http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/b86c405cccc48c343810b5915496b4a0.pdf 889d9d49bf090acf9beea2c8bdf47ffe PDF Text Text Dr. Richard Horton February 3, 1996 42 Bedford Square London WC 1B 3 SL United Kingdom Dear Dr. Horton. I read the essay ‘Revising the research record’ with much interest and sympathy. As editor of Convulsive Therapy, no problems of scientific error have been brought to my attention. Our level of error has been at a more trifling level, and so we have not been faced with the difficult decision as how to alert the readers to scientific error. I am impressed that the Table ‘Taxonomy of error’ in your essay reflects the best stande available today. Since a published report has gone through the journal’s peer review, when is found error or charged, it seems logical to go through the same procedures to establish error. Assuming the review concludes that error of fact or procedure occurred, such conclusions warrant publication. The suggested ‘withdrawal of aegis’ by the journal is a reasonable and innovative step in maintaining scientific integrity. The principal downside risk is the assurance that the material presented the readers in the ‘withdrawal of aegis ’ be complete and able to withstand procedural and legal scrutiny. The guidelines for authors should reflect the possibility of such review of published material and the possibility of such published revision. Should you wish a publisher’s point of View, Dr. Alan Edelson, the founder of Raven Press and the former President of Lippincott may be able to answer an inquiry more formally than I [amedelson@aol.com;or 16 Washington Avenue, Irvington NY 10533} Incidentally, I have stepped down as Editor of Convulsive Therapy, but am still interested in the problems of editing and editors. My regards. Sincerely yours, Max Fink, MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Horton, Richard Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mfp-05-00-033-7-145 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a title="Fink, Max, 1923-" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79039548" target="_blank">Fink, Max, 1923-</a> Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence -- Correspondence Relation A related resource The Max Fink Collection Description An account of the resource Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/" target="_blank">IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries. Stony Brook University Libraries (State University of New York). Language A language of the resource en-US Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Correspondence