Welcome to the Journal
Recent articles may be downloaded from the issues page where an index for Volumes 1 to 64 is also available.
Older articles may be downloaded from the PubMed Central website.
The Ulster Medical Journal is an international general medical journal with contributions on all areas of medical and surgical specialties relevant to a general medical readership. It retains a focus on material relevant to the health of the Northern Ireland population. The Honorary Editor would welcome offers of papers for publication. Prospective authors are invited to read the notice to contributors.
The Ulster Medical Journal is owned and published by The Ulster Medical Society, itself founded in 1862 by the amalgamation of the Belfast Medical Society (founded 1806) and the Belfast Clinical and Pathological Society (founded 1853). The owner grants editorial freedom to the Editor of the Ulster Medical Journal. The Ulster Medical Journal follows guidelines on editorial independence produced by the World Association of Medical Editors, and the code of good practice of the Committee On Publication Ethics.
© 2009 Ulster Medical Society. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the Ulster Medical Society.
The journal is published in January, May and September, by the Ulster Medical Society, and typeset and printed in the UK by Dorman and Sons Ltd, Belfast. Costs for institutional and personal subscriptions are shown on the Subscription page.
The Editor handles papers and editorial correspondence; the Deputy Editor, case reports and letters. All other correspondence to the Editorial Office. Addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and emails addresses are on the Contacts page.
Administration
| Honorary Editor | Patrick J Morrison (Belfast, UK) |
| Honorary Deputy Editor | Barry E Kelly (Belfast, UK) |
| Honorary Assistant Editors | Shane A McKee (Belfast, UK) |
| Roy AJ Spence (Belfast, UK) | |
| Editorial Board | Peter Crookes (California, USA) |
| Kishor A Choudhari (Belfast, UK) | |
| Lisa A Devlin (Belfast, UK) | |
| David J Eedy (Craigavon, UK) | |
| J Stuart Elborn (Belfast, UK) | |
| Charis Eng (Cleveland, USA) | |
| Niall A Herity (Belfast, UK) | |
| Claire T Lundy (London, UK) | |
| Domhnall C Macauley (BMJ, London, UK) | |
| Neil McClure (Belfast, UK) | |
| C Martin McKee (London, UK) | |
| Lloyd McKie (Belfast, UK) | |
| Gail McLachlan, (Medical Student Representative, Belfast, UK) | |
| A Peter Maxwell (Belfast, UK) | |
| John E Moore (Belfast, UK) | |
| Robert H Young (Harvard, USA) | |
| Honorary Treasurer | Fiona J Stewart |
| Sub Editor | Mary Crickard |
| Editorial Assistant | Marie Murphy |
| Book Reviews Editor | Roy AJ Spence |
