''Clinical Science'' is a

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that covers all areas of clinical investigation, with a focus on translational science and

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. The journal is currently published biweekly by Portland Press on behalf of the Biochemical Society.

History

The journal was established in 1909 by Thomas Lewis and James Mackenzie under the title ''Heart: A Journal for the Study of the Circulation''.Hollman A. 'Lewis, Sir Thomas (1881–1945)', in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press; 2004)
(accessed 23 October 2007) Lewis was the first

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. In 1933, Lewis renamed the journal ''Clinical Science'' (; 1933–1973), his interests having broadened. It was briefly retitled ''Clinical Science and Molecular Medicine'' (; 1973–1978), becoming ''Clinical Science'' again in 1979.NCBI Journals: Clinical science
(accessed 23 October 2007) The journal was published by the Medical Research Society (founded by Lewis in 1930) from 1945 until 1961, and then jointly by the Medical Research Society and the Biochemical Society until 2003, when the latter became the sole publisher.Turner AJ. Portland Press Limited: the year 2003 in review ''The Biochemist'' (August 2004)
(accessed 13 October 2007) It was formerly published by

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Modern journal

''Clinical Science'' is published monthly in print, in two volumes; from 2007, it has appeared in 24 online issues annually. Content from 1998 is available online in

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formats, with papers from 2005 also being available in an enhanced full-text format. Papers are currently available free 12 months after the version of record is published online. , its

is Rhian M. Touyz (

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Abstracting and indexing

''Clinical Science'' is abstracted and indexed by BIOBASE,

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, EMBASE,

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'', the journal has a 2017

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of 5.220, ranking it 17th out of 133 journals in the category "Medicine, Research & Experimental".

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.clinsci.org/default.htm Delayed open access journals Publications established in 1909 General medical journals Biweekly journals English-language journals Academic journals published by learned and professional societies of the United Kingdom