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Western medical journals and the 10/90 problem

Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ), 2004-01, Vol.170 (1), p.5, 7-7 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright Canadian Medical Association Jan 6, 2004 ;2004 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors ;ISSN: 0820-3946 ;EISSN: 1488-2329 ;PMID: 14707180 ;CODEN: CMAJAX

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    Western medical journals and the 10/90 problem
  • Subjects: Developing Countries ; Humans ; Periodicals as Topic ; Research Support as Topic
  • Is Part Of: Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ), 2004-01, Vol.170 (1), p.5, 7-7
  • Description: Lacking largesse, is there really anything that medical journals can do about deep-seated inequities in health capacity or, more specifically, in capacity for health research? Some journal editors have been shouting into the wind with editorials and commentaries,4-6 exposes,7 policies of open access to their publications,8 and even occasional forays into sub-Saharan Africa.9 Cynics might see this not so much as shouting at the wind as farting into it - some relief to the editor, but with a quickly dissipating effect. One would like to think, though, that the duties of medical journal editors include a responsibility to examine the social scope of medicine and to advocate for, among other things, global equity in health. In this sense, journals are not merely publications but sites of action that can lend some support to the work of health care providers and researchers in the developing world. It is a question, partly, of cultivating a sense of professional solidarity among physicians that is global, not merely national, and of conceiving of biomedical education as necessarily an international enterprise. In practical terms, this might involve examining the composition of our editorial boards10 (and staff), sponsoring visiting editors from developing countries, hosting conferences, conducting exchanges, donating or subsidizing subscriptions (e.g., through the HINARI initiative), supporting open Internet access, providing editorial support to researchers in the developing world, and setting targets for editorial and scientific coverage of global health issues.
  • Publisher: Canada: CMA Impact, Inc
  • Language: English;French
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0820-3946
    EISSN: 1488-2329
    PMID: 14707180
    CODEN: CMAJAX
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