History

Editors of the MJA

Dr Henry Armit1914-1930
Dr Mervin Archdall1930-1957
Dr Ronald Winton1957-1977
Dr Arthur Gwynn1977-1978
Dr Laurel Thomas1978-1981
Sir Keith Jones (Acting)1981
Dr Alan Blum1982-1983
Dr Kathleen King (Acting)1983
Dr Alistair Brass1983-1985
Dr Kathleen King1985-1989
Dr Laurel Thomas and Dr Jill Forrest
(Acting and then jointly)		1989-1994
Dr Laurel Thomas1995
Professor Priscilla Kincaid-Smith (Acting)1995
Dr Martin van der Weyden1996-2011
Dr Annette Katelaris2011-2012
Dr Ann Gregory (Acting)2012-2013
Professor Stephen Leeder2013-2015
Dr Charles Guest (Acting)2015
Professor Nicholas Talley2015-2023
Professor Virginia Barbour2023

History of the MJA name

  • Australian Medical Journal, Sydney, 1846-1847. The first medical journal published in Australia
  • Australian Medical Journal (Medical Society of Victoria). Melbourne Vol 1-23 (1856-1878), n.s. vol 1-17 (1879-1895)
    amalgamated in 1896 with
  • Intercolonial Quarterly Journal of Medicine and Surgery, Melbourne Vol 1-2 (1894-1896)
    to form
  • Intercolonial Medical Journal of Australasia, Melbourne
    renamed in 1870
  • Australian Medical Journal, Melbourne Vol 1-16 (1896-1911), n.s. vol 1-3 (1911-1914)
    which merged with
  • Australasian Medical Gazette, Sydney (1881-1914)
    to become
  • The Medical Journal of Australia