I think the BMJ Editor has a point. There is no guarantee that any
internet company will stay active. However, this does not detract from
the utility of the TinyURL concept.
Would it not be a good idea for each journal publisher to offer a
similar service to authors submitting a paper to their journal? Not only
will the links be tidied, but they will be maintained for the lifetime of
the journal.
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Role of the BMJ
I think the BMJ Editor has a point. There is no guarantee that any
internet company will stay active. However, this does not detract from
the utility of the TinyURL concept.
Would it not be a good idea for each journal publisher to offer a
similar service to authors submitting a paper to their journal? Not only
will the links be tidied, but they will be maintained for the lifetime of
the journal.
Competing interests:
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Competing interests: No competing interests