Academic journal
The Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal is a quarterly international, peer-reviewed , Open Access medical journal sponsored by Rambam Health Care Campus covering medical research , in the spirit of Maimonides .[1] [2] The journal was established in July 2010[3] and the editor-in-chief is Shraga Blazer.
The Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal charges no submission, publication, or subscription fees[4] and is supported by donors.[5] The journal also has a no-advertisement policy.[6]
The journal is abstracted and indexed in PubMed Central , EBSCO Information Services ,[7] the Emerging Sources Citation Index ,[8] SCOPUS,[9] Journal Citation Reports (JCR),[10] the Directory of Open Access Journals ,[11] Cabell's Scholarly Analytics , and Google Scholar . It is also a CrossRef member .
The journal has a JCR impact factor (IF) of 1.5 for 2022; and a 2022 SCOPUS CiteScore Factor of 2.6.[9] [12]
The journal has published multiple articles of interest that have been cross-posted on university websites,[13] medical societies,[14] businesses,[15] and more. The Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal is known in particular for publishing articles relating to ethics,[16] Jewish law and medicine,[17] [18] controversial topics of strong potential benefit to the academic and medical communities,[19] [20] [21] and the history of medicine -- particularly with regard to Judaism and Jewish contributions to medicine.[22] [23]
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^ Jeffrey F. Barken, JNS.org (January 13, 2014). "Maimonides leaves 'practical legacy' on modern medical practice" . SunSentinel .
^ "Israeli Medical Journal Admitted into NIH International Research Database" . The Jewish Link. September 10, 2013. Archived from the original on September 15, 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014 .
^ "About Us" . Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal . Retrieved 2023-11-29 .
^ "Our Donors and Sponsors" . Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal . Retrieved 2023-11-29 .
^ "Sponsored Publications and Advertising" . Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal . Retrieved 2023-11-29 .
^ "Title Search" (PDF) . EBSCO Host Research Databases . EBSCO Industries, Inc. Retrieved 27 February 2017 .
^ "Master Journal List" . Intellectual Property & Science . Clarivate Analytics . Archived from the original on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2017-03-02 .
^ a b "Scopus preview - Scopus - Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal" . www.scopus.com . Retrieved 2022-07-10 .
^ "Journal Citation Reports" . jcr.clarivate.com . Retrieved 2022-07-10 .
^ "Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal – DOAJ" . doaj.org . Retrieved 2023-11-29 .
^ RAMBAM, American Friends of (2023-09-28). "First Impact Factor for Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal" . American Friends of Rambam Medical Center . Retrieved 2023-11-29 .
^ "Search" . touroscholar.touro.edu . Retrieved 2023-11-29 .
^ "Rambam Maimonides Med J | Special Issue on Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma | האגודה הישראלית לאנדוקרינולוגיה" (in Hebrew). 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2023-11-29 .
^ "Αποτελέσματα αναζήτησης για "Rambam" – Ελληνική Ιατρική Εταιρεία για τα Κανναβινοειδή" (in Greek). 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-29 .
^ Golan, OG; Marcus, EL (July 2023). "Should We Provide Life-Sustaining Treatments to Patients with Permanent Loss of Cognitive Capacities?" . Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal . 3 (3): e0018. doi :10.5041/RMMJ.10081 . PMC 3678818 . PMID 23908842 – via PubMed, EBSCO, CrossRef, Directory of Open Access Journals.
^ Halperin, M (April 2011). "Organ Transplants from Living Donors – Halachic Aspects" . Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal . 2 (2): e0042. doi :10.5041/RMMJ.10042 . PMC 3678940 . PMID 23908800 – via PubMed, EBSCO, CrossRef, Directory of Open Access Journals.
^ Loike, JE; Krupka, M (October 2023). "The Jewish Perspectives on Xenotransplantation" . Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal . 14 (4): e0024. doi :10.5041/RMMJ.10511 . PMC 10619987 . PMID 37917864 – via PubMed, EBSCO, CrossRef, Directory of Open Access Journals.
^ Ashkenazi, I; Beyar, R; Blazer, S; Ciechanover, A; Skorecki, KL (October 2023). "Release Our Hostages Now!" . Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal . 14 (4): e0019. doi :10.5041/RMMJ.10507 . PMC 10619985 . PMID 37917868 – via PubMed, EBSCO, CrossRef, Directory of Open Access Journals.
^ Glick, S; Clarfield, M; Strous, RD; Horton, R (January 2015). "Academic Debate: Publications Which Promote Political Agendas Have no Place in Scientific and Medical Journals, and Academics Should Refrain from Publishing in Such Journals" . Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal . 6 (1): e0003. doi :10.5041/RMMJ.10178 . PMC 4327319 . PMID 25717385 – via PubMed, EBSCO, CrossRef, Directory of Open Access Journals.
^ Hotez, PJ (January 2023). "Global Vaccinations: New Urgency to Surmount a Triple Threat of Illness, Antiscience, and Anti-Semitism" . Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal . 14 (1): e0004. doi :10.5041/RMMJ.10491 . PMC 9888484 . PMID 36719666 – via PubMed, EBSCO, CrossRef, Directory of Open Access Journals.
^ Vanderhoek, JY (October 2023). "Jewish Hospitals in 20th Century Amsterdam: A Tale of Growth, Change, and Decline" . Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal . 14 (4): e0025. doi :10.5041/RMMJ.10512 . PMC 10619991 . PMID 37917861 – via PubMed, EBSCO, CrossRef, Directory of Open Access Journals.
^ Hemstreet, DE; Weisz, GM (July 2023). "Remembering Dr Mark/Meir Dvorjetski: Physician, Survivor, Teacher, Historian, and Pioneer of Shoah Medicine Research" . Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal . 14 (3): e0018. doi :10.5041/RMMJ.10505 . PMC 10393471 . PMID 37555718 – via PubMed, EBSCO, CrossRef, Directory of Open Access Journals.