 |
|
JAMA and Editorial Independence
The authors are listed at the end of this article.
JAMA. 1999;281:460.
|
|
| Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings. |
|
|
|
On January 15, 1999, George D. Lundberg, MD, was dismissed as Editor of JAMA and Editor-in-Chief of AMA's Scientific Information and Multimedia. In a written statement, AMA Executive Vice President E. Ratcliffe Anderson, Jr, MD, said that Dr Lundberg "threatened the historic tradition and integrity of the Journal of the American Medical Association by inappropriately and inexcusably interjecting JAMA into a major political debate that has nothing to do with science or medicine."1
The article in question2 surveyed college students regarding their perceptions of whether certain sexual practices constituted having "had sex." The study was conducted by leading researchers, was not solicited by JAMA, and underwent peer review and editorial scrutiny.
The dismissal of Dr Lundberg has prompted widespread concern within the medical and scientific publishing communities. Innumerable commentators worldwide have interpreted Dr Lundberg's dismissal as a serious challenge . . . [Full Text of this Article] The Key and Critical Objectives of JAMA4-5
Author Affiliations: See JAMA Masthead at http://jama.ama-assn.org/info/about.html.
RELATED ARTICLE
George D. Lundberg Ousted as JAMA Editor
Marsha F. Goldsmith
JAMA. 1999;281(5):403.
EXTRACT
| FULL TEXT
THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES
What did we learn from the New England Journal of Medicine?
Parmley
J Am Coll Cardiol 2000;35:254-254.
FULL TEXT
Independence, Governance, and Trust: Redefining the Relationship Between JAMA and the AMA
Davies and Rennie
JAMA 1999;281:2344-2346.
FULL TEXT
The Firing of Dr Lundberg
Bologna et al.
JAMA 1999;281:1789-1789.
FULL TEXT
Editorial Independence and THE JOURNAL
Hoffman et al.
JAMA 1999;281:1793-1793.
FULL TEXT
|
