wjm's Hanging Committee

Abstract

Have you wondered about our “hanging committee” on the wjm masthead? These knowledgeable and talented individuals volunteer a great deal of time and expertise to the journal. Experts in clinical epidemiology, statistics, and study design, they scrutinize all manuscripts previously subjected to peer review and found to merit serious consideration. They not only help decide on suitability for publication, but also provide methodologic advice and suggestions to prospective authors. The “hanging committee” is not where manuscripts are sent to their execution. Rather, the term derives from an old British Medical Association custom (and one shared by many other privileged groups in the United Kingdom), where a special committee served as final arbiter of whether, and precisely where and how, a new portrait of some dignitary should be hung. We are grateful for the support of this group of experts. We are lucky to have them.