Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet, recently described the underrepresentation of poorer
countries both on the editorial boards and in the pages of medical journals as a systematic …

Editor's note: The World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) is a voluntary global
organization of medical journal editors, who are uniquely positioned to define the critical role …

Shekhar Saxena and colleagues concluded that this “unsatisfactory situation” needed to be
corrected, given the global importance of mental health. But this issue goes well beyond …

The boom in scientific publications has been beneficial for large publishers in the West to
expand their reach, leveraging the emerging markets of Asia and Africa for growth and …

Global health is all about including the excluded, and researchers of low-income and middle-
income countries (LMICs) are its major stakeholders. 1 However, these researchers find …

Comment 274 www. thelancet. com Vol 377 January 22, 2011 journals, and now many
young people have a big chance of starting and maintaining a productive career in science …

Abstract Background National medical associations (NMAs) publish many kinds of
periodicals to educate their members and improve medical science, clinical care, and public …

Background to the Debate All of the major international medical journals are now available
both in print and online. Being online increases the potential for these journals to have a …

I read Himani Bhakuni and Seye Abimbola's Viewpoint1 with interest. Many of the epistemic
injustices described relate to the institutional systems upheld to drive academic prestige in …

Background Rampant disease in poor countries impedes development and contributes to
growing North-South disparities; however, leading international medical journals …