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Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:425-426.

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On January 15, 1999, George D. Lundberg, MD, was dismissed as Editor of JAMA and Editor-in-Chief of AMA's Scientific Information and Multimedia. In a written statement, AMA Executive Vice President E. Ratcliffe Anderson, Jr, MD, said that Dr Lundberg "threatened the historic tradition and integrity of the Journal of the American Medical Association by inappropriately and inexcusably interjecting JAMA into a major political debate that has nothing to do with science or medicine."¹

The article in question² surveyed college students regarding their perceptions of whether certain sexual practices constituted having "had sex." The study was conducted by leading researchers, was not solicited by JAMA, and underwent peer review and editorial scrutiny.

The dismissal of Dr Lundberg has prompted widespread concern within the medical and scientific publishing communities. Innumerable commentators worldwide have interpreted Dr Lundberg's dismissal as a serious challenge to JAMA's editorial freedom and a direct threat to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

The Key and Critical Objectives of JAMA^4-5

JAMA and AMA Archives Journals Editors and JAMA Editorial Board Members.
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