[2] In conjunction with their centennial in 2009, the international Special Libraries Association included the Journal of Anatomy as one of the 100 most influential journals in biology and medicine over the past 100 years.

[4] The journal was conceived at the 1866 meeting of the British Association in Nottingham by founding editors George Murray Humphry (University of Cambridge), William Turner (University of Edinburgh), Alfred Newton (University of Cambridge), and Edward Perceval Wright (Trinity College Dublin).

51),[6] when it was adopted by the Anatomical Society, both in terms of management and ownership.

[5] In a celebratory issue marking 150 years since its first publication,[7] two commissioned reviews were published; one that provided a detailed historical overview of the journal[5] and another that summarised the broader history of topographical anatomy over the last several thousand years.

[8] The following persons have been editor-in-chief:[5][9] The "Journal of Anatomy Best Paper Prize" has been awarded annually by the Anatomical Society since 2008, with additional runner-up prizes since 2011.