Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học General Psychiatry cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Challenges and opportunities of publishing supplements at Arthritis . | Mulvany et al. Arthritis Research Therapy 2010 12 113 http content 12 2 113 EDITORIAL Challenges and opportunities of publishing supplements at Arthritis Research Therapy Frances Mulvany 1 Jo Baker2 Peter E Lipsky3 and Ravinder N Maini3 Supplements are the cause of much debate in the world of journal publishing. Supplements are criticized for the fact that often they are funded by an external source and journals have been known to shy away from their publication 1 . But is refusing to publish supplements the only answer At Arthritis Research Therapy we feel that - if subjected to the full rigors of peer review -supplements can provide invaluable educational resources exploring themes in a detailed and focused way that might not always be possible in the main journal. At Arthritis Research Therapy we have decided that the potential risk of a loss of objectivity in industry-sponsored supplements can be managed by scrupulous attention to the peer-review process. Therefore in our experience the benefit of publishing supplements greatly outweighs any perception of loss of objectivity. We should note that our colleagues in the pharmaceutical industry have embraced our approach with no efforts to circumvent our rules as far as we know. We consider proceedings review collections and meeting abstracts for inclusion as supplements. Examples of recent supplements are easily accessed on the journal website. It will be apparent that the emphasis is on the molecular and cellular basis of immune and inflammatory mechanisms of disease. The underwriting by the sponsor of the cost of peer review and production ensures that the high-quality publication is freely available. Outlined below is the procedure that we follow when considering any potential supplements for the journal. We recognize the potential for competing interests to influence the content of articles where there is industry involvement but we believe that by adhering to a stringent publication .
