Sambunjak Dario, Ivanis Ana
Zagreb University School of Medicine, Croatian Medical Journal, Salata 3, Zagreb 10000, Croatia.
J Public Health Policy. 2006 Jul;27(2):124-35. doi: 10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200070.
Medical journals and their editors have a unique responsibility in armed conflicts. The experience of the Croatian Medical Journal during and after the 1991-1995 war in Croatia shows how a medical journal can survive, help others and learn in times of war. The first duty of a medical journal in such circumstances is to publish scientific articles on various aspects of war medicine, and to document cases of human rights abuses. In small scientific communities, editors can offer their expertise and assist authors in writing and publishing war-related research and reports. In post-conflict period, medical journals have a responsibility to participate in peace-building and reconciliation efforts. They can do so by publishing good scientific articles regardless of their place or country of origin, re-establishing contacts with colleagues from the opposing sides, striving for the multiethnic or multinational Editorial and Advisory Boards, and engaging in collaborative research and regional initiatives.
医学期刊及其编辑在武装冲突中负有独特的责任。《克罗地亚医学杂志》在1991 - 1995年克罗地亚战争期间及战后的经历表明了一份医学期刊在战争时期如何生存、帮助他人并从中学习。在这种情况下，医学期刊的首要职责是发表关于战争医学各个方面的科学文章，并记录侵犯人权的案例。在小型科学团体中，编辑可以提供专业知识，协助作者撰写和发表与战争相关的研究及报告。在冲突后时期，医学期刊有责任参与建设和平与和解的努力。它们可以通过发表优秀的科学文章（无论其出处或原产国）、与对立双方的同事重新建立联系、争取多民族或多国的编辑和顾问委员会以及参与合作研究和区域倡议来做到这一点。
