title: [The Journals role in continuing medical education].
abstract: In the 19th century, the first journals in medicine appeared in order to disseminate knowledge among creators and discoverers, but especially among users of knowledge, some of these journals continue to be published nowadays. Subsequently, an organization that initially aspired to collect, sort, archive and distribute the publications: the Index Medicus. Over time, it was imperative to create indexes that measure the performance of journals and with that of researchers.
authors.affiliation: Área de Producción Editorial, División de Innovación Educativa, Coordinación de Educación en Salud, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Ciudad de México, México. manuel.ramiroh@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramiro-H
authors.forename: J Enrique
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Cruz-A
mesh_terms: D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D055811:Journal Impact Factor; D008800:Mexico; D010506:Periodicals as Topic
keywords: Continuing education; Impact factor; Resources for research; Scientific and technical publications