title: Production of a small-circulation medical journal using desktop publishing methods.
abstract: Since its inception in January 1988, the Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, a quarterly medical journal, has been published by the few staff of the Scientific Publications Office (Baylor Research Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA) using microcomputers and page-makeup software in conjunction with a commercial printing company. This article outlines the establishment of the journal; the steps used in the publication process; the software and hardware used; and the changes in design, content, and circulation that have taken place as the journal and the technology used to create it have evolved.
authors.affiliation: Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D008838:Microcomputers; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011643:Publishing