The ''Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology'' is a bimonthly

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medical journal A medical journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that communicates medical information to physicians, other health professionals. Journals that cover many medical specialties are sometimes called general medical journals. History The first ...

covering the roles played by

trace element __NOTOC__ A trace element, also called minor element, is a chemical element whose concentration (or other measure of amount) is very low (a "trace amount"). They are classified into two groups: essential and non-essential. Essential trace elements ...

s in

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and

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. It was established in 1987 as the ''Journal of Trace Elements and Electrolytes in Health and Disease'', obtaining its current title in 1995. It is published by

Elsevier Elsevier () is a Dutch academic publishing company specializing in scientific, technical, and medical content. Its products include journals such as ''The Lancet'', ''Cell'', the ScienceDirect collection of electronic journals, '' Trends'', th ...

on behalf of the Federation of European Societies on Trace Elements and Minerals (FESTEM), of which it is the official journal. The

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

is Dirk Schaumlöffel ( Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour/

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). According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2017

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of 3.755.

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