Mja Editor Calls It A Day

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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



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John Flannery


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