There are literally thousands of medical journals available, both online and hard copy, but if you want to stay current with the “top 10,” here’s a hit list to make sure they’re on your reading list:1. New England Journal of Medicine is an English-language peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society and is the oldest continuously published medical journal in the world.2. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has been published continuously since 1883 as an international peer-reviewed general medical journal published 48 times per year to promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of the public health. JAMA is the most widely circulated medical journal in the world.3. BMJ (British Medical Journal) is an international peer reviewed medical journal promoted as an “online first” publication. About 1.3 million unique users download 5.9 million pages from bmj.com every year.4. Pediatrics is the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics and serves authors and readers of the general medical profession as well as pediatricians.5. Circulation is an American Heart Association journal that is targeted at audiences consisting of cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electro physiologists, internists, nurses and others interested in cardiovascular medicine.6. Journal of Infectious Diseases is published for the Infectious Diseases Society of America and represents physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who specialize in infectious diseases.7. Brain: a Journal of Neurology provides researchers and clinicians with the finest contributions in neurology. Leading studies in neurological science are balanced with practical clinical articles in this journal commonly referred to merely as “Brain.”8. CA: a Cancer Journal for Clinicians is a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society to provide cancer care professionals with up-to-date information on all aspects of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. CA is the most widely circulated oncology journal in the world, with a circulation of approximately 88,000.9. Clinical Infectious Diseases is one of the most heavily cited journals in the fields of infectious diseases and microbiology and publishes articles on diverse infectious disease topics with a focus on clinical practice.10. Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) publishes original peer-reviewed clinical and experimental reports on such topics as coronary artery and valve disease, congenital heart defects, vascular surgery, drug treatment and new diagnostic techniques.