Dr. John Hoey Joins Scholarly Exchange Board

["Julian Fisher, MD" <fisher@scholarlyexchange.org>]

John Hoey, MD, has joined the governing board of Scholarly 
Exchange, Inc. (<http://www.scholarlyexchange.org/>), the 
not-for-profit that helps start and sustain open access 
e-journals.  Dr. Hoey is the former editor-in-chief of the 
Canadian Medical Association Journal and long an advocate of open 
access publishing.  A specialist in community medicine and 
internal medicine, he is Professor of Medicine (adjunct) at 
Queen's University and a Special Advisor to the Principal on 
Public Health.

Scholarly Exchange, Inc. has eliminated a major obstacle in 
starting open access journals by providing a free and fully 
supported e-publishing platform.  Combining Open Journal Systems 
public-domain software with complete hosting and support, this 
service offers scholars unrivaled freedom and flexibility to 
produce academic journals at a price that fosters the open access 
model.  It also develops tools and methods to promote and support 
open access journals.

Julian Fisher, MD
Managing Director
Scholarly Exchange