Journals Forces of good or evil

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Journals - Forces of good or evil?
Controlling the Risk Science to Combat Global
Infectious Disease Toronto, November 9, 2004
John Hoey (www.cmaj.ca/misc/slides)
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communication
approval
legitimacy
leadership
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Annals 0 JAMA 2 NEJM 4 BMJ
6 Lancet 16 CMAJ 9
Obuaya C-C. reporting of research and health
issues relevant to resource-poor countries in
hgh-impact medical journals. European Science
Editing 20022872-7 (Our estimate 2004)
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• Annals 0
• JAMA 0
• NEJM 0
• BMJ 5
• Lancet 13
• CMAJ 0

Horton R. Medical journals evidence of bias
against the diseases of poverty. Lancet
2003361712-3 (CMAJ 2004)
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IF
Tradition
Chasing and competition
Owner profit and greed
Closed Access
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• Re-focus
• editors, owners, pharmaceutical companies,
  foundations
• Re-form
• boards, editors, reviewers
• Re-start
• Old journals? Or
• New journals ?

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Working together
Thank-you
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