Placement or disposal?

F McKerracher - Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1983 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
CMAJ tries to publish as wide a selection of letters to the editor as possible. We can accept
more letters and publish them more promptly if they are short and convenient to edit. We ask …

Dr. Ovens replies

H Ovens - CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1986 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
CMAJ tries to publish as wide a selection of letters to the editor as possible. We can accept
more letters and publish them more promptly if they are short and convenient to edit. Letters …

How to write a letter to the editor that the editor will want to publish

PP Morgan - Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1985 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Excluding letters that contain scientific studies or clinical reports' from the Letters to the
Editor section should strengthen the identity of the versatile Letter,* whose prime function is …

DISPOSAL OF INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT

W Rothes - Journal of the American Medical Association, 1955 - jamanetwork.com
To the Editor:—InThe Journal, June 4, page 425, two physicians asked what to do with their
drug samples. I have been sending mine to a charity hospital in Italy that is very glad for any …

First write it down, then write it up

PP Morgan - Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1983 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recently a researcher planning to write an article told me he could complete the task in a
few days. I am convinced that the reason much of the material submitted for publication is …

Through the transom, under the door

BP Squires - CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1993 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A common and very irritating route is through the hands of one of the CMA's staff or elected
officials. It puts the messenger on the spot, because it implies (to the editors, at least) that the …

[CITATION][C] Throw Away the Pinch Bar!

JA Talbott - New England Journal of Medicine, 1961 - Mass Medical Soc
The use of staples in the binding of 250 or more pages of each issue of The Journal insured
an intact copy upon delivery in former years... If an Original Communication, a Special …

Devices for disabled men

RT McKenzie - Journal of the American Medical Association, 1918 - jamanetwork.com
To the Editor:—I am sending to you the descriptions of some devices for men having lost one
or both arms. They are founded on the last four years of experience among wounded and …

Clocking out?

E Emanuel - Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1981 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To the editor: In your issue of May 15, 1981, directly below a headline alluding to my
memorable pronunciamentos on accident prevention (and as if to underline the prevalence …

Writing-and recognizing-the final draft of a manuscript.

PP Morgan - Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1983 - europepmc.org
The moment when the bulky manila envelope is finally mailed off to the chosen journal is
one of great satisfaction to authors, their staff and often their families. The authors feel they …