BMJ  2006;333:319 (12 August), doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7563.319

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Canadian medical journal faces threat from new online rival

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The journal of the Canadian Medical Association, CMAJ, whose editor and deputy editor were dismissed in February in a fight over editorial independence (BMJ 2006;332: 503[Free Full Text]), may have to compete with a new open access journal. It is being created by former CMAJ editors, including the deputy editor, Anne-Marie Todkill, and editorial board members.

The new journal, Open Medicine, is a "Canadian health and clinical medicine journal dedicated to furthering integrity, independence, and open access in scholarly publishing," says its website, www.openmedicine.ca. The site is currently under development, although the journal is accepting and reviewing manuscripts.

The website says that Open Medicine will help international researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and the public understand health and health care, improve clinical practice, and encourage open discussion and dialogue on all health related issues.

On 3 August CMAJ published an online editorial outlining its new . . . [Full text of this article]

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