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Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH

JAMA. 2000;283:105.

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My favorite writing place is outside where I can see the sky and feel the open air. I am told that for me to do that in Chicago, I will have to add antifreeze to the ink half of the year. Yes, I said ink. While I certainly use a computer and surf the Web, I prefer the feel of a pen moving across paper when I write nonscientific prose. It might be old-fashioned, but it helps my thought process.

I must confess to being somewhat old-fashioned in other ways that are pertinent to our authors and readers. I believe in the sanctity of editorial (and academic) freedom. When an author sends a paper to a scientific journal, the editor and editorial staff must have every confidence that the data presented are accurate and the conclusions rendered are supported by the data. Likewise, the author . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Author Affiliation: Dr DeAngelis is Editor, JAMA.

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