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Firings, Resignations, Compromised Independence Cited

Bridget M. Kuehn

JAMA. 2006;296:1337-1338.

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After several months of upheaval at the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), which included the sudden firing of the journal's top two editors and subsequent mass resignations by staff and editorial board members in February and March, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has agreed to follow the recommendations of an independent panel of experts and overhaul the journal's governance.

The new governance plan for the Canadian Medical Association Journal realigns the reporting structure, distinguishing the chain of command for business and editorial issues. It also establishes the journal oversight committee as an intermediary to resolve disputes between the editor and owner.

In March, responding to concerns that the editorial independence of the journal had been compromised, the association and its commercial subsidiary, CMA Holdings, commissioned an independent panel of experts to review the journal's governance. The 8-member panel was led by Richard W. Pound, QC, an . . . [Full Text of this Article]

LONG-STANDING CONFLICT