Journal of Medical Screening
Medical Screening
Essential information about screening, epidemiology and public health
Medical screening is the systematic application of a test or enquiry to identify individuals at sufficient risk of a specific disorder to benefit from further investigation or direct preventive action, among persons who have not sought medical attention on account of symptoms of that disorder.
Journal of Medical Screening is dedicated to the science of medical screening. An interdisciplinary publication, the journal is concerned with all aspects of medical screening, particularly research presenting quantitative material that advances the practice of sound screening. The journal aims to increase awareness of the principles (including statistical aspects and the evaluation of screening tests and programmes), techniques and procedures, and methodologies from all specialities.
In 2022, it was decided to consider publishing papers on specific primary preventive strategies that can directly prevent serious medical disorders either in tandem with screening or instead of screening. These articles can cover efficacy, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of appropriate interventions. We hope that this will extend the scope of the journal to reflect the health benefits of primary prevention that may have been overshadowed by medical screening (see Editorial in J Med Screen 2022; 29: 137 - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09691413221102322).
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Medical screening is the systematic application of a test or enquiry to identify individuals at sufficient risk of a specific disorder to benefit from further investigation or direct preventive action, among persons who have not sought medical attention on account of symptoms of that disorder.
Journal of Medical Screening, a fully peer reviewed journal, is concerned with all aspects of medical screening, particularly the publication of research that advances screening theory and practice. The journal aims to increase awareness of the principles of screening (quantitative and statistical aspects), screening techniques and procedures and methodologies from all specialties. An essential subscription for physicians, clinicians and academics with an interest in screening, epidemiology and public health.
In 2022, it was decided to consider publishing papers on specific primary preventive strategies that can directly prevent serious medical disorders either in tandem with screening or instead of screening. These articles can cover efficacy, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of appropriate interventions. We hope that this will extend the scope of the journal to reflect the health benefits of primary prevention that may have been overshadowed by medical screening (see Editorial in J Med Screen 2022; 29: 137 - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09691413221102322)
| Nicholas Wald | University College London, UK |
| Stephen Duffy | Queen Mary University of London, UK |
| Allan Hackshaw | University College London, UK |
| Jonathan Bestwick | Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, UK |
| Malcolm Law | Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, UK |
| Glenn E Palomaki | Brown University, USA |
| Paolo Giorgi Rossi | AUSL di Reggio Emilia, Italy |
| Mireille Broeders | Radboud University Medical Centre, Netherlands |
| Tony Chen | National Taiwan University, Taiwan |
| Graham A Colditz | Washington University School of Medicine, USA |
| Aroon Hingorani | University College London, UK |
| Harry J de Koning | Erasmus MC University, the Netherlands |
| Sylvie Langlois | University of British Columbia, Canada |
| Mohandas K Mallath | Tata Medical Centre Kolkata, India |
| Alistair McGuire | London School of Economics, UK |
| Geralyn Messerlian | Women and Infants Hospital Rhode Island, USA |
| Joan K Morris | St George’s University of London, UK |
| Robert Old | University of Warwick, UK |
| Julietta Patnick | University of Oxford, UK |
| Alicja Rudnicka | St George's University of London, UK |
| Peter Sasieni | Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, UK |
| Robert Smith | American Cancer Society, USA |
| Bob Steele | University of Dundee, UK |
| Bradford L Therrell | UT Health San Antonio, USA |
| Anthony Viera | Duke University School of Medicine, USA |
| Christian von Wagner | University College London, UK |
| David Wald | Barts Health NHS Trust, UK |
| Veronica Wiley | University of Sydney, Australia |
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