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The '''Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons''' <ref>http://www.aapsonline.org/jpands/</ref> (formerly the Medical Sentinel) is the independent "peer-reviewed" medical journal of the [[Association of American Physicians and Surgeons]].

The '''Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons''' <ref>http://www.aapsonline.org/jpands/</ref> (formerly the ''Medical Sentinel'') is the independent peer-reviewed medical journal of the [[Association of American Physicians and Surgeons]].

It has often been in the news on medical issues relating to [[immigration]], [[vaccines]], [[abortion]], [[homosexuality]], [[cholesterol]] and [[radiation]].  The Journal has sparked criticism by scientists who argue that it publishes materials that cannot pass peer review in reputable scientific journals.

It has often been in the news on medical issues relating to [[immigration]], [[vaccines]], [[abortion]], [[homosexuality]], [[cholesterol]] and [[radiation]].  The ''Journal'' has sparked criticism by [[liberals]] who may dislike the data and results presented.

This Journal an open-access journal, meaning it is made available to the public over the internet without charge.  It is listed in the growing database of open-access journals.<ref>http://www.doaj.org/</ref> But it has been rejected for listing by MedLine, the leading medical citations index, and by the <ref>http://scientific.thomson.com/mjl/</ref>, Journal Citation Reports, for failing to meet their standards of peer review and scientific quality.

The Journal is an open-access journal, meaning that unlike other, hard-to-access and expensive to obtain scientific journals, it is made available to the public over the internet without charge.  It is among a growing number of open-access journals.<ref>http://www.doaj.org/</ref>

 

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[[category:medical Journals]]

[[Category:Medical Journals]]