<i>Annals of Internal Medicine</i> at Age 75: Reflections on the Past 25 Years (2002)

History of Medicine2 July 2002Annals of Internal Medicine at Age 75: Reflections on the Past 25 YearsEdward J. Huth, MD and Kathleen Case, MSEdward J. Huth, MDSearch for more papers by this author and Kathleen Case, MSSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-137-1-200207020-00010 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail In its first 75 years, Annals of Internal Medicine evolved from being primarily a vehicle for papers presented at the Annual Session of the American College of Physicians to a journal in which all manuscripts are peer reviewed and decisions to publish are based solely on the editor's view of which papers are most important. This evolution was described in detail in an article published for Annal's 50th anniversary (1). 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Robert and Suzanne Fletcher, Frank Davidoff, Hal Sox, Stephen Goodman, Gordon Guyatt, Brian Haynes, and David Sackett for their help with information and perspectives for this history; Meg Phillips, Archivist, ACP–ASIM, for copies of Annals reports; and Margaret Ring Gillock, Assistant Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine, for information on important Annals articles and on editors.Corresponding Author: Customer Service, American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal Medicine, 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Huth: 1124 Morris Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010.Ms. Case: American Association of Cancer Research, Division of Publishing and Communications, 150 S. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3483. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoReflections on Medical Journals: Has Progress Made Them Better? Jerome P. 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