A question we hear a lot is "is the Student Doctor indexed in PubMed?" This question makes a lot of sense, given that two points are available on the UK Foundation Programme application for academic publications - providing, that these publications have a PubMed ID. The reason for this requirement, is that indexing in PubMed is a sign of quality - that the journal's editorial process is credible, objective and transparent, and that the research and discussion published withi

Hello and welcome to the Editor's Blog! This is a space where the editorial team will routinely blog about The Student Doctor. You can expect writing advice, research tips and discussion about upcoming articles. If you haven't already, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram so that you can follow our journey as we launch this unique, student-led, peer-reviewed medical journal. Submissions for our first issue will open on October 1st - so read our author g