The NZMJ was established in September 1887 by the New Zealand Branch of the British Medical Association.[1][2][3] The present[update]editor-in-chief is Frank Frizelle.[4] The journal is a member of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.[5] It has been published online since July 2002, was a key asset of the New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) up until the 8 July 2022, when the parent body, NZMA services, was put into liquidation. It is now owned by the Pasifika Medical Association Group (PMAG).[4][6] The journal publishes editorials, original articles, case reports, viewpoint, and letters. There is a four-tier system of subscriber access, with articles older than six months and abstracts being open access.[7]
^Drazen JM, Van Der Weyden MB, Sahni P, Rosenberg J, Marusic A, Laine C, Kotzin S, Horton R, Hébert PC, Haug C, Godlee F, Frizelle FA, de Leeuw PW, DeAngelis CD (October 2009). "Uniform format for disclosure of competing interests in ICMJE journals". The Lancet. 374 (9699): 1395–1396. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61796-7. PMID19836071. S2CID33866608.
^ Pasifika Medical Association Group [Internet]. PMA group;2023. [cited 2023 March 16th] Available from: https://pmagroup.org.nz//