JAMA’s editor sacked

Editor—The sacking of Lundberg as JAMA’s editor is a very sad event for editorial freedom in general and for medical journals world wide in particular. This disgraceful incident has shown that neither size nor success gives any guarantee for editorial freedom— not even the two combined. The fight for integrity must go on continuously in every editorial office every day. Lundberg has been an example for other editors through his editorial integrity, scientific judgment, and his personal strength and warmth. I suggest that the global community of medical journal editors, through its organisations, establish an award for editorial integrity and name it the George D Lundberg Award.