The Ochsner Journal is a peer-reviewed quarterly medical journal, published in March, June, September, and December.
The Journal is a pioneer in nonpredatory, open-access publishing: the Journal does not charge authors any fees for publication AND makes the full text of every article completely available online and in print. Such a model is widely known in scholarly publishing as the “platinum model” of open-access publishing.
Since its inception in 1999, the Journal has provided a wide range of peer-reviewed, timely, and practical information. The editorial mix includes original research, literature reviews, reports on quality improvement projects and innovative programs, editorials, case reports, letters and other articles that span the spectrum of medical practice and scientific research. Most issues are devoted to general medical topics. Submissions from practitioners in all specialties are welcome.
The Ochsner Journal does not publish third-party or sponsored content, nor do we accept paid advertising.
In late 2010, the Ochsner Journal began depositing the full text of every issue with PubMed Central, and since then, metrics related to article access have increased at a dramatic pace.
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The Ochsner Journal is published by the Academic Division of Ochsner Clinic Foundation. With 40 hospitals owned, managed, and affiliated, more than 100 health centers and urgent care centers, 32,000 employees, and more than 4,500 affiliated physicians in more than 90 medical specialties and subspecialties, Ochsner is one of the largest independent academic health systems in the United States, the largest health system in the Gulf South, and Louisiana’s largest private employer. Ochsner serves patients from across Louisiana, every state in the nation, and more than 70 countries. Ochsner also partnered with The University of Queensland (UQ) to establish UQ Ochsner Clinical School in 2009, which has since had more than 750 medical students complete their undergraduate medical education.
The Ochsner Journal supports Ochsner’s mission to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate.