Concerns About the Integrity of Ishida Y, Kawai S. Am J Med. 2004;117:549-555: The Reply

The Editor-in-Chief and the editorial staff of The American Journal of Medicine (AJM) have carefully reviewed the information sent to us by Bolland, Grey, and Avenell from New Zealand. We have attempted without success to contact Dr. Ishida1 in Japan. These articles were accepted for publication by the previous editor and editorial board of the AJM at a time when all submissions were in paper form. This was a time before our transition to an entirely digital process for submission, review, and publication.