Irish Journal of Medical Science
Editor-in-Chief Today
Editors Through the Years
A continuous editorial line from the Dublin Journal of Medical and Chemical Science (1832) to today’s Irish Journal of Medical Science.
Dublin Journal of Medical and Chemical Science
1832 – 1835
Robert John Kane
The name was changed to the Dublin Journal of Medical Science in 1836 under the editorship of RJ Graves, W Stokes and WH Porter.
Dublin Journal of Medical Science
1842 – 1845
Robert James Graves, William Stokes and William Henry Porter were co-editors
1842 – 1845
John Hamilton and Robert Lee MacDonnell were co-editors
Dublin Quarterly Journal of Medical Science
And in 1846 under the editorship of William Wilde the name was changed to the Dublin Quarterly Journal of Medical Science; it remained this name from 1846 to 1871.
1845 – 1849
William Wilde
1849 – 1861
John Moore Neligan
1863 – 1868
George Hugh Kidd
1868 – 1874
James Little
In 1872 it reverted to monthly publications as the Dublin Journal of Medical Science (Editors James Little and William Moore).
1874 – 1919
John William Moore (with the assistance of Thomas Gillman Moorhead who was appointed co-editor in 1907)
“In March 1922 it was renamed the Irish Journal of Medical Science.”
A new national title for a continuous publication
Irish Journal of Medical Science
1920 – 1925
Arnold Kirkpatrick Henry
1925 – 1962
William Doolin
1962 – 1970
Charles Dickson
1970 – 1972
R.A. Q. O’Meara
1972 – 1981
Robert P Towers
1981 – 1989
John F. Murphy
1990 – 1999
Thomas F. Gorey
2000 – 2004
Thomas N Walsh
2005 – 2011
David J Bouchier-Hayes
2011 – 2016
James FX Jones
2016 – 2025
William Tormey
2025 – 2026
Dermot Power
2026 –
Sinead Mc Glacken-Byrne
In memoriam
Professor David J Bouchier-Hayes
RAMI Fellow for many years, sadly passed away on the 29th October 2019. He was President of RAMI for two years 2003 – 2005 and then took on the role of Editor of the Irish Journal of Medical Science.
He will be sadly missed by his family, colleagues and friends. R.I.P.
Current Contents & format
During its long life from 1872 to 1926 its references were chiefly by volume and numbered issues and though not regularly indicated it included the 3rd series, the 4th series, comprising eleven annual volumes and a 5th series of four volumes from 1922-1923 to 1925. The 6th series dates from 1926. No reason for changing from one series to another was evident and it was not due to change of editorship.
In May of 1969, it was announced that the American Institute for Scientific Information had written, following the recommendation of the Editorial Advisory Board, that the Irish Journal of Medical Science had been selected for coverage in Current Contents, Life Sciences and that, in addition they would like to cover the Journal in Science Citation Index. In 1975 arrangements were made for the journal to be reproduced in microfilm by University Microfilms Limited.
The journal changed its size to A4 in 1987 and it adopted the Vancouver system of referencing.