The American College of Radiology has released more details about its upcoming Journal of the American College of Radiology. The new journal will replace the ACR Bulletin starting in 2004, with the JACR continuing to publish college news and announcements that formerly appeared in ACR Bulletin.
"Basically, this is an evolution of the ACR Bulletin, which has been around for many years and has been very popular," said Dr. E. Stephen Amis, Jr., chairman of the ACR’s board of chancellors. "But the ACR, being as large and as an effective organization as it is, we thought that it could use a little classier journal, if you will."
To that end, the monthly journal will not publish the membership lists that are currently part of the bulletin. The lists, which name new members and mark long-term membership anniversaries, will be transferred to the ACR's Web site.
Last week, the ACR announced the creation of the journal and the appointment of Dr. Bruce Hillman as editor in chief. Hillman will leave his position as chairman of the department of radiology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville to head up the JACR, and will manage its editorial team based at the ACR office in Reston, VA.
For the first few issues, JACR will be available in a print format only. "It may not be available online immediately but certainly it is a goal to have it in both formats (in the future)," Amis said. "(ACR executive director) Dr. Harvey Neiman and I feel very strongly that there is some real advantage in a member of the college going to the mailbox once a month and finding the journal."
The ACR’s annual dues will automatically entitle members to a subscription; non-members (libraries, institutions) will have to pay a separate subscription fee that has not been set, Amis said. Current dues from ACR members are $750 for active U.S. radiologists; $175 for international members; and $375 for Canadian physicians.
Like Hillman, Amis stressed that practice management will be the JACR's forte. "We really do feel that practice management is a niche that is not well covered right now," he said. "Certainly there are occasional articles published in Radiology and the (American Journal of Roentgenology). We expect the JACR to be a very practical journal. We expect to cover utilization, compare pieces of equipment, etc."
Amis said the journal would emphasize reader interaction, and encourage writers to express ideas that may not be espoused by organized radiology.
"The one thing that I really want the JACR to do, which I don’t think is covered at the current time (by other publications), is be a forum for dialogue in print," he said. "People will be able to write op-ed pieces and letters to the editor, and have opinions that aren’t necessarily the college’s discussed."
By Shalmali PalAuntMinnie.com staff writer
January 31, 2003
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