A new structure for the Journal of Medical Ethics
- The Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and the University of Melbourne, Australia
Over the next few issues, you will notice some changes to the Journal of Medical Ethics. Box 1 summarises the new structure for the journal.
Box 1. Summary of the new structure of the journal
Regular sections Editorial Guest Editorial Current Controversies (free web access) Leading Article (free web access) Peer reviewed original contributions
New special sections •Teaching and Learning Ethics •Clinical Ethics •Research Ethics •Global Medical Ethics •Law, Ethics and Medicine •Review Essay Ethics Briefings Book Reviews Letters and eLetters News and notes
Occasional sections Brief Reports Debate Point of view Medical Student Essay Glossary
Current Controversies will briefly describe a current issue of public interest. Informal comment will be invited from a number of commentators from a variety of disciplines. The goal of this section is to provide a publicly accessible resource to promote informed general debate. There will be free web access to the Current Controversies.
The Leading Article …
