title: Evaluation of medical journal web sites.
abstract: In the past 10 years, most medical journals have developed Web sites that not only deliver the electronic version of their publication but also provide a multimedia collection of resources, articles, educational tools, and external links to meet the needs and interests of the 21st century clinician. This article presents an evaluation tool with 5 criteria to assess the quality and scope of a medical journal's Web site and provides readers with an assessment and detailed tour through the Web sites of 5 major medical journals.
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. katika@aya.yale.edu
authors.forename: Catherine T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Witkop
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000592:standards*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011643:Publishing / Q000592:standards*