Journal of Medical Biography (JMB)

The Journal of Medical Biography is an established quarterly scholarly journal first published in 1993 and now issued four times a year by SAGE Publishing on behalf of the Royal Society of Medicine in the United Kingdom. It serves as a dedicated scholarly forum for biographical research in the history and practice of medicine. By combining historical inquiry with narrative biography, the journal presents original studies that bring to life the stories of physicians, surgeons, scientists, nurses, public health leaders, and other figures whose lives and legacies shaped medical knowledge and practice. Contributions vary from detailed explorations of individual careers, contextualized within social and scientific change, to thematic papers that connect personal histories with broader medical developments. Its interdisciplinary approach draws on methods from history, sociology, medical humanities, and biography, making it relevant to historians of medicine, clinicians with scholarly interests, and cultural historians alike. The journal emphasizes rigorous research, critical interpretation, and engaging presentation, often enhanced with illustrations, portraits, and archival documentation. Indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science lists, the Journal of Medical Biography blends academic credibility with accessible storytelling, contributing to deeper understanding of how individual lives intersect with the evolution of medicine and health sciences.

Journal of Medical Biography (JMB) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Medical Terminology, institutions, medical education, and public health across different eras and cultures. It draws interest from historians, clinicians, educators, and those engaged in the study of medicine’s intellectual and cultural history , Online or Print , Quarterly Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 0967-7720, E-ISSN: 1758-1087, Established: 1993, Impact Factor: 0.4
• Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE