The publication cycle for letters to the editor to CMAJ has been shortened from months to hours. Readers of eCMAJ (www.cma.ca/cmaj) can now submit an eLetter in response to articles the journal has published, and the eLetters will then be screened by a CMAJ editor. ”The goal is to post as soon as possible, and within the next business day at the latest, correspondence that contributes significantly to the topic under discussion,” Editor John Hoey said of the service, which was launched with the Aug. 22 issue. The letters may also be published in the journal‚s paper version.
To send an eLetter, readers simply click on the mailbox icon at the bottom of the HTML text of any article.