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Since the editor-in-chief and senior deputy editor of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) were fired in February 2006, there has been passionate public debate about editorial independence and the governance of the publication.^1,2 In March, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) appointed a review panel. In July, the panel made its recommendations for change,³ and the association immediately accepted them.⁴ The report is silent on the underlying reasons for the firings, which may never be publicly clarified.

The CMAJ is the leading general health sciences journal in Canada and has been published continuously since 1911.³ Appearing biweekly, it is provided . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Steinbrook (rsteinbrook@attglobal.net) is a national correspondent for the Journal.

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