The Indian Practitioner (ISSN: 0019-6169) is a monthly, peer-reviewed journal devoted to Medicine, Surgery and Public Health, which was established in 1947. The Indian Practitioner has on its editorial board highly experienced experts in various areas of medicine and health which ensures quality content. The journal covers the entire spectrum of medicine and medical establishments, including different medical specialties & alternative medicine; private & government hospitals and clinics; pharmaceutical industry; medical colleges/universities; and research institutes.

The Indian Practitioner with its contemporary content, reader-friendly language, innovative layout and pleasing get-up is a pioneer in introducing first hand medical journalism, designed primarily to inform and update practising generalists across India. Over six decades, it has widened its reach, and today, is in the forefront of Indian medical journalism.

Indexation information
The Indian Practitioner is indexed/included in the following: Index Copernicus International (ICV 2020 = 83.79), i-Scholar, Indian Science Abstracts, Google Scholar and  Indian Citation Index.

In addition to peer-reviewed articles, The Indian Practitioner now regularly presents:
  • News and medical developments
  • Features on medical devices,
  • Profiles on new drugs & medicines
  • Doctor and hospital profiles
  • Interviews

Given the growing importance of alternative medicine, the journal now covers the following important areas of therapeutics in addition to allopathy:

  • Ayurveda
  • Homeopathy
  • Wellness
  • Mind-body medicine
  • Herbal medicine
  • Nutraceuticals
  • Cosmeceuticals

Frequency & Reader Profile

Published monthly, over 70,000 copies of The Indian Practitioner are bought to be read and preserved by its readers, as the contents of the journal are of lasting interest with tremendous retentive value. Each copy of The Indian Practitioner is read on an average by 3 individuals, thus ensuring an undiluted captive readership of about 2,00,000.

The Indian Practitioner is read by a range of professionals from the medical and healthcare field in India: doctors, as well as non-practising professionals from the pharma industry, medical devices companies, and medical industry associations.