Article ID: CBB001202353

Setting Scientific Standards: Publishing in Medical Societies in Nineteenth-Century Belgium (2014)

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This article examines the publishing procedures of nineteenth-century medical societies, using the Medical Society of Ghent (Belgium) as a case study. It argues, more precisely, that the introduction of formalized review procedures in medical societies can be considered part of the emergence of a professional scientific culture in the first half of the nineteenth century. First, by participating in these procedures physicians took on different stylized roles, for example of the contributing author, the righteous judge, or the punctual secretary, and articulated new professional values such as contributing to science. Second, the publishing procedures of medical societies also provide insight into the mechanisms of reaching consensus in nineteenth-century medicine. By developing new scientific genres, such as the published meeting report, medical societies aimed to extend the community of peers beyond the group of society members and establish trust and agreement throughout the medical community.

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Authors & Contributors
Vandendriessche, Joris
Fyfe, Aileen
Koroński, Jan
Połuszejko, Grażyna
Victor Genin
Donnelly, Kevin Padraic
Concepts
Societies; institutions; academies
Publishers and publishing
Periodicals; serials
Medicine
Professions and professionalization
Medicine and science, relationships
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
20th century, early
21st century
20th century, late
Places
Belgium
Netherlands
France
Great Britain
Sweden
Poland
Institutions
Polish Geographical Society
Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Société de Statistique de Paris
Smithsonian Institution
Royal Society of London
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