World Association of Medical Editors (pronounced “whammy”) established in 1995, is a nonprofit voluntary association of editors of peer-reviewed medical journals throughout the world who seek to foster international cooperation among and education of medical journal editors. read more+

Membership in WAME is free and all decision-making editors of peer-reviewed medical journals are eligible to join. Membership is also available to selected scholars in journal editorial policy and peer review. WAME has more than 1915 members representing more than 1000 journals from 92 countries.The WAME Board, at a strategy meeting held in 2013, decided that WAME will organize a conference to discuss issues related to peer-review and editing of medical journals. It further decided to hold this meeting in New Delhi, India in 2015. This meeting is the outcome of this decision and is being organized by the Indian Association of Medical Journal Editors (IAMJE).

Bruce P Squires and Suzanne W Fletcher

March 2005 marks the 10th anniversary of the World Association for Medical Editors (WAME, pronounced whammy), a global organization of 1158 editors of peerreviewed biomedical journals representing 721 journals in 80 countries. Having emerged during the electronic era, WAME is almost entirely a virtual organization, maintaining its cohesion through a very active listserv and conducting most of its activities on its Web site, wame.org. Its first decade has been one of hard work, rapid growth, and lively discussion. read more..