Abridged Index Medicus (AIM or "Core Clinical") Journal Titles
The Abridged Index Medicus (AIM) is available online in PubMed® as a search subset limit called "Core clinical journals." The hardcopy publication ceased with the December 1997 issue.
Below are the currently indexed AIM journals. Follow the link from the NLM Unique ID to the record for the journal in the NLM Catalog. For additional information about the journal (e.g., dates of coverage in MEDLINE®), change the display format to the Journal display.
The list below can also be reproduced in the NLM Catalog.
For a list of all AIM journals ever indexed, see instructions for searching in the FAQ: Finding a List of Abridged Index Medicus or Index Medicus Journal Titles.
See the MEDLINE/PubMed Resources Guide section on Journals for additional information.
Currently Indexed AIM Journals
| NLM Unique ID | Full Journal Title |
|---|---|
| 8904605 | Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges |
| 7708173 | AJR. American journal of roentgenology |
| 1272646 | American family physician |
| 0370465 | American heart journal |
| 0207277 | The American journal of cardiology |
| 0376027 | The American journal of clinical nutrition |
| 0370470 | American journal of clinical pathology |
| 0267200 | The American journal of medicine |
| 0372646 | The American journal of nursing |
| 0370476 | American journal of obstetrics and gynecology |
| 0370500 | American journal of ophthalmology |
| 0370502 | American journal of pathology |
| 8803677 | American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists |
| 0370512 | The American journal of psychiatry |
| 1254074 | American journal of public health |
| 9421642 | American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine |
| 0370473 | American journal of surgery |
| 0370506 | The American journal of the medical sciences |
| 0370507 | The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene |
| 0370524 | Anaesthesia |
| 1310650 | Anesthesia and analgesia |
| 1300217 | Anesthesiology |
| 8002646 | Annals of emergency medicine |
| 0372351 | Annals of internal medicine |
| 0407300 | The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology |
| 0372354 | Annals of surgery |
| 15030100R | The Annals of thoracic surgery |
| 0372433 | Archives of dermatology |
| 0372434 | Archives of disease in childhood |
| 9501297 | Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition |
| 101282564 | Archives of environmental & occupational health |
| 0372435 | Archives of general psychiatry |
| 0372440 | Archives of internal medicine |
| 0372436 | Archives of neurology |
| 7706534 | Archives of ophthalmology |
| 8603209 | Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery |
| 7607091 | Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine |
| 9422751 | Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine |
| 2985158R | Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation |
| 9716528 | Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill : 1960) |
| 0370605 | Arthritis and rheumatism |
| 100935741 | BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology |
| 7603509 | Blood |
| 8900488 | BMJ (Clinical research ed) |
| 0372537 | Brain: a journal of neurology |
| 0373125 | The British journal of radiology |
| 0372553 | The British journal of surgery |
| 0370647 | CA: a cancer journal for clinicians |
| 0374236 | Cancer |
| 0231335 | Chest |
| 0147763 | Circulation |
| 0075674 | Clinical orthopaedics and related research |
| 0372606 | Clinical pediatrics |
| 0372741 | Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics |
| 101241654 | Clinical toxicology : the official journal of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology and European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists |
| 9711805 | CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne |
| 0355501 | Critical care medicine |
| 0372617 | Current problems in surgery |
| 0372763 | Diabetes |
| 7902782 | Digestive diseases and sciences |
| 0370657 | Disease-a-month : DM |
| 0375040 | Endocrinology |
| 0374630 | Gastroenterology |
| 2985108R | Gut |
| 0330057 | Heart & lung : the journal of critical care |
| 9602087 | Heart (British Cardiac Society) |
| 101268948 | Hospital practice (1995) |
| 9312077 | Hospitals & health networks / AHA |
| 7501160 | JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association |
| 1275002 | The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology |
| 0014030 | The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume |
| 0375355 | The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume |
| 0375362 | The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism |
| 7802877 | The Journal of clinical investigation |
| 0376601 | Journal of clinical pathology |
| 7502590 | The Journal of family practice |
| 2985117R | Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md : 1950) |
| 0413675 | The Journal of infectious diseases |
| 8706896 | The Journal of laryngology and otology |
| 0375402 | The Journal of nervous and mental disease |
| 0253357 | Journal of neurosurgery |
| 1263116 | The Journal of nursing administration |
| 8206428 | Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons |
| 0375410 | The Journal of pediatrics |
| 101573920 | Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics |
| 8301365 | Journal of the American College of Cardiology |
| 9431305 | Journal of the American College of Surgeons |
| 0376343 | The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery |
| 101570622 | The Journal of trauma and acute care surgery |
| 0376374 | The Journal of urology |
| 9502837 | The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences |
| 9508483 | The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences |
| 2985213R | Lancet |
| 0405543 | Mayo Clinic proceedings. Mayo Clinic |
| 2985236R | The Medical clinics of North America |
| 2985240R | The Medical letter on drugs and therapeutics |
| 2985248R | Medicine |
| 0401060 | Neurology |
| 0255562 | The New England journal of medicine |
| 0042033 | The Nursing clinics of North America |
| 0401075 | Nursing outlook |
| 0376404 | Nursing research |
| 0401101 | Obstetrics and gynecology |
| 0254463 | The Orthopedic clinics of North America |
| 0401126 | Pediatric clinics of North America |
| 0376422 | Pediatrics |
| 0022623 | Physical therapy |
| 1306050 | Plastic and reconstructive surgery |
| 0401147 | Postgraduate medicine |
| 0376442 | Progress in cardiovascular diseases |
| 9716844 | Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) |
| 0123703 | Radiologic clinics of North America |
| 0401260 | Radiology |
| 100883501 | Rheumatology (Oxford, England) |
| 0404522 | Southern medical journal |
| 0417347 | Surgery |
| 0074243 | The Surgical clinics of North America |
| 101280339 | Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine |
| 0423221 | The Urologic clinics of North America |
Total: 119 titles
| NLM Unique ID | Full Journal Title | Last Issue |
|---|---|---|
| 2985102R | Geriatrics | 2009 Oct;64(10) |
| 0410504 | Western Journal of Medicine | 2002 Sep;176(4) |
