Inside the MJA

Today, the MJA has evolved to become a modern journal that continues to translate our founding values into practice. We have an ongoing commitment to supporting the medical profession by publishing high quality, relevant information useful in medical practice. We see this reflected in recent Journal metrics, with over 200,000 monthly views online, our highest ever impact factor achieved in 2020 (7.738), and we are among the top 17 general medical journals globally.

The MJA is published twice a month with one issue in January and December (22 issues a year) and covers all the important topics affecting Australian health care. The MJA publishes the latest Australian clinical research, evidence-based reviews, clinical practice updates, authoritative medical opinion and debate, and developments within the humanities with respect to medicine. We encourage comment and debate from our readers.

Free access to research articles

The MJA encourages the highest quality of research and believes research must be able to be easily and rapidly disseminated to all who might benefit from it. From January 2012, all MJA research articles are freely available online. The MJA has a strong commitment to Australian Indigenous health and makes all Indigenous health articles free to access. Other selected articles are also freely accessible, including Editor's choice articles, guidelines, supplements, obituaries and articles selected by the Editor because of their public health importance. Access to some selected articles is by subscription.