%0 Journal Article %T Have Online International Medical Journals Made Local Journals Obsolete? %A David Ofori-Adjei %A Gerd Antes %A Prathap Tharyan %A Elizabeth Slade %A Pritpal S Tamber %J PLOS Medicine %D 2006 %I Public Library of Science (PLoS) %R 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030359 %X Background to the Debate All of the major international medical journals are now available both in print and online. Being online increases the potential for these journals to have a more global distribution. With the rise of these online international journals, what functions do local journals serve?. %U http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.0030359