Journal ownership versus editorial independence tug-o'-war.

Abstract

Extracted from text ... 470 Sometime in 1998, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a paper that had languished in the queue for some time. The article, based on a survey of university student attitudes towards sex, and never faulted for its scientific soundness, found that students did not regard oral sex as 'real' sex. Enter Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky, the impeachment process, and the question whether Clinton had had sexual relations with Lewinsky, and the paper suddenly acquired special currency. George Lundberg - JAMA's highly regarded and erudite editor known for his wry sense of humour - promptly published ..