The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) — Full Overview

🔹 Basic Information:

• Full Name: The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)

• Type: Peer-reviewed, weekly medical journal

• Founded: 1812

• Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society (USA)

• Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Language: English

• Format: Print and digital (website, PDF, video, audio)

• Impact Factor (2023): ~176 — one of the highest in the medical publishing world

🔹 Key Focus Areas:

NEJM covers a broad range of clinical and research topics:

• General medicine

• Internal medicine

• Cardiology

• Oncology

• Neurology

• Infectious diseases

• Pediatrics

• Surgery

• Public health and epidemiology

• Emerging technologies (e.g., AI in healthcare)

🔹 Features:

• Published weekly with high editorial standards

• Articles undergo rigorous peer review

• Publishes:

  • Original clinical research and trials

  • Case studies

  • Reviews and editorials

  • Clinical images and infographics

  • Educational multimedia (videos, podcasts)

• Often features landmark studies and breakthroughs in medicine

🔹 NEJM Network & Related Platforms:

1. NEJM Evidence — Focused on clinical evidence and methodology

2. NEJM Catalyst — Healthcare delivery and innovation insights

3. NEJM AI — Artificial Intelligence in medicine

4. NEJM Resident 360 — Tools and resources for medical residents

5. NEJM Knowledge+ — Learning and assessment platform for continuing medical education (CME)

🔹 Reputation:

• Regarded as one of the most prestigious medical journals in the world

• Frequently cited in government policy, WHO, FDA, CDC, and academic institutions

• Often serves as the first outlet for publishing major medical breakthroughs

• Many Nobel Prize-winning researchers have published in NEJM

🔹 Audience:

• Physicians, researchers, professors, medical students, public health professionals

🔹 Financial Model:

• Revenue from:

  • Subscriptions (individual and institutional)

  • Advertising

  • Open Access fees (for certain articles)

• Some content is open/free access, most is behind a paywall

🔹 Historical Significance:

• Published continuously since 1812, making it one of the oldest medical journals

• Played a key role in disseminating research on diseases such as:

  • Tuberculosis

  • Diabetes

  • HIV/AIDS

  • COVID-19

• Remains at the forefront of global clinical research and medical policy