Scientific articles have hardly changed in 50 years
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EDITOR—Smith notices little change in the format of medical papers in 50 years,1 yet it was in 1958, almost 50 years ago, that Richard Asher asked: "Why are medical journals so dull?"2
May I suggest that Asher's small classic be a candidate for re-publication, if only to stimulate the next generation of editors and writers? Indeed, why are other classic BMJ papers of the past not on the web? If a paper is not on the web it is (almost) lost to the collective memory.
Tim Benson, director
Abies, London NW3 7PL tim.benson@abies.co.uk
Competing interests: None declared.
References
Smith R. Scientific articles have hardly changed in 50 years. BMJ 2004;328: 1533. (26 June.)
British Medical Association. A sense of Asher: a new miscellany. London: BMA, 1984: 78-84.
May I suggest that Asher's small classic be a candidate for re-publication, if only to stimulate the next generation of editors and writers? Indeed, why are other classic BMJ papers of the past not on the web? If a paper is not on the web it is (almost) lost to the collective memory.
Tim Benson, director
Abies, London NW3 7PL tim.benson@abies.co.uk
Competing interests: None declared.
References
Smith R. Scientific articles have hardly changed in 50 years. BMJ 2004;328: 1533. (26 June.)
British Medical Association. A sense of Asher: a new miscellany. London: BMA, 1984: 78-84.