A list of 35 systematically identified medical education journals (MEJ-35)

Efforts to delineate the field of medical education through journal identification have explored primarily bibliometric or consensus-based methods. These approaches often included journals outside the core focus of medical education as many non-medical education journals tend to publish medical education research. A systematic search and screening process was conducted to identify English-language journals with a clear focus on medical education (the MEJ-35). By incorporating academic databases, search engines, and existing lists across two time points, it provides the a comprehensive and methodologically rigorous delineation of medical education journals. The MEJ-35 offers a resource for researchers, educators, and institutions to navigate the publication landscape in medical education. It facilitates targeted journal selection as well as informing future work in refining and expanding the delineation of medical education as a scholarly discipline.