Editorial Board Members

A medical editorial board member is an individual who serves on the editorial board of a medical journal or publication. Their role is to ensure the quality, accuracy, and integrity of the content being published. Here are some of the primary responsibilities and qualifications of a medical editorial board member.

Being a medical editorial board member is a prestigious position that plays a vital role in shaping knowledge and understanding in the medical field. It requires a combination of expertise, dedication, and integrity. A medical writer is a professional writer who applies the principles of clinical research in creating clinical trial documents or other regulatory documents for submission to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or other international regulatory bodies. In addition, medical writers may produce scientific articles, educational materials, content for medical websites, and other materials that communicate complex medical information more easily.

A medical writer is an individual with a background in science or medicine, who combines knowledge of clinical research, regulations, and written communication skills to produce documentation and communication materials that effectively and clearly describe research results, product use, and other medical information. They work closely with researchers, doctors, other healthcare professionals, and sometimes patients to produce regulatory, research, educational, and promotional documents.

Educational Background: Obtain a strong educational foundation in a relevant field, such as medicine, pharmacy, life sciences, or a related discipline. A bachelor’s degree is often the minimum requirement, but having a master’s or a Ph.D. can provide a competitive advantage.
Medical Knowledge: Gain a solid understanding of medical concepts, terminology, and research methods. Stay updated with the latest developments in medical science and healthcare.
Writing Skills: Develop excellent writing skills, including the ability to convey complex medical information in a clear and engaging manner. Practice writing different types of documents commonly used in the medical field.
Specialization: Decide on your area of specialization within medical writing. This could be clinical research, regulatory writing, medical journalism, health communication, or any other niche that aligns with your skills and interests.
Training: Consider taking specialized training courses or workshops in medical writing. Many organizations and institutions offer online and in-person training programs to help you refine your skills.
Networking: Build a network within the medical and scientific community. Attend conferences, seminars, and workshops related to medicine and writing. Networking can help you connect with potential clients, collaborators, and employers.
Portfolio Development: Create a diverse portfolio that showcases your writing skills and expertise. Include a variety of sample documents to demonstrate your ability to handle different types of medical writing projects.
Freelancing or Employment: Decide whether you want to work as a freelance medical writer or seek employment with pharmaceutical companies, research organizations, healthcare institutions, or medical communication agencies.
Global Presence: To establish a global presence, you can:
- Online Presence: Create a professional website or blog where you can showcase your portfolio, share insights on medical topics, and demonstrate your expertise.
- Social Media: Engage on social media platforms like LinkedIn, Twitter, and professional forums to connect with professionals in the medical and writing fields.
- International Clients: Collaborate with clients and organizations from different countries to expand your reach and global client base.
Continuous Learning: The medical field is constantly evolving. Stay updated with the latest medical advancements, regulatory guidelines, and writing trends.
Ethics and Accuracy: As a medical writer, accuracy and ethical considerations are paramount. Ensure that your work is evidence-based, well-researched, and adheres to ethical standards.

Responsibilities

Peer Review Process: Board members often assist in the peer-review process by evaluating manuscript submissions, selecting peer reviewers, or reviewing the comments of peer reviewers to decide on the acceptability of manuscripts for publication.
Setting Policies and Standards: They might help in setting the guidelines and standards for the types of articles the journal accepts and how they are reviewed.
Content Review: They may periodically review and assess the content of the journal to ensure it maintains a high standard of quality and relevance to its audience.
Editorial Decisions: In collaboration with other board members and the chief editor, they might make decisions regarding which manuscripts get published.
Promoting the Journal: This might include sharing upcoming calls for papers, attending conferences, or helping to strategize ways to improve the journal’s impact factor and readership.
Providing Expertise: Their specialized knowledge can be crucial for guiding the journal’s direction and content, ensuring that it remains relevant and valuable to its readership.
Ethical Oversight: They help ensure that the journal upholds strict ethical standards, including addressing potential conflicts of interest, plagiarism, and other issues.

Qualifications

Medical Expertise: A strong background in a specific area of medicine or medical research, often evidenced by a medical degree or a Ph.D. in a related field.
Research Experience: A history of publishing research in peer-reviewed journals.
Editorial Experience: Previous experience as a reviewer or editor for other journals can be beneficial.
Ethical Standards: An understanding of and commitment to upholding the ethical standards of medical publishing.
Communication Skills: Effective communication is essential for collaborating with authors, reviewers, and other board members.
Time Commitment: Serving on an editorial board can be time-consuming, so members must be willing and able to dedicate the necessary time to their duties.

At a Glance of Our Editorial Team Members

English medical writers

A

Thomas Alcock (surgeon)
Charles Aldis
Rozina Ali
George Armstrong (physician)
John Armstrong (physician)
Thomas Arnold (physician)
John Ash (physician)
Richard Asher
Tony Attwood
R. F. E. Austin

B

Richard Banister
Henry Banyer
James Lomax Bardsley
John Barker (medical writer)
Robert Barnes (physician)
Philip Barrow
William Barrowby
Edward Barry (writer)
William Richard Basham
William Batt (doctor)
Robert Bayfield
Maurice Beddow Bayly
Thomas Baynton
Robert Bell (physician)
Christopher Bennet
Comyns Berkeley
John Betts (physician)
William John Bishop
William Cecil Bosanquet
Richard Boulton
Robert Bourne (doctor)
Rubert William Boyce
Thomas Bradley (physician)
James Braithwaite
William Brinton
Ann Brockman (writer)
William Bromfeild
Humphrey Brooke (physician)
Richard Brookes
John Browne (anatomist)
Noel Broxholme
George Budd
William Bullein
John Burton (antiquary)
John Stevenson Bushnan

C

Nicholas Carr (professor)
Thomas Castle
Norman Chevers
Fleetwood Churchill
James Fernandez Clarke
John Clarke (physician, 1761–1815)
Rachel Clarke
William Clowes (surgeon)
Henry Clutterbuck
John Cotta
Charles James Cullingworth

D

Katharina Dalton
Stanley Davidson
John Bunnell Davis
Thomas Denman (physician)
Horace Dobell
Robert Druitt

E

David Edwardes
Thomas Emes
John Bishop Estlin

F

Charles Hilton Fagge
John Farmery (physician)
Samuel Farr (physician)
Arthur Farre
Frederic John Farre
William Moses Feldman
Anthony Fothergill (physician)
Wilson Fox
Thomas Frewen (physician)
Francis Fuller the Younger

G

Thomas Gale (surgeon)
John Gay (surgeon)
Thomas Caspar Gilchrist
Hastings Gilford
Benjamin Golding
Edmund Goodwyn
Joseph Mortimer Granville
Sir Edward Greaves, 1st Baronet
Vivian Green-Armytage
Jonathan Green (medical writer)
Leonard Guthrie

H

Samuel Osborne Habershon
Walter Hadwen
Kenneth G. Haig
John Halle
J. R. Hancorn
Leonard Hill (physiologist)
William Hillary (physician)
Nathaniel Hodges
George Calvert Holland
Robert Hooper (physician)
John Horder
Alexander Copland Hutchison

K

Robert Kinglake (physician)
William Senhouse Kirkes
Thomas Kirkland

L

Browne Langrish
Walter Sydney Lazarus-Barlow
George William Lefevre
George Lipscomb
Robert Liveing
Theophilus Lobb
John Stuart Penton Lumley
Monty Lyman
Daniel Lysons (physician)

M

Ernest Maddox
Helen Mair
William Orlando Markham
John Marks (doctor)
Thomas Marryat
Alexander Edwin Marsden
James Radclyffe McDonagh
Martha Mears (author)
Thomas Morton (surgeon)
George Motherby
Arthur Albert St. Mouritz
William Musgrave

N

Walter Needham
William Norford

P

Sam Parnia
Caleb Hillier Parry
Joseph Frank Payne
Thomas Percival
Thomas Phaer
Jane Plant
John William Polidori

R

Charles Bland Radcliffe
William Harcourt Ranking
John Read (surgeon)
John Reid (physician)
Ernest Septimus Reynolds
Edward Rigby (obstetrician)
Arthur Rook (dermatologist)

S

Oliver Sacks
Cicely Saunders
James Sawyer
Charles Scudamore
Samuel Sharp (surgeon)
William Tyler Smith
Herbert Snow
John Flint South
John Spurgin
David Stafford-Clark
Leonard B. Strang
Robert James Nicholl Streeten
Joseph Griffiths Swayne

T

Thomas Hawkes Tanner
Alfred Swaine Taylor
Theophilus Thompson (physician)
George Thomson (physician)
Isabel Thorne
William Tibbles
Charles Meymott Tidy
Edward Tilt
Ernest H. Tipper
John W. Todd
Eric J. Trimmer
Thomas Turner (surgeon)

U

David Uwins

W

Adolphe Wahltuch
Joseph Warner (surgeon)
Francis Cornelius Webb
Charles Powell White
Darrell Wilkinson
Dawson Williams
W. Roger Williams
Donald Winnicott
Richard Wiseman (surgeon)
German Sims Woodhead

Y

James Yearsley
Isaac Burney Yeo

American Writer

A

Keith Ablow
Chris Adrian
Marla Ahlgrimm
Kenneth B. Ain
Arthur Allen (author)
Harrison Allen
Daniel Amen
Brian Andrews (doctor)
Marcia Angell
Jacob M. Appel
Louis Aronne
Bailey Ashford
Paul Auerbach

B

William W. Bauer
John Brodhead Beck
Gunning S. Bedford
Kofi Boahene
Christopher J. Boes
Sherry Boschert
Lilian Brandt
Cora Belle Brewster
Flora A. Brewster
Theresa Brown (author)
Gustav Brühl (author)
Louise Stevens Bryant
Lucius Duncan Bulkley
Will Bulsiewicz
Adeel A. Butt

C

William Warder Cadbury
Jean Carper
Russell LaFayette Cecil
Christopher Chabris
Edwin Nesbit Chapman
Logan Clendening
William Close
Arthur F. Coca
Margo Cohen
Michael H. Cohen
Brandon Colby
Robin Cook (American novelist)
John Cowan (physician)
Arthur J. Cramp
C. Ward Crampton
Edward T. Creagan
Michael Crichton
Susan Elizabeth Wood Crocker
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
Richard Cytowic

D

Garth Davis (surgeon)
Mary Gage Day
Lois DeBakey
Selma DeBakey
Martin Delany
Robert DeStefano
William Potts Dewees
Frances Dickinson (physician)
Lavinia Dock
Benjamin Winslow Dudley

E

Dean Edell
Max Einhorn
Carl Elliott (philosopher)
Debra Evans

F

Patricia Fennell
Lindsey Fitzharris
Edward Bliss Foote
C. Stephen Foster
Seraph Frissell
Joel Fuhrman
John William Fyfe

G

Nina Gage
Leo Galland
Henry Jacques Garrigues
Harriet E. Garrison
Elmina M. Roys Gavitt
Atul Gawande
Isabelle M. Germano
Stanton Glantz
Henci Goer
Billy Goldberg
Jeff Goldberg (writer)
Jay Gordon (physician)
Robert Graboyes
Cordelia A. Greene
H. Winter Griffith
Jerome Groopman
Vanessa Grubbs

H

Tara Haelle
Thomas Hager
Howard W. Haggard
E. Allison Hagood
Adil Haider
Harriet Hall
Eugene Hamilton
Alan L. Hart
Seth C. Hawkins
Echo Heron
Frank Hinman
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Luther Emmett Holt
Worthington Hooker
Christine Horner
William Lee Howard
William Henry Howell
George W. Hunter III
George Huntington
John Hupp
Frank Huyler
Mark Hyman (doctor)

I

Julia Indichova

J

Katharine Johnson Jackson
Alcinous Burton Jamison
Dilip V. Jeste
René Joyeuse
William V. Judy

K

William Williams Keen
Gary Kielhofner
Michael Kinch
Perri Klass
Donald Kornfeld
Pierre Kory
Lawrence Kutner (psychologist)

L

Lynne Lamberg
Eleanor C. Lambertsen
James Langabeer
Anne Lawrence
Elmer Lee
Marianne Legato
Harold Levinson
Henry Patterson Loomis
Jerome Lowenstein

M

Sean Mackey (physician)
Thomas T. Mackie
Guido Majno
Marty Makary
Orison Swett Marden
Kenneth Mattox
Anna Maxwell
Richard McSherry
Marie J. Mergler
Richard Louis Miller
Silas Weir Mitchell (physician)
Christine Montross
Donnica Moore
Reuben D. Mussey

N

Robert S. Neuwirth

O

Daniel Offer
Paul Offit
Danielle Ofri
Lyla Mae Olson
Anne G. Osborn
William Osler
Mehmet Oz

P

Michael Palmer (novelist)
Roswell Park
Phillip L. Pearl
Mynie Gustav Peterman
Anna M. Longshore Potts

Q

Jonathan D. Quick

R

Chitranjan Singh Ranawat
Scott L. Rauch
Mazÿck P. Ravenel
Bernard Rimland
Mary Roach
Sam E. Roberts
Shauna S. Roberts
Milton J. Rosenau
Elisabeth Rosenthal
Berton Roueché

S

Charles E. de M. Sajous
Joel Salinas
John E. Sarno
Henry A. Schroeder
Robert A. Schwartz
Raymond Shamberger
Howard Shane
Herbert M. Shelton
Neil B. Shulman
Ronald K. Siegel
Stephen Sinatra
Ian K. Smith
Lendon Smith
Nancy Snyderman
Albert J. Solnit
Percy G. Stiles
Alfred Stillé
William O. Stillman
Thomas P. Stossel
Wendy Sue Swanson

T

Clarence Wilbur Taber
Forest Tennant
Michael Terman
Thomas Thacher (minister)
Hilah Thomas
Lewis Thomas
T. Gaillard Thomas

V

Leopold Saverio Vaccaro

W

Taylor Wallace
Patrick C. Walsh
Owen Harding Wangensteen
Silas L. Warner

British medical writers

A

Kamran Abbasi
Whitelaw Ainslie
Mark Akenside
John Andree (physician)
John Andree (surgeon)
Francis E. Anstie
John Armstrong (poet)

B

Henry Howarth Bashford
Ronald Bassett
Marcus Beck
George William Gregory Bird
Hubert E. J. Biss
Jan Bondeson
Robert Boyd (writer)
Colin Bradley (physician)
A. T. Brand
Matt Brash (veterinarian)
Edward Brockbank
Haydn Brown
Thomas Browne

C

Anthony Campbell (physician)
Janet Mary Campbell
Linda Cardozo
Ian Carruthers
Kathleen Clark (radiographer)
J. Jackson Clarke
Jessica Corner
Charles Creighton (physician)
A. J. Cronin
Francis Graham Crookshank
John Cule
John Cutting (psychiatrist)

D

David Denning
Michael Dixon (doctor)
Arthur Scott Donkin
Arthur Henry Douthwaite
Thomas Dutton (physician)

E

Christopher Joseph Earl
Robert Eustace

F

Randle Wilbraham Falconer
Michael Fitzpatrick (physician)
John Milner Fothergill
James Kingston Fowler
Clare Fowler

G

Arthur Giles
Richard Gordon (English author)
George James Guthrie

H

Isaac Walker Hall
Lillias Hamilton
Wilfred Harris
Ernest Hart (medical journalist)
Hamilton Hartridge
John Warrington Haward
Timothy Holmes
Kenneth C. Hutchin

J

John Obadiah Justamond

K

Roger Kirby
Margaret Anne Knowles
Roman Stefan Kocen

L

Pamela Margaret Le Quesne
Reginald Wyndham Lloyd-Davies
Thomas Lodge

M

W. Somerset Maugham
Jan McLelland
Axel Munthe

N

H. P. Newsholme
Julia Newton

O

William Heneage Ogilvie

P

James Paxton (surgeon)
Charles Thomas Pearce
Max Pemberton (doctor)
Charles D. F. Phillips
Thomas Pickering Pick
William Pickles (medical doctor)
Dinora Pines
George David Pollock
W. A. Potts
Harri Pritchard-Jones

R

Shirley Ratcliffe
Jean Robinson (health activist)
F. W. Forbes Ross
Michael Ryan (physician)

S

William Salmon
William Sargant
Henry Harold Scott
Edward James Shearman
Albert Richard Smith
Tobias Smollett
Thomas Stapleton (paediatrician)
Jonathan Stevens
Maude Storey

T

Kenneth Bryn Thomas

W

William Wadd
Richard Burkewood Welbourn
Harvey White (surgeon)
Charles Richard Whittaker

French medical writers

A

Claude-François Achard
Théophile Alajouanine
Nicolas Andry
Louis Aragon
Jean Astruc

B

Alexandre Baréty
Hubert Benoit (psychotherapist)
André Berge
Louis François Étienne Bergeret
Claude Bernard
Jean Bernard (physician)
Alexandre Jacques François Bertrand
Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery
Alexandre Jacques François Brière de Boismont
Paul Broca

C

Augustin Cabanès
Paul Carton
Henri Cazalis
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Auguste François Chomel
François Chopart
Jean Civiale

D

Pierre Debray-Ritzen
Amédée Dechambre
Jean Delay
Virginie Deloffre
Pierre-Joseph Desault
Françoise Dolto
Eugène-Louis Doyen
Georges Duhamel
Louis Duret

E

Charles Estienne

F

Pierre-Jean Fabre
Frantz Fanon
Louis Figuier

G

Lorand Gaspar
Henri Ghéon
Gilles de Corbeil
Georges Gilles de la Tourette
Guillaume Guelpa

H

Jean Hamburger
Jean Hamon (doctor)

K

Axel Kahn
Pierre François Keraudren
René Küss

L

Jean Baptiste Lefebvre de Villebrune

M

Xavier Maniguet
Henri Mondor
Augustin Marie Morvan

O

Jean-Michel Oughourlian

P

Ambroise Paré
Charles Patin
Guy Patin
Patrick Pelloux
Luc Perino
Pierre Petit (scholar)
Amédée Pichot
Polyanthe
Édouard de Pomiane

R

François Rabelais
Jacques Raige-Delorme
Théophraste Renaudot
Jean-Christophe Rufin

S

Auguste Saint-Arroman
Mellin de Saint-Gelais
Frédéric Saldmann
Lydie Salvayre
Albert Schweitzer
Victor Segalen
Marcel Sendrail
David Servan-Schreiber
André Soubiran

T

Yves Ternon
Jean Thuillier
Serge Tisseron

W

Martin Winckler

Z

Léon Zadoc-Kahn

German medical writers

B

Karl M. Baer
Peter Bamm
Wilhelm Bauberger
Georg Büchner

C

Hans Carossa

D

Marian Dora

F

Paul Fleming (poet)

G

Hermann Gutzmann

H

Johannes Hartlieb
Heinrich Häser
Richard Huelsenbeck

J

Johann Heinrich Jung

K

Adam Karrillon
Justinus Kerner
Volker Klimpel
David Ferdinand Koreff
Carl Arnold Kortum

L

Ernst Philipp Karl Lange
Berthold Lasker
Ludwig Levy-Lenz
Dorothea Liebermann-Meffert
Petrus Lotichius Secundus
Heinrich von Louffenburg

M

Andreas Maercker
Julius Mayr
Josef Mengele
Bartholomäus Metlinger
Fritz Michel
Hans Much
Herbert Meinhard Mühlpfordt
Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter
Klaus F. Müller

N

Elias Salomon Nathan

O

Irmgard Oepen

P

Oskar Panizza

S

Friedrich Schiller
Carl Ludwig Schleich
Georg Julius von Schultz
Albert Schweitzer
Angelus Silesius

T

Uwe Tellkamp

W

Friedrich Wilhelm Weber
Paul Gottlieb Werlhof
Anthony Florian Madinger Willich
Jodocus Willich
Friedrich Wolf (writer)
Christiane Woopen

Indian medical writers

A

Abdullah Tabib
K. A. Abraham
Perdur Radhakantha Adiga
Shyam Swarup Agarwal
Anil Aggrawal
Anurag Agrawal (medical scientist)
Javed Agrewala
Noshir H. Antia
Ram Behari Arora
S. N. Arya
Ashalatha Radhakrishnan
Bushra Ateeq

B

Bimal Kumar Bachhawat
Sanjeev Bagai
Dorairajan Balasubramanian
Baman Das Basu
Sandip Basu
Raj Baveja
Himmatrao Bawaskar
P. V. Benjamin
Amar Nath Bhaduri
Bhagvatsinhji
Balram Bhargava
Dinesh K. Bhargava
I. Bhooshana Rao
Gunamudian David Boaz

C

Ram Kumar Caroli
Radhika Chandiramani
T. S. Chandrasekar
Jyoti Bhusan Chatterjea
Kausik Chattopadhyay
U. C. Chaturvedi
Ranjit Roy Chaudhury
Harpinder Singh Chawla
Jagjit Singh Chopra
Kirpal Singh Chugh

D

Patrick D’Silva
Vijay Kumar Dada
Kedarnath Das
Undurti Narasimha Das
Vaidya Bhagwan Dash
Bhargavi Davar
Suresh David
Luis Jose De Souza
Mohan Deep
M. G. Deo
Ramakant Krishnaji Deshpande
Turaga Desiraju
Rajammal P. Devadas
T. V. Devarajan
Chinmoy Sankar Dey
Tirath Das Dogra
Puliyur Krishnaswamy Duraiswami
Guru Prakash Dutta
Nirmal Kumar Dutta

E

K. R. K. Easwaran
John Ebnezar

F

Jostin Francis

G

Daljeet Singh Gambhir
Ramniklal K. Gandhi
Dilip Kumar Ganguly
Trilok Chandra Goel
Saroj Chooramani Gopal
Nagarur Gopinath
Ravinder Goswami
Saibaba Goud
Rajesh Kumar Grover
Om Dutt Gulati
Randeep Guleria
Laxmi Chand Gupta
Narmada Prasad Gupta
Pawan Gupta
Satish K. Gupta
Subash Gupta

H

B. M. Hegde
Ashok Kumar Hemal
Vera Hingorani
Lakhumal Hiranand Hiranandani
Santosh G. Honavar

I

Abhaya Indrayan

J

Shahid Jameel
A.S. Johnson
Pramod Kumar Julka
Darab Jehangir Jussawala

K

Santosh Kumar Kacker
Subramanian Kalyanaraman
Mohan Kameswaran
Raman Kapur
Upendra Kaul
Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah
V. R. Khanolkar
Jugal Kishore (physician)
Tarlochan Singh Kler
Narayana Panicker Kochupillai
Anil Kohli
Alka Kriplani
Kewal Krishan (forensic anthropologist)
Sunitha Krishnan
Ashok Laxmanrao Kukade
Harsh Kumar
Pravindra Kumar
T. C. Anand Kumar
Vijay Kumar (molecular biologist)
Shiv Narain Kureel
P. N. V. Kurup

L

T. K. Lahiri
Lakshmana Pandita

M

Harsh Mahajan (radiologist)
Anil Kumari Malhotra
Birendra Nath Mallick
G. N. Malviya
S. C. Manchanda
Anil Kumar Mandal
Muthu Krishna Mani
C. N. Manjunath
Janak Palta McGilligan
Narinder Kumar Mehra
Keiki R. Mehta
Gyan Chandra Mishra
Mohan Mishra
Anoop Misra
Nuggehalli Raghuveer Moudgal
Bishnupada Mukerjee
Sarashi Ranjan Mukherjee
Siddhartha Mukherjee

N

S. J. Nagalotimath
Ganesh Nagaraju
H. R. Nagendra
Vallalarpuram Sennimalai Natarajan
Sandeep Nayak
Anupama Niranjana
Sellappan Nirmala
Samiran Nundy

P

Ashok Pai
Gaya Prasad Pal
K. R. Palaniswamy
Subrat Kumar Panda
Jitendra Nath Pande
Chintaman Govind Pandit
Jeemon Panniyammakal
M. C. Pant
G. B. Parulkar
Tejas Patel
Sheila Singh Paul
Raghu Ram Pillarisetti
Vijay Prakash (gastroenterologist)
Balendu Prakash
Kameshwar Prasad
L. S. N. Prasad

R

Malladihalli Raghavendra
Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman
Arjunan Rajasekaran
Jagat Ram
Kadiyala Ramachandra
Natesan Rangabashyam
P. N. Rangarajan
B. N. B. Rao
Pratury Trirumala Rao
Saumitra Rawat
Harbhajan Singh Rissam
Ritesh Agarwal (scientist)
Sujoy B. Roy

S

Mahipal S. Sachdev
Thanikachalam Sadagopan
G. S. Sainani
K. B. Sainis
S. K. Sama
V. S. Sangwan
Isaac Santra
Shiv Kumar Sarin
Debi Prasad Sarkar
Ashok Seth
Prahlad Kumar Sethi
Sudhir V. Shah
Vinod Prakash Sharma
Y. D. Sharma (professor)
Yog Raj Sharma
Uttamchand Khimchand Sheth
Jitendra Kumar Singh
Laishram Nabakishore Singh
Ramandeep Singh (medical scientist)
S. P. Singh (biochemist)
Jagdish Narain Sinha
N. Someswara
Brahm Shanker Srivastava
M. V. Padma Srivastava
Rohit Srivastava (scientist)
Ashish Suri

T

Janak Raj Talwar
K. K. Talwar
Badri Nath Tandon
Nikhil Tandon
Amrit Tewari
C. P. Thakur
M. J. Thirumalachar
Thomas Thomas (surgeon)
Sheo Bhagwan Tibrewal
Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi

U

K. N. Udupa
Tehemton Erach Udwadia

Women Medical Writer

A

Marla Ahlgrimm
Rozina Ali
Marcia Angell

B

Barbara J. Bain
Sherry Boschert
Françoise Brauner
Theresa Brown (author)
Louise Stevens Bryant

C

Janet Mary Campbell
Linda Cardozo
Jean Carper
Kathleen Clark (radiographer)
Margo Cohen
Jessica Corner
Rebecca Lee Crumpler

D

Katharina Dalton
Mary Gage Day
Virginie Deloffre
Lavinia Dock
Françoise Dolto

E

Debra Evans

F

Fabulla
Patricia Fennell
Lindsey Fitzharris
Seraph Frissell

G

Nina Gage
Isabelle M. Germano
Henci Goer
Vanessa Grubbs

H

Tara Haelle
E. Allison Hagood
Lillias Hamilton
Victoria A. Harden
Echo Heron
Christine Horner

I

Julia Indichova

J

Katharine Johnson Jackson

K

Perri Klass

L

Lynne Lamberg
Eleanor C. Lambertsen
Anne Lawrence
Marianne Legato
Dorothea Liebermann-Meffert

M

Anna Maxwell
Martha Mears (author)
Christine Menias
Christine Montross
Donnica Moore

O

Danielle Ofri
Lyla Mae Olson
Anne G. Osborn
Mary Otto

P

Jane Plant
Anna M. Longshore Potts

R

Mary Roach
Shauna S. Roberts
Elisabeth Rosenthal

S

Cicely Saunders
Nancy Snyderman
Maude Storey
Mary Sturge
Wendy Sue Swanson

T

Hilah Thomas
Isabel Thorne
Morag Crichton Timbury
Margaret Todd (doctor)

W

Harriet A. Washington
Mary Wood-Allen
Christiane Woopen

Z

Terra Ziporyn

Medical journalists

A

Lewis Ashenheim

B

Julia Belluz
Gobnait Ní Bhruadair
William Boericke
Edith Bone
Ludwig Bruck
David Bull (television presenter)

C

John Clare (journalist)
Cynara Coomer

D

Brian Deer
Niall Dickson
Sue Douglas

E

Randi Hutter Epstein

G

Oliver Gillie
Ben Goldacre

H

Ernest Hart (medical journalist)
Susan Hulme
Kenneth C. Hutchin

K

Charlotte Karlinder

L

James Le Fanu

M

Ray Marcano
Rhys Morgan

N

Samiran Nundy

P

Raj Persaud
André Picard (journalist)

R

Dorit Rubinstein Reiss

S

Susan Scutti
Norman Swan
Melissa Sweet

T

Orla Tinsley

V

Paul Vaughan

W

Marjorie Wallace (SANE)

Roles and Responsibilities

Reviewing Manuscripts: Board members may be tasked with reviewing submissions to the journal to ensure they are of high scientific and ethical quality.
Providing Feedback: They provide authors with constructive criticism and suggestions for improvements.
Upholding Standards: They ensure that all content aligns with the journal’s editorial policy, mission, and standards.
Guiding Journal Strategy: Senior editorial board members, such as the editor-in-chief, might play a role in determining the journal’s direction, including which topics to focus on and what types of articles to prioritize.
Ensuring Ethical Standards: They need to ensure that all published content adheres to ethical standards in research and publication.
Decision Making: Based on reviews, they decide which manuscripts get accepted, which ones require revisions, and which ones get rejected.

Qualifications

Educational Background: A medical degree or Ph.D. in a relevant field is commonly required. Some journals might accept individuals with a master’s degree if they have significant experience.
Professional Experience: Board members often have years of clinical or research experience in the relevant field.
Publications: Having a record of peer-reviewed publications can be crucial since it shows familiarity with the research and publication process.
Reputation: Being well-respected in one’s field can be a key qualification.
Ethical Standing: Any history of misconduct, especially related to research or publications, can be a significant disqualifier.

Benefits:

Being an editorial board member can be a prestigious position that offers several benefits:

Professional Recognition: It’s a testament to one’s standing in the field.
Networking: It offers opportunities to connect with other experts in the field.
Contribution to the Field: By ensuring high-quality publications, board members play a key role in advancing medical science and clinical practice.
Skill Development: Reviewing others’ work can enhance critical thinking and editorial skills.

However, being on an editorial board also requires a time commitment, and members need to be dedicated, objective, and ethical in their roles.