Medical Hypotheses

Medical Hypotheses
DisciplineMedical theory
LanguageEnglish
Edited byMehar Manku
Publication details
History1975–present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
4.411 (2021)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Med. Hypotheses
Indexing
CODENMEHYDY
ISSN0306-9877 (print)
1532-2777 (web)
OCLC no.01357097
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Medical Hypotheses is a not-conventionally-peer-reviewed[1] medical journal published by Elsevier. It was originally intended as a forum for unconventional ideas without the traditional filter of scientific peer review, "as long as (the ideas) are coherent and clearly expressed" in order to "foster the diversity and debate upon which the scientific process thrives."[2] The publication of papers on AIDS denialism[3][4][5] led to calls to remove it from PubMed, the United States National Library of Medicine online journal database.[4] Following the AIDS papers controversy, Elsevier forced a change in the journal's leadership. In June 2010, Elsevier announced that "submitted manuscripts will be reviewed by the Editor and external reviewers to ensure their scientific merit".[6]

According to the Journal Citation Reports, Medical Hypotheses has a 2020 impact factor of 1.538.[7]

  1. ^ Enserink, Martin (2010-06-25). "New Medical Hypotheses Editor Promises Not to Stir Up Controversy". Science | AAAS. Retrieved 2019-10-17. It's not a classical peer review system. I call it a Medical Hypotheses custom-made review system.
  2. ^ "Does Manganese Inhaled From The Shower Represent A Public Health Threat?". Science Daily. 4 July 2005. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference science 3.8.10 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference nattrass was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference aidstruth-letter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Elsevier Announces New Medical Hypotheses Editor-In-Chief". Elsevier (Press release). 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Medical Hypotheses". 2020 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2021.