Journal of Shantou University Medical College was founded in September 1984. It is a comprehensive medical academic journal under the supervision of Guangdong Provincial Department of Education and sponsored by Shantou University Medical College.
The journal targets medical and health science and technology personnel as its main readers, reports medical research results and clinical diagnosis and treatment experience, and aims to promote the exchange of medical information and the development of medical science. Currently, it is a quarterly journal, mainly publishing research papers in the fields of basic medicine, clinical medicine and preventive medicine. The journal has columns such as basic medicine, clinical medicine, investigation and research, technical methods, case reports, and reviews.