Australian Medical Association Limited
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Telephone: (02) 6270 5400 Facsimile (02) 6270 5499
MJA EDITOR CALLS IT A DAY
After fifteen years at the helm of Australia’s premier general medical publication, the Editor of
the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA), Dr Martin Van Der Weyden, has announced his
intention to retire.
The MJA is the journal of the Australian Medical Association (AMA).
Dr Van Der Weyden will finish his term as Editor by early 2011. The position has been
advertised nationally and internationally with calls for expressions of interest by 31 January
2010.
Dr Van Der Weyden took over the Editorship of the MJA in February 1995.
Under his guidance, the impact factor of the MJA increased from below 2 to an all-time high of
3.32. The impact factor is a measure that reflects the average number of citations to articles
published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used to rate the relative
importance of a journal. The MJA currently ranks number 18 in the global listing of general
medical journals.
Since 1995, Dr Van Der Weyden has been a member of the International Committee of
Medical Journal Editors.
In 2008, he was elected as a Director of the World Association of Medical Editors.
He has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles and contributed chapters to books on medical
publishing.
17 November 2009
CONTACT:
John Flannery
02 6270 5477 / 0419 494 761
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