LML Policies

Introduction

Leprosy Mailing List (LML) is a free moderated email list about leprosy. Its goal is to promote dialogue and discussion between members. To facilitate dialogue, please write short messages, focussing on one theme. Big messages touching on different themes should be broken down into smaller messages that are easier to understand and answer. LML editor will moderate the messages for this purpose. 

 

Usual frequency of messages is about 1-2 messages per week, though it may have periods with very few messages and others, with more frequent messages.

 

Sharing Articals on LML: LML is not a peer-reviewed journal. If you wish to share a draft with members for their suggestions and comments before sending it for publication, it will be preferable to share a link to your article. 

LML Team  

The list is managed by a team including Dr Pieter Schreuder (Netherlands) with support from Dr Sunil Deepak (Italy), Dr Salvatore Noto (Italy), and Dr Ben Naafs, (Netherlands). When the editor is not sure about the usefulness of a message, it is discussed with the team before making a decision. The team members are unpaid volunteers. 

Joining or Leaving LML

LML is free and anyone can join it.  To join or to leave Leprosy Mailing List (LML) send an email to: editorlml@gmail.com 

Persons with a Gmail address can be addressed directly by LML team. Persons with other email addresses, will receive a Google message asking them to confirm if they wish to join.

 

To leave the list, you can yourself remove your name from the Google Group of LML, by searching for your Google Groups. 

Moderation of Messages  

LML is a moderated list - this means that to send any message to the list you have to write your message to the editor, who will check if the message can be shared, may ask for clarifications or corrections to make it more readable and then share with list members.

 

LML does not accept messages with personal attacks on individuals - it is a forum for exchange of information and discussion, and asks for respect and decorum from its members. 

Members' Privacy 

At present (2020), LML has more than 600 members spread in all continents.

LML does not accept promotional or commercial messages of any kind. It does not share the details of its members with anyone for any purpose.

Sharing Articles and Pictures on LML

Before sharing any published articles or images on LML, make sure that you have the authority to share those materials and they do not create any copyright violations. Members sharing any information or attached files, are themselves responsible for them and the editors of LML decline any responsibility.

The attached files are not archived with the blog and are only shared with emails. Therefore, if you are raising any specific issues regarding the articles, copy and paste relevant parts in your messages so that persons reading your message on the blog can understand the context. Where possible, enclose a link to your article in your message.

Sharing of articles and pictures is at the discretion of LML editor. Large files are not accepted for sharing. There should be a specific reason for sharing an article on LML, for example, if you think that it requires debate or if you have any questions about it. Draft articles and working papers can also be shared to ask for comments and suggestions, only if they deal with some new or controversial issue.

LML Blog 

This Blog presents the archives of this mailing list. However, any attachments mentioned in individual messages on this blog are not accessible from the blog.

If you are looking for any specific attachments you can try checking the LML archives on Google Forum. If you have any requests, comments or suggestions regarding this blog, send an email to Dr Sunil Deepak at - sunil.deepak@gmail.it