ISSN 0043-3144 printed version

ABOUT THE JOURNAL

• About the journal
• Index sources
• Copyright

The West Indian Medical Journal is published bi-montly by The University of the West Indies. Its purpose is to provide information of relevance to the Caribbean in a wide range of disciplines in or related to the health sciences, thereby facilitating communication between works in these fields, and contributing to improved healthcare. The Journal therefore publishes original scientific evidence, reviews, debates, case reports, brief communications, letters and commentaries. Most of the articles are submitted at the authors' initiative but some are solicited by the Editor-in-Chief. All papers submitted to the Journal are reviewed by an Edital Committee and at last one referee. Unless expressly stated, the Editorial Board does not accept responsibility for authors' opinions.

Its abbreviated title is West Indian Med. J., which should be used in bibliographies, footnotes and bibliographical references and strips.

• MEDCARIB: Index to Caribbean health information, including index to the complete volumes of the West IndianMedical Journal
  
  
• LILACS: Index to Latin American and Caribbean health information, including index to the West Indian Medical Journal
  
  
• MEDLINE: Index to international journals in the health sicences, including index to the West Indian Medical Journal