Changes at CMAJ

On behalf of the editorial team of the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (C]EM), I am writing to express our concern over the dismissal of [John Hoey] as editor-in-chief and [Anne Marie Todkill] as senior deputy editor of the CMAJ and the apparent conflict between CMA Holdings and the CMAJ with...

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Published in:Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) 2006-06, Vol.174 (12), p.1746-1747
Main Author: Perry, Thomas L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Conflict of Interest
Creativity
Employment
Freedom
Humans
Letters
Professional Autonomy
Publishing - manpower
Societies, Medical
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Summary:On behalf of the editorial team of the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (C]EM), I am writing to express our concern over the dismissal of [John Hoey] as editor-in-chief and [Anne Marie Todkill] as senior deputy editor of the CMAJ and the apparent conflict between CMA Holdings and the CMAJ with regard to the question of editorial autonomy. We believe that a journal's editorial board should have independent control over the editorial process and journal content. Lack of editorial independence, or the appearance thereof, profoundly undermines the credibility of a medical journal. Our journal, the CJEM, is published by CMA Media Inc. The journal is currently being reviewed for indexing by the US National Library of Medicine (NLM); hence, these recent developments are of great concern to us. Any perception that the CJEM is published by an organization with apparent ongoing (and high-profile) problems with editorial interference may be an important factor for the NLM indexing committee to consider, one that could compromise the future of our journal.
ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329
DOI:10.1503/cmaj.1060068