The Editors in Chief of the American Journal of Ophthalmology, Archives of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmology are participating in a series of Editorials and Perspectives seeking to enhance the quality of articles published in the ophthalmic medical literature. A number of topics have been addressed either by these three Editors or by selected individuals that discuss many current topics in medical journalism. The readers are invited to view this series and view those articles, most of which are offered free of charge.
The distortion of commercial research reported in the peer-reviewed literature
Thomas J. Liesegang Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
August 2009 (Vol. 44, Issue 4, Pages 367-369) PDF
Revealing the Faults in Medical Journals
Thomas J. Liesegang Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis
April 2009 (Vol. 57, Issue 2, Pages 75-83) (not available open access) Abstract
Not for Your Eyes: Information Concealed through Publication Bias
Thomas J. Liesegang, Daniel M. Albert, Andrew P. Schachat American Journal of Ophthalmology
November 2008 (Vol. 146, Issue 5, Pages 638-640) Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
How to Ensure Our Readers' Trust: The Proper Attribution of Authors and Contributors
Thomas J. Liesegang, Daniel M. Albert, Andrew P. Schachat American Journal of Ophthalmology
September 2008 (Vol. 146, Issue 3, Pages 337-340) Full Text | Full-Text PDF (65 KB)
Commercialism, Loss of Professionalism, and the Effect on Journals
Thomas J. Liesegang Archives of Ophthalmology
September 2008 (Vol. 126, Issue 9, Pages 1292-1295) Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Institutional review boards and new patient privacy issues in publication
Liesegang TJ Indian Journal of Ophthalmology - 2007 (Vol. 55, Issue 3, Pages 169-171) Full Text
The Outcome of Manuscripts Submitted to the American Journal of Ophthalmology Between 2002 and 2003 ,16 January 2007
Thomas J. Liesegang, Marwan Shaikh, Julia E. Crook American Journal of Ophthalmology
April 2007 (Vol. 143, Issue 4, Pages 551-560.e1) Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (930 KB)
Peers Review, Editors Decide, and Then, What? , 06 February 2007
Andrew P. Schachat American Journal of Ophthalmology
April 2007 (Vol. 143, Issue 4, Pages 677-678) Full Text | Full-Text PDF (39 KB)
The meaning and need for informed consent in research
Liesegang TJ Indian Journal of Ophthalmology - 2007 (Vol. 55, Issue 1, Pages 1-3) Full Text
Control of Data, Authorship, and Responsibility for Clinical Trials Publications
William R. Freeman Ophthalmology
September 2005 (Vol. 112, Issue 9, Pages 1485-1486) Full Text | Full-Text PDF (43 KB)
Registration of Clinical Trials
Levin LA, Gottlieb JL, Beck RW, Albert DM, Liesegang TJ, Hoyt CS, Dick A, Bhisitkul R, Schachat AP Archives of Ophthalmology
September 2005 (Vol. 123, Issue 9, Pages 1263-1264) Abstract | Full Text
Meeting Our Ethical Obligations in Medical Publishing: Responsibilities of Editors, Authors, and Readers of Peer-Reviewed Journals
Albert DM, Liesegang TJ, Schachat AP Archives of Ophthalmology
May 2005 (Vol. 123, Issue 5, Pages 684-686) Abstract | Full Text
Improving the Reporting of Clinical Case Series, 21 March 2005
Douglas A. Jabs American Journal of Ophthalmology
May 2005 (Vol. 139, Issue 5, Pages 900-905) Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (126 KB)
Maintaining public trust in medical journals
Thomas J. Liesegang, Andrew P. Schachat, Daniel M. Albert American Journal of Ophthalmology
April 2005 (Vol. 139, Issue 4, Pages 707-709) Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Pharmaceutical companies and ophthalmic research
Thomas J. Liesegang, Andrew P. Schachat, Daniel A. Albert Ophthalmology
March 2005 (Vol. 112, Issue 3, Pages 363-365) Full Text | Full-Text PDF (59 KB)
Advantages and Potential Dangers of Presentation Before Publication: Third in a Series on Editorship
Bernd Bressler NM, Liesegang TJ, Schachat AP, Albert, DM Archives of Ophthalmology
July 2004 (Vol. 122, Issue 7, Pages 1045-1048) Abstract | Full Text
The Open Access initiative in scientific and biomedical publishing: Fourth in the series on editorship , 04 November 2004
Thomas J. Liesegang, Andrew P. Schachat, Daniel M. Albert American Journal of Ophthalmology
January 2005 (Vol. 139, Issue 1, Pages 156-167) Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (154 KB)
The editorial process for medical journals: I. Introduction of a series and discussion of the responsibilities of editors, authors, and reviewers
Thomas J Liesegang, Daniel M Albert, Andrew P Schachat, Donald S Minckler American Journal of Ophthalmology
July 2003 (Vol. 136, Issue 1, Pages 109-113) Full Text | Full-Text PDF (73 KB)
Safe and effective
Andrew P Schachat, Wiley A Chambers, Thomas J Liesegang, Daniel A Albert Ophthalmology
November 2003 (Vol. 110, Issue 11, Pages 2073-2074) Full Text | Full-Text PDF (31 KB)
