Comment on: COVID 19 and the race to publish: an ethical issue
Published Date: 08th December 2020
Publication Authors: Nolan G
Dear Editor
We read Safieddine and Kassir’s letter1 on the ethics of pandemic publication with interest. They commend the role journal editors play in the academic response to the virus by expediently reviewing and disseminating an overwhelming number of submissions. ‘Corona’, from the Latin ‘crown’, was applied to a family of viruses owing to their reminiscent appearance of a solar corona or halo. To date, we have made significant progress on a disease unknown to most just 8 months ago—a testament to academics worldwide.
Kiely, AL; Nolan, GS. (2021). Comment on: COVID 19 and the race to publish: an ethical issue. British Journal of Surgery. 108 (1), e46