Comments on: Open Medicine Journal

Open Medicine Journal

furtive — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:22:26 -0800

The inaugural edition of Open Medicine, a peer-reviewed, independent, open-access medical journal is now available online. The online medical journal launched in the aftermath of a rift last year between some editors and the publisher of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Among the first interesting articles? a review of studies which suggests that health outcomes may be superior in patients cared for in Canada versus the United States (but differences are not consistent), even though spending is higher south of the border.

By: furtive

furtive — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:29:38 -0800

This is a pretty big deal for several reasons: Editorialy independant No publication delay Reprints are free The journal uses a Creative Commons license They refuse advertisements from the pharmaceutical and medical device industry. P.S. I'm at work, did I beat BoingBoing?

By: rxrfrx

rxrfrx — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:38:51 -0800

You beat BB, but Open Medicine didn't beat PLoS Medicine.

By: Flashman

Flashman — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:02:44 -0800

...in the United States, they're currently spending a little over $7,100 per individual on health care annually, whereas in Canada we're spending a little over $2,900 per individual annually...

By: Staggering Jack

Staggering Jack — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:29:22 -0800

I'm not really familiar with them, but there's also Hindawi Publishing's open access journal collection, which (I believe) are all peer-reviewed.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:19:57 -0800

of course they're better outcomes--we have almost 50 million who don't get any early detection or care at all for anything, let alone preventative care. Businesses are now speaking up for universal care here, too--they know it's cheaper for them. We'll be seeing action soon, i bet.

By: misanthropicsarah

misanthropicsarah — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:22:35 -0800

I actually found it very useful because it's OPEN SOURCE and uses creative commons. This blew my mind when I found out about it a few weeks ago.