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The article provides information about the introduction of "Online First" of the journal's website, aimed to counter the problems experienced by the editors of the scientific journals. With this, a new feature is introduced "Rapid Communications," which sports publications little shorter than average full paper, and are intended for scientific results that are of particular importance and merit rapid publication.

Editorial. Focuses on the move of the periodical 'Injury Prevention' to go online. Web-based submissions and reviewing of manuscripts; Benefits of being able to go online; Other developments in the periodical.

Focuses on the move of the Journal of Medical Genetics towards open access publishing in the U.S. Details on the agreement to fund publication charges by large agencies; Concerns on the costs of publishing a paper in an open access journal; Benefits of open access publishing.

The article focuses on the effort of the BMJ Publishing Group to offer developing countries free subscription of the journal "Heart." The Digital Island software is being used to identify an Internet user who will be given unrestricted access to t"BMJ" journal websites. The lack of Internet access the developing world is cited as the main problem to the free distribution of the journal.