Of all journals that should not conceivably have any sort of formal or informal association with the facilitation of violence, especially violence involving civilians, Injury Prevention must head the list. In light of revelations regarding the involvement of the giant publisher Reed Elsevier with the arms industry, we want to assure our readers and contributors that our publishers, the BMJ Publishing Group, have no such links.

Reed Elsevier owns the Lancet along with hundreds of other medical journals. Last September, it staged what has …