Navigating Editorial Waters: Alicui Tamen Faciendum Est.

Journal of Allied Health Pub Date : 2024-01-01

Thomas W Elwood

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Abstract

The late David Foster Wallace wrote The Pale King, a fictional novel about tax collectors in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It was published posthumously on Tax Day following his suicide in 2008. In it, he claims that the Latin expression in the above subheading is the motto for the IRS where it means, "He is the one doing a difficult, unpopular job," but no such actual motto exists for that government entity. Instead, another interpretation of the saying might be "Anyway, someone has to do it," which conveniently sums up the kinds of responsibilities undertaken by a journal editor.

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在编辑水域中航行：Alicui Tamen Faciendum Est.

已故作家大卫-福斯特-华莱士（David Foster Wallace）写过一部虚构小说《苍白的国王》（The Pale King），讲述了美国国税局（IRS）收税员的故事。该书于 2008 年他自杀后的税务日出版。在小说中，他声称上述小标题中的拉丁语是国税局的座右铭，意思是 "他在做一项艰巨而不受欢迎的工作"，但实际上该政府机构并没有这样的座右铭。相反，对这句话的另一种解释可能是 "无论如何，总得有人去做"，这恰好概括了期刊编辑所承担的职责。

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Journal of Allied Health Medicine-Medicine (all)

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Allied Health is the official publication of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP) . The Journal is the only interdisciplinary allied health periodical, publishing scholarly works related to research and development, feature articles, research abstracts and book reviews. Readers of The Journal comprise allied health leaders, educators, faculty and students. Subscribers to The Journal consist of domestic and international college and university libraries, health organizations and hospitals. Almost 20% of subscribers, in the last three years, have been from outside of the United States. Subscribers include the World Health Organization, the American Medical Association and major universities.