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Communication and the Journals

Communication and the Journals JAMA Revisited February 20, 1967 on microfiche. These are rectangles of plastic film approxi- mately 2½ inches by 3½ inches, and each containing the image of up to 96 pages of text. The necessity of owning a microfilm viewer is a major economic block to widespread Do medical journals aid communication? Although most per- use. But if portable and inexpensive viewers appear on the sons would consider the answer self-evident, some appar- market, perhaps microfilm will be used more generally; the ently disagree. For example, last April 4-6, a symposium on major advantage, of course, is the small amount of storage Biomedical Communications was held in New York City. area required for published material. The New York Academy of Sciences and the Audiovisual As a final example, a dilemma in periodical publication is Facility of the USPHS sponsored the event. Among its distin- the time lag of the process. Because of dissatisfaction, one con- guished list of speakers we look in vain for a medical editor; sequence is the recent interest in "nonjournal journals." The nor does the agenda contain any hint that medical journalism NIH has just concluded an experiment to determine the value has a role in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Communication and the Journals

JAMA , Volume 317 (7) – Feb 21, 2017

Communication and the Journals

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JAMA Revisited February 20, 1967 on microfiche. These are rectangles of plastic film approxi- mately 2½ inches by 3½ inches, and each containing the image of up to 96 pages of text. The necessity of owning a microfilm viewer is a major economic block to widespread Do medical journals aid communication? Although most per- use. But if portable and inexpensive viewers appear on the sons would consider the answer self-evident, some appar- market, perhaps microfilm will be used more...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2017 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.2016.20843
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28241345
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Abstract

JAMA Revisited February 20, 1967 on microfiche. These are rectangles of plastic film approxi- mately 2½ inches by 3½ inches, and each containing the image of up to 96 pages of text. The necessity of owning a microfilm viewer is a major economic block to widespread Do medical journals aid communication? Although most per- use. But if portable and inexpensive viewers appear on the sons would consider the answer self-evident, some appar- market, perhaps microfilm will be used more generally; the ently disagree. For example, last April 4-6, a symposium on major advantage, of course, is the small amount of storage Biomedical Communications was held in New York City. area required for published material. The New York Academy of Sciences and the Audiovisual As a final example, a dilemma in periodical publication is Facility of the USPHS sponsored the event. Among its distin- the time lag of the process. Because of dissatisfaction, one con- guished list of speakers we look in vain for a medical editor; sequence is the recent interest in "nonjournal journals." The nor does the agenda contain any hint that medical journalism NIH has just concluded an experiment to determine the value has a role in

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Published: Feb 21, 2017

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