Comprehensive History of the International Society for Sexual Medicine-Journals and Communication

Introduction This is a comprehensive history of the International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM) and its founding organizations regarding the publications, including the journals and the publication committee, and the communication tools of the organization since its inception. Objectives The object of this review is to provide a detailed and comprehensive history of the publication and communication tools of the ISSM and the people who have participated in production of these efforts. Methods Recorded Publication Committee minutes, filed letters, the various journals themselves, printed News bulletins, and Publishers reports to the society served as source documents to produce this history. The author has participated in many of the journal establishments and has kept an extensive personnel file of the events related in this history. All written history has not only relied on personal memories of these events but have been verified from the stored personal files. Printed and website stored journal and News bulletin have served as source material for this history. Also, Power Point presentations by the editors of the journals at the Publication Committee meetings have served as source material. Finally, annual, and semi-annual reports of the Publishers presented at Publication Committee meetings of the ISSM are source material. Results After extensive review of the historical material listed in the Methods section of this abstract, this comprehensive history of the communication efforts of this society has provided a rich and dynamic historical document for this society. Conclusion This extensive, detailed, and comprehensive history of the communication tools of this society help us to record and remember the events and the people involved in this process. Sharing scientific information and information regarding the life of the International Society for Sexual Medicine have been an important function of this society from early. Lewis RW. Comprehensive History of the International Society for Sexual Medicine–Journals and Communication. Sex Med Rev 2021;9:542–567.