About Medicine at Oxford

This year Oxford University Press is proud to celebrate 100 years of medical publishing.

A medical publisher since 1907

• The UK medical group is part of the Academic Division
• Medicine is also published from New York
• We have a reputation larger than our size due to two major copyrights: the Oxford Textbook of Medicine and Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine
• We are known for quality product and are well regarded by the medical profession

Brief history

• Influential texts published from 1695 onwards
• For example, 1750's A Dissertation Concerning the Use of Sea Water in the Diseases of the Glands &c. started the practice of sea-bathing, now a popular pass-time for non-medical reasons!
• The acquisition of a medical list from an Edinburgh publisher heralded the beginning of concerted medical publishing at OUP in 1907
• In the First World War, OUP supplied much-needed medical textbooks to the Army and others in the form of Oxford War Primers - these can be considered as the forerunners of the famous Oxford Handbooks
• The medical department is now fully integrated into the Academic Division of OUP

Characteristics of our medical publishing

• Thoroughly researched and developed concepts - we have a team of 4 people focussed on developing ideas and project-managing books to ensure they�re right for the market
• Quality content - we only publish the best quality work and all our content is evidence-based where possible
• Thorough peer-review - all books have to be supported by several independent peer-reviews and approved by the academic Delegates of the Press
• High production values - the quality of our content is reflected by the very high production values to which all our products conform Combination of basic science and clinical practice - where appropriate, all our clinical information is backed up by the basic science that underpins clinical medicine
• Global audience - we sell our product throughout the world, and ensure our content is a widely relevant as possible

Our markets
Our aim is to publish medical books for all levels, from student to consultant

• Medical students - right from the start we offer top-quality introductions to core areas
• junior doctors - a large part of our publishing provides for the needs of junior doctors with concise, practical information to help them through the first few years
• Specialist trainees - our new Oxford Specialist Handbooks and Desk Reference series offer invaluable content to those starting out in their chosen specialty
• Consultants - our reference works offer comprehensive information at the highest level
• Nurses, Clinical Psychologists and other Allied Health Professionals - we are researching what we can offer to these groups who are playing an increasingly important role in medical care provision
• The public - The Facts series offers accessibe information on a wide range of conditions for patients and carers
• Academics and lecturers - in psychology and neurosience and all our clinical areas
• Public health professionals and epidemiologists

Famous worldwide for the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine and the Oxford Textbook of Medicine Oxford University Press has published medical books since 1906, and now has over 1800 titles in print. Our list ranges from paperbacks for patients, through medical student texts and clinical handbooks, to multi-volume international reference texts.

OUP also publishes a selection of medical CD-ROMs, dictionaries, and a number of important medical and biomedical Journals.

See these links to find out more about:

• whom to contact about medical books
• how to get regular news of our new books by email
• free updates for some of our medical books
• what to do if you have an idea for a new book