High-impact medical journals and peace: a history of involvement.
Bloom, Joshua D;
Sambunjak, Dario;
Sondorp, Egbert;
(2007)
High-impact medical journals and peace: a history of involvement.
Journal of public health policy, 28 (3).
pp. 341-355.
ISSN 0197-5897
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200145
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The aim of this study is to explore the positions of five leading general medical journals (The Lancet, British Medical Journal--BMJ, Journal of American Medical Association--JAMA, New England Journal of Medicine--NEJM, and Annals of Internal Medicine--AIM) toward the issues of collective violence. We calculated the proportion of war-related articles in the total number of articles published in these five high-impact journals, and in the total number of articles indexed in PubMed during the last 60 years. The results showed a continuous increase in the proportion of war-related articles. Our findings suggest that the leading general medical journals have taken an active editorial stance toward the issues of war and peace. We conclude that high-impact medical journals can make an important contribution to efforts aimed at reducing the risks and consequences of war and violence.
