I thought you might be interested in
this letter which I wrote in response
to the outrageous publication by the
BMJ of an article about cricket
masquerading as a research paper:
India versus Pakistan and the power of
a six: an analysis of cricket results
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/328/7443/800
As a BMJ reeder for over 30 years, I
was appalled to see this paper which,
as others have pointed out, is both
irrelevant to the BMJ and also appears
at the expense of real, valid medical
research which the BMJ is forced to
reject because of pressure on space.
What the publication of this paper
represents to me is that 'laddishness'
– the assertive display of childish
forms of patriarchal behaviour, found
equally in the pub and the Cabinet room
– has now infected the editorial
offices of the BMJ. I believe it is
essential that the editor of the BMJ
responds personally to this deplorable
lapse in editorial standards.
URL of letter
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/328/7443/800#57587
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