Table 1 ‘Obesity journals published since 1960
From: Founding of the International Journal of Obesity: a journey in medical journalism
Year | Journal | Status in 2012 | Publisher | Editor(s) | Association sponsor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | Journal of Obesity | Ceased publication in 1965 | None | ||
1972 | Obesity and Bariatric Medicine | Ceased publication in 1984 | American Society of Bariatric physicians | Wilmer L Asher | American Society of Bariatric Physicans |
1974 | Recent Advances in Obesity Research | Ceased publication in 1986 | London, Newman | International Congress on Obesity | |
1977 | International Journal of Obesity | Quarterly 1977–1981 Bi-monthly1982–1990 Monthly 1991– | Newman Publishers 1977–1978 John Libbey & Co 1979–1986 Macmillan then Nature Publishing 1987– | Founding Editors George A Bray, 1977–1982 Allan N Howard, 1977–1982 Per Bjorntorp, 1983–1989a George A Bray, 1984–1992 Michael Stock, 1986–1997, Executive Editor 1990–2001b Jean Pierre Despres, 1992–1999 Ian Macdonald, 1997– Richard Atkinson, 2000– | International Association for the Study of Obesity 1986– |
1981 | Obesity and Metabolism | Ceased publication in 1988 | Human Sciences Press Inc | Jonathan Wise | None |
1989 | Obesity and Health | Ceased publication in 1994 | Healthy Living Institute | Healthy Living Institute | |
1982 | Journal of Obesity and Weight Regulation | Ceased Publication in 1990 | Human Sciences Press Inc | Jonathan Wise and Robert Sherwin | None |
1991 | Obesity Surgery | Quarterly then Bi-monthly | Rapid Communications of Oxford Ltd then FD-Communications | Mervyn Deitel 1991–2008 Scott Shikora, 2009– | A group of 32 National societies focused on bariatric surgery |
1993 | Obesity Research Obesity | Bi-monthly then monthly New Name Beginning in 2002 | North American Association for the Study of Obesity | George A Bray, 1993–1997 F Xavier Pi-Sunyer, 1998–2002 Barbara Corkey, 2002–2007 Richard Bergman, 2008–2013 Eric Ravussin & Donna Ryan, 2013– | North American Association for the Study of Obesity |
1994 | Current Opinion in Endocrinology and Diabetes | Bi-Monthly Name Changed to Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity in 2007 | London: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins beginning in 2007 | Lewis E Braverman | |
1998 | Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism | Bi-monthly | Blackwell Science (UK) | Alan Garber, 1998– Richard Donnelly, 1998– | None |
1999 | Obesity Reviews | Quarterly | Blackwell Science (UK) | Arne Astrup,1999–2009 David York, 2010 | International Association for the Study of Obesity |
2005 | Obesity Management | Ceased 2009 | Larchmont, NY: Mary Ann Liebert Inc | James O Hill | Centers for Obesity Research and Education |
2006 | Intern J Pediatric Obesity Pediatric Obesity | Bi-monthly New Name Beginning in 2012 | Wiley–Blackwell | Louise Baur, 2006–2010 Michael Goran, 2011– | IASO |
2007 | Obesity Research and Clinical Practice | Quarterly | Amsterdam: Elsevier | Gary Wittert and Shuji Inoue | Asia Oceania Association for the Study of Obesity |
2008 | Diabetes, Metabolic syndrome and Obesity: targets and therapy | Electronic Source | Auckland, NZ Dove Medical Press | Ming Zou | |
2008 | Obesity Facts | Bi-monthly then monthly | Basel: Karger | Johannes Hebebrand | European Association for the Study of Obesity |
2009 | Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases | Bi-monthly | Elsevier | Harvey J Sugerman | American Society For Metabolic And Bariatric Surgery |
2009 | The Open Obesity Journal | Electronic Source | Hilversum: Bentham Science Publishers | Eduardo Spinedi | |
2010 | Childhood Obesity | Bi-monthly Formerly Obesity and Weight Management | Mary Ann Liebert Inc | David Katz | The Journal is in collaboration with the American Association of Diabetes Educators, American Dietetic Association, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the American Academy of Family Physicians |
2011 | Clinical Obesity | Bi-Monthly | Wiley–Blackwell | Nicholas Finer | International Assoc for the study of obesity |
