چكيده لاتين :
The history of the publication of biomedical
journals parallels the development of modern
medicine in Iran. Modern medicine was introduced
to Iran in the mid-nineteenth century, particularly
after the establishment of the Dar al-Fonun School in
1851. The foundation of this collage of higher
education was instrumental in further advancement
of modern medicine together with the publication of
medical textbooks, but the biomedical journals were
published later i.e. at the beginning of twentieth
century and the first weekly public health periodical
was established in 1901. From that point onwards,
especially following the inauguration of the Faculty
of Medicine of Tehran in 1934, the number and
diversity of biomedical journals was gradually
increased and their scientific quality was also
improved.
The present paper explores briefly the history of
publication of 105 medical, dental, pharmaceutical,
and public health journals from the early twentieth
century up to the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
