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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American) 83:e4-e5 (2001)
© 2001 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Symposium

Medical Scientific Publishing in the Twenty-first Century

II. Conflict of Interest in Scientific Publication

Michael W. Chapman, MD


   Introduction
 
The vast majority of peer-reviewed scientific publications have not yet moved into electronic publishing in spite of the tremendous potential. Some of the major issues which remain unsolved include questions of copyright, financial stability, and advertising. How can journals be made available on the Internet and at the same time protect their copyright to prevent unauthorized publication and distribution of the journal which would undermine its financial viability? How can electronic publication of journals be financed to allow them to survive? Subscription revenue alone will not support most journals, and currently advertising is not only critical to their financial viability but is a useful source of information for readers as well. Thus, advertising has been and will continue to be necessary for the publication of the vast majority of high-quality peer-reviewed scientific journals. However, advertising in an electronic medium permits an interrelationship between the scientific material in the journal and . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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