CMAJ Governance Council
The role of the Governance Council is to steward and promote the overall well-being and integrity of CMAJ, including editorial independence. Responsibilities include ensuring that CMAJ's strategy and business objectives are aligned with the journal's mission, vision and values.
Please see links to the approved terms of reference and related policies for the CMAJ Governance Council.
The ten-member Governance Council includes the following: a peer editor, a practicing clinician (CMA member), an academic physician (CMA member) and a scholarly publishing expert with financial expertise, as well as a representative from the CMA Board, the CMA Impact Board and the CMAJ Editorial Advisory Board. The CMAJ Editor-in-Chief, the Publisher and a Management Designate of the CMA CEO also participate as ex officio members.
The Governance Council reports to the CMA Impact Board and meets quarterly.
Current council members
Dr. Sofia Ahmed, Chair (Member, clinician physician)
Dr. Sharon E. Straus (Member, academic physician)
Ms. Maureen Taylor (Representative, CMAJ Editorial Advisory Board)
Dr. Karim Khan (Peer Editor-at-Large)
Dr. Theodora Bloom (Scholarly Publishing Expert)
Dr. Celina White (Representative, CMA Impact Board)
Dr. Alex Poole (Representative, CMA Board)
Luce Lavoie (Executive Vice-President, Communications, ex officio)
Holly Bodger (Publisher, ex officio)
Kirsten Patrick (Editor-in-Chief, ex officio)Governance Documents
