The nineteenth century saw an explosion in the number of medical periodicals available to the interested reader. The period also saw a huge range of smaller journals appearing, as practitioners increasingly organised themselves into more discrete medical ‘specialisms’ towards the end of the century. As digitization projects advance, an increasing number of these medical periodicals are becoming available to researchers. We are interested in learning more about the nature and methodologies of current research projects that involve working with these journals, as well as broader issues surrounding this kind of research: digitizing material, locating journals (particularly obscure ones), and using and searching collections. We will be asking questions about how to read periodicals, how to situate these materials within a broader historical medical context, and how to construct narratives based on periodical research. Organized at St. Anne’s College, Oxford on 30 May 2015, this conference welcomes proposals from researchers working on medical periodicals across the world. For questions or if you would like to send an abstract, contact Amelia Bonea at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..