About the Journal

The Italian Journal of Medicine (ITJM) is the official journal of FADOI, the Federation of Associations of Hospital Doctors in Internal Medicine, and focuses on describing the complex and variable situations confronted by internists in daily practice. ITJM aims to promote excellence in the practice of internal medicine in hospitals and to disseminate the results of clinical research in internal medicine departments in the adult population. The journal also contributes to updating hospital internists on general topics concerning public health, including ethical, legal, economic and health policy issues. The Italian Journal of Medicine (ITJM) is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal aiming to publish the highest-quality material covering original basic and clinical research on all aspects of internal medicine. The Journal includes original clinical research papers, reviews, case reports and specific sections dedicated to clinical pharmacology, chronic diseases, and health management. The Italian Journal of Medicine has been indexed in Web of Science/ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ since September 2009.