A news item, Journal rejects article after objections from marketing department by Owen Dyer in BMJ 2004; 328: 244-b, together with the
rapid responses to the item, provide a noteworthy example of case study in publication ethics. One of the responses, Correction and addition, includes a reply from the Associate Publisher & Director of Marketing for the Journal (Dialysis & Transplantation). An excerpt: "Publishers reject countless articles every day, and it is their prerogative to do so. It is, of course, any author's prerogative to submit the article to another publisher". [PS: this case is relevant for any journals, including open access journals, that use advertising as a substantial source of revenue].
Posted by
Jim Till at 2/04/2004 08:08:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
