World Association of Medical Editors
Topic: Organization
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| Abbreviation | WAME |
|---|---|
| Formation | March 16, 1995 |
| Founded at | Bellagio, Lombardy, Italy |
Region | International |
Membership (2017[1]) | 1,830 |
President | Rakesh Aggarwal |
Vice President | Chris Zielinski |
Secretary | José Florencio F. Lapeña |
| Website | wame |
The World Association of Medical Editors (abbreviated WAME, pronounced "whammy") is an international, virtual organization of editors of medical journals.[2][3] It was originally founded in 1995 by a group of members of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), who had grown concerned that the ICMJE had become "too small, self-serving, and exclusive".[2][4] It was launched on March 16, 1995 in Bellagio, Lombardy, Italy, after a three-day conference was held to discuss ways to enable greater international cooperation between editors of medical journals. The conference was attended by twenty-two editors from thirteen countries, all funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.[5] One of those in attendance was Iain Chalmers.[6] Any editor of a peer-reviewed biomedical journal is eligible to join WAME.[7]
References
- ↑ "About Us". https://wame.org/aboutus.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Squires, Bruce; Fletcher, Suzanne (January–February 2005). "The World Association of Medical Editors (WAME): Thriving in Its First Decade". Science Editor 28 (1): 13–16. https://www.councilscienceeditors.org/wp-content/uploads/v28n1p013-016.pdf.
- ↑ Wager, Elizabeth (2005) (in en). Getting Research Published: An A to Z of Publication Strategy. Radcliffe Publishing. pp. 113. ISBN 9781857756876. https://books.google.com/books?id=QzpSjgsIZLUC&pg=PA113.
- ↑ Weller, Ann C. (2001) (in en). Editorial Peer Review: Its Strengths and Weaknesses. Information Today, Inc.. pp. 14. ISBN 9781573871006. https://books.google.com/books?id=lH3DVnkbTFsC&pg=PA14.
- ↑ "Launch of the World Association of Medical Editors" (in en). JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 273 (13): 981. 1995-04-05. doi:10.1001/jama.1995.03520370019006. ISSN 0098-7484.
- ↑ Smith, R. (1995-03-25). "World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) launched" (in en). BMJ 310 (6982): 761–762. doi:10.1136/bmj.310.6982.761a. ISSN 0959-8138.
- ↑ Ferris, Lorraine E.; Fletcher, Robert H. (2012-05-09). "Conflict of interest in Peer-Reviewed medical journals: The World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) position on a challenging problem" (in en). Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy 2 (3): 188–191–191. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2223-3652.2012.07.03. ISSN 2223-3660. PMID 24282716.
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