Journal of Special Operations Medicine

Journal of Special Operations Medicine
DisciplineMilitary medicine
LanguageEnglish
Edited byScott Graverson
Publication details
History2001–present
Publisher
Breakaway Media (United States)
FrequencyQuarterly
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4J. Spec. Oper. Med.
Indexing
ISSN1553-9768
LCCN2003230399
OCLC no.52289129
Links

The Journal of Special Operations Medicine is the official journal of the Special Operations Medical Association.[1] The journal provides peer-reviewed articles with a focus on unconventional and operational medicine, including tactical casualty care, and the practice of medicine in the remote and austere environment. It is considered a valuable resource bringing experts in various allied fields together.[2]

History

The journal was established in 2001 at the behest of the Command Surgeon's Office of the Special Operations Command US Military. Originally published by the United States Department of Defense, it passed to a private publisher in 2011.[3]

The journal has a shared science program with the journal Wilderness & Environmental Medicine produced by the Wilderness Medical Society, resulting in shared article publications.[4]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed,[3][5] Scopus and Embase.

References

  1. ^ "SOMA | JSOM". www.specialoperationsmedicine.org. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  2. ^ "Stay Sharp on TEMS with the Journal of Special Operations Medicine". www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com. March 2015. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  3. ^ a b Military medical journal ecatalogue (PDF). NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine.
  4. ^ "Journal of Special Operations Medicine". www.jsomonline.org. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  5. ^ "Journal of special operations medicine : a peer reviewed journal for SOF medical professionals. - NLM Catalog - NCBI". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-25.