Title: SIXTY YEARS DEDICATED TO MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS: PART OF THE HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL WRITING IN IRAN
Abstract: The late Dr.Ali Akbar Siasi, the Minister of Culture in the year 1942 approved the publication of a monthly medical journal entitled “Naameh Daneshkadeh Pezeshki” or “medical college monthly letter”. The editor in chief was Dr. Nosratollah Kasemi. The first issue of this journal was published in February-March 1942. Dr. Amiralam was the Dean of Medical College at the time. It was a monthly journal but every 2-3 issues were published in one volume. Its publication continued till the year 1949. The journal’s board of directors (executive commission) included the Dean, the late Dr. Mostafa Habibi, chief of the pathology department, and the late Dr. Kasemi, the editor in chief,. Dr. Amiralam and Dr. Ashtyani, were the head of the board of directors for the first and the second year respectively. Professor Charles Oberling had this position for the 3 and the 4 year and after that Professor Ashtyani accepted this position again. Issues number 8 and 9 were published in September and October 1943 and were special editions (a supplement) regarding typhus. In the year 1949, Dr. Jahanshah Saleh was appointed as the Dean of Medical College and set up some rules and regulations for the journal. Since Dr. Mostafa Habibi passed away in 1948, some professors (faculties) from the medical, dental and pharmacy schools were appointed as members of the editorial board of the journal. These members were Dr. Jahanshah Saleh the editor in chief, Dr. Naser Ansari, Dr. Hossein Sohrab, Dr. Mahmoud Siasi, Dr. Sadegh pirouz Azizi, Dr. Mohammad Gholi Shams, Dr. Mohammad Gharib, Dr. Mohammad Hossein Mafi, Dr. Mohammad Ali Maleki, Dr. Hassan Mirdamadi, Dr. Mahmoud Najmabadi and Dr. Seyed Mohammad Beheshti who was the executive manager. The name of Dr. Kasemi as the founder of the journal was also mentioned on the cover. It was a monthly journal and 10 issues were published annually. Members of the editorial board had to evaluate the scientific value of the articles. They could also ask for the peer review of others but the final decision would be made by the executive manager Dr. Seyed Mohammad Beheshti who was a professor in the field of internal medicine. With a specific budget allocated for the journal, its publication continued in a novel design and new format. A young student was asked to cooperate as an executive staff of the journal.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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