economies".