Journals

Academic or scholarly journals play a pivotal role in the continuous improvement of healthcare and understanding by facilitating the exchange of knowledge and fostering a culture of rigorous scientific inquiry. Journals publish new research findings, reviews and opinion pieces that provide for scientists, researchers and clinicians to share their work with the broader health professional and related community. This helps in advancing knowledge and clinical practice. They also serve as a permanent record of a discipline.

Papers that are submitted to journals undergo peer review, where other experts in the field evaluate the research for its validity, significance, and originality to ensure the quality and reliability of the published information. By documenting and publishing research methods and results, journals promote transparency and accountability in research. This allows for scrutiny, replication of studies, and verification of findings, which are crucial for scientific integrity.

Journals publish at regular intervals and are a valuable educational resource for healthcare professionals that offer insights into the latest developments, treatment protocols, and best practices. This helps practitioners stay current with advancements in medicine and improve patient care. Clinicians can base their treatment decisions on the most recent and robust evidence available, leading to better patient outcomes.

Podiatry and Related Journals:
Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery	Diabetic Foot & Ankle	Diabetic Foot Canada	European Journal of Podiatry / Revista Europea de Podología	Extremitas
Foot & Ankle International	Foot & Ankle Specialist	Foot & Shoe	Foot and Ankle Clinics	Foot and Ankle Quarterly
Foot and Ankle Surgery	Footwear Science	Fuß & Sprunggelenk	Journal of Clinical Research on Foot & Ankle	Journal of Diabetic Foot Complications
Journal of Foot and Ankle	Journal of Foot and Ankle Research	Journal of Korean Foot and Ankle Society	Journal of the American Podiatric Medicial Association	JSM Foot & Ankle
Lower Extremity Review	Médecine et Chirurgie du Pied	Orthopädie Schuhtechnik	Podiatry Management	Podiatry Today
Podología Clínica	Podologie	Revue du podologue	Techniques in Foot & Ankle Surgery	The Foot
The Foot and Ankle Online Journal	The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery	The Journal of the Japanese Society for Surgery of the Foot	Revista Española de Podología	EMC - Podología
Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics	Foot & Ankle: Studies	Canadian Podiatrist	International Journal of Foot and Ankle	The Diabetic Foot Journal
Podiatric Medical Review	Revista Internacional de Ciencias Podológicas	Revista Internacional de Podologia	Advance Research on Foot & Ankle	Podosophia
NOFA Journal	Electronic Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery	Scientific Journal of the Foot & Ankle	The Northern Ohio Foot & Ankle Foundation Journal	Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (Asia Pacific)
Подиатрия	The Foot in Diabetes	Limb Preservation Journal	Journal of Minimally Invasive Bunion Surgery
Discontinued Journals:
Australasian Journal of Podiatry Medicine	BioMechanics	Journal of Podiatric Medical Education	The Chiropodist	British Journal of Podiatric Medicine
Current Podiatric Medicine
Other Journals:
Biomechanics Journals	Dermatology Journals	Diabetes Journals	Orthopaedic Journals	Orthopaedic Journals
Sports Medicine Journals	Teaching and Learning Journals	Wound Management Journals	Physical Therapy Journals

Trends in heath care journals:
There are a number of trends and developments that have been occurring in the publishing of journals and these will continue. Some of these include:

• Open Access Publishing: There is a growing movement towards open access publishing, where research articles are freely available to the public without subscription fees paid to the journal.
• Digital and Online Presence: Journals are increasingly available online, with digital platforms offering enhanced features such as multimedia content, interactive figures, and supplementary materials.
• Preprints and Rapid Dissemination: The use of preprint servers, where researchers can share their findings before peer review, is becoming more common. This trend accelerates the dissemination of research, especially during public health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Data Transparency and Sharing: There is a stronger emphasis on data transparency and sharing, with journals encouraging or requiring authors to make their data available for verification and reuse by others.
• Journals are adopting stricter guidelines to uphold ethical standards including the rigorous reporting of conflicts of interest, ethical approval, and patient consent.
• The lower entry cost of online publishing has led to an increase in the publication of predatory journals that have lower publishing standards with poor or no peer review.

The first English language medical journals:
Medicina Curiosa (1684)
Medical Essays and Observations (1731)
The Medical Repository (1797)

The oldest medical journals that are still in publication today are The Lancet (1823) and the New England Journal of Medicine (1812).

What is now called the “Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association” (JAPMA) was first published in 1907, starting out as “The Journal of the National Association of Chiropodists.”

Criticisms of professional journals, for example:

• A lot of research can be behind the publishers paywall and not readily accessible. This can be problematic, especially if the research is funded by tax payers.
• Gaming of citations to boost one’s reputation.
• Multiple authorships is becoming more prevalent with some named authors perhaps not making a contribution to the publication.
• Inadequate  or even fake peer review leading to the publication of papers and research that probably should not be published.

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