Letter on a Medical Publishing Society

Reclaiming Society Publishing

Learned societies have become aligned with commercial publishers, who have increasingly taken over the latter’s function as independent providers of scholarly information. Using the example of geographical societies, the advantages and disadvantages of this trend are examined. It is argued that in an era of digital publication, learned societies can offer leadership with a new model of open acc...

The medical letter on drugs and therapeutics.

Salami publishing as an example of plagiarism: letter to the editor

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A New Publishing Medium for the Endocrine Society

It is a privilege to share with you the inaugural issue of the Journal of the Endocrine Society (JES). Aswe conclude the celebration of the centennial year of theEndocrineSociety, it is fitting that we witness the launch of a new medium for publication—an open access journal. TheEndocrineSocietywas founded in1916and firstpublishedEndocrinology in1917, 100years ago. By all accounts, Endocrinolog...

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