The June 16 Newsweek pointed out, "there are 30,000 scientific journals in the world, and most of them are unreadable. Do we really need another? Yes, yes, yes, at least in the case of the Annals of Family Medicine."
Newsweek said Annals will appeal to physicians and patients because it "focuses on issues that may be overlooked in more specialized, esoteric journals, but are crucial in real life."
Another indicator of Annals' success: an agreement to make its content available on Medscape.
AAFP active members received the first issue of Annals in June and can request a free one-year subscription. Readers can also access Annals and its interactive discussions at http://www.annfammed.org/.
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