Writing in a collection of essays on The Future of Medical Journals, Sir Christopher C. Booth
describes the arduous path that led him to become editor of the journal Gut. This path, which …

In March of last year, CMAJ's editors and many of its stakeholders feared for the journal's
future. The editor-in-chief had been fired, the Journal Oversight Committee disbanded and a …

Two Canadian editors have been dismissed in what their publisher claims was a decision to
bring a “fresh approach” to their journal. But members of the journal's editorial board say the …

The recent change in CMAJ's editorial leadership is troubling and disappointing. John Hoey
and Anne Marie Todkill can be proud of their very forward leadership for the Journal during …

315: 696. defendable, although commonly misunderstood and misapplied, especially by
workers who are accustomed to publishing in journals that do not educate their authors by …

Since the firings at the CMAJ in February, there has been passionate public debate about
editorial independence and the governance of the publication. In March, the Canadian …

Editor-in-Chief for JACC: Basic to Translational Science (JACBTS), I found myself returning
to the same series of nagging questions, which at first blush should seem obvious to editor …

These are interesting times in medical publishing. For over 300 years the scientific journal
has served as gatekeeper, judge and archive of contributions to the scholarly record. But …

England Journal of Medicine, was “fired” for refusing to allow “the journal's prestige to sell
unrelated publications and products”, has been fiercely contested by the publisher of the …

The 2007 publication year begins a new era in the history of Clinical Medicine & Research;
one that will be led by my successor as Editor-in-Chief, Kurt D. Reed, MD. Dr. Reed has …