Reflecting in the swampy lowlands

Abstract

Holidays are a good time for reflection, and it feels like holiday time in the BMJ office: the air is hot and the office quiet and half empty. So it is fitting that this week's BMJ offers a fair amount of quiet reflection. Some of this reflection is internal. Almost four years ago the BMJ set up its own ethics committee, and on page 510 Elizabeth Wager tells its story. We set up the committee, among other things, to help us with difficult cases. Readers might think that much of what editors do—sit and read papers—is a gentle activity, with …