The Hawaii Medical Journal (HMJ) is embarking upon a new path in its 69-year history. Its continued publication, transferred to a new publisher, will assure many more decades of original articles and reports that address the issues of medicine in Hawaii and the Pacific region.
This transition is a result of strategic planning by the Hawaii Medical Association leadership and a plan to assure you of the Journal's uninterrupted publication and quality.
The HMJ Editorial Board has voiced the expectations for its peer-reviewed journal. Its members, all volunteers, have a vision of growing HMJ as an asset to the practicing physician, academician, and public policy maker in a stable business model.
Preserving the HMJ's precious and critical MedLine accessibility and widening readership through the internet, the editorial board has renewed an enthusiasm for the future of Hawaii Medical Journal.
Hawaii Medical Association will provide the new publisher with subscribers' and advertisers' names and contact information, unless you prefer otherwise (call 536-7702 or email). The new Journal format will be primarily electronic, with free access.
The details of the new publisher, its subscription terms, and electronic access will be announced in coming weeks. Please visit www.hawaiimedicaljournal.org for details.
Mahalo for your support of the Hawaii Medical Journal.