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On Thu, 31 Mar 1994 [log in to unmask] wrote: > ------------------------------------------- 1 April 1994 ---- > Urgent appeal on title change regarding JAMA and CMAJ. > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > As many of you know by now from all the leaks that have gotten > out, NAFTA and the various health care reform initiatives have > led to the impending amalgamation of the medical associations > of the U.S. and Canada, with Mexico soon to follow once certain > side deals are worked out. I have been approached by a > representative of the former Canadian association who is on > the working group that will oversee the merger of the national > journals, JAMA and CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association > Journal). He has asked me to informally survey my colleagues > on the best title for the new journal: > > North American Medical Association Journal (NAMAJ) > or > Journal of the North American Medical Association (JNAMA). > > NAMAJ makes for a pronounceable acronym, but JNAMA would shelve > closer to JAMA on the shelf. Woe unto them who shelve JAMA > under American Medical Association. Anyway, I thought I'd > solicit input from MEDLIB-L as this decision will have > consequences for us all. The Mexican medical journal > will of course be included once the side deals are complete. > Please vote using the handy dandy form below. > _ > |_| NAMAJ > _ > |XX_| JNAMA > _ > |_| Write your own: _______________________ > > PS: as far as I've heard, in the interests of equity, ALL > North American subscribers will be considered "foreign" > and will receive their mailings from headquarters in > Europe. The foreign surcharge has yet to be worked out. > Heh heh. > > !PS 2:April Fool! > Jenny Reiswig > Toronto East General Hospital > [log in to unmask] > > PS 3: Please send all flame remarks about this highly inappropriate > use of this forum to me personally. So there. >