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Support WAME
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, WAME can now accept grants and contributions as a charitable organization to further its mission of educating editors around the world. WAME's updated Bylaws are available at http://www.wame.org/wame-bylaws. For more information or to donate, contact WAME at wame@jama-archives.org.
New WAME Directors Elected
The election of the WAME Directors for 2010-2011 has closed. The WAME Board is pleased to announce the election of Rakesh Aggarwal (India), Rod J. Rohrich (USA), and Rob Siebers (New Zealand) [second term] as Directors for 2010-2011.
WAME Editorial
Conflict of Interest in Peer-Reviewed Medical Journals: The World Association of Medical Editors Position on a Challenging Problem by Lorraine Ferris and Robert Fletcher (accessible to WAME Members only for a limited time), which addresses the WAME Policy Statement Conflict of Interest in Peer-Reviewed Medical Journals. The
new policy from the Editorial Policy and Publication Ethics Committees
addresses conflict of interest issues and approaches for authors, peer
reviewers, and editors.
2009 WAME Member Meeting
A summary of the Fourth WAME Member Meeting, held September 11, 2009, in Vancouver, BC, Canada, is now available.
New WAME Listserves
Referencing Conference Proceedings
Criteria for Including Journals in Online Databases
Disputes By Individuals Named in Acknowledgments
Missing Author and Issues of Copyright Transfer
Measuring Scientific Impact
Duplicate Publication of Highly Interesting Materials
Conflict of Interest or Oversight?
Journal Requirements for Submission; Centralizing Manuscript Submission and Review
Who Owns Copyright On Figures "Adapted With Permission"?
Handling Non-financial Conflicts of Interest
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