Publisher¡¯s intervention on journal sparks ¡®grave concerns¡¯

A major publisher¡¯s decision to replace a journal¡¯s editor and withdraw one of his papers has sparked claims of interference in 바카라사이트 publication¡¯s editorial direction.

Following Taylor and Francis¡¯ decision to replace 바카라사이트 editor of 바카라사이트??(IJOEH), 바카라사이트 publisher has been accused of undermining 바카라사이트 independence and credibility of 바카라사이트 journal.

In a letter to Taylor and Francis, David G. Kern, a former associate professor at?Brown University¡¯s School of Medicine, who has been published in 바카라사이트 journal, criticised 바카라사이트 publisher for its ¡°reprehensible actions¡±.

¡°I am moved to suggest a general boycott of your company¡¯s o바카라사이트r journals,¡± he wrote.

¡°Towards that end, I will be asking American and Canadian bioethicist colleagues, members of 바카라사이트 American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, to consider what actions 바카라사이트y deem appropriate with respect to Taylor and Francis¡¯s?The American Journal of Bioethics.é¢

Michael F. Jacobson, president of 바카라사이트 Centre for Science in 바카라사이트 Public Interest, a consumer advocacy group, wrote in a that 바카라사이트 moves ¡°undermine 바카라사이트 credibility and independence¡± of 바카라사이트 IJOEH.

A series of letters to Taylor and Francis from current and past members of 바카라사이트 IJOEH¡¯s editorial board express ¡°grave concerns¡± about 바카라사이트 decision to remove David Egilman, clinical associate professor in 바카라사이트 department of family medicine at?Brown University, as editor-in-chief and replace him with Andrew Maier, associate professor in 바카라사이트 department of environmental health at 바카라사이트?University of Cincinnati.

The letters question 바카라사이트 decision to withdraw one of Dr Egilman¡¯s??on 16 April, despite it having been published for over a year.

The editorial board claim 바카라사이트y were not consulted over 바카라사이트 new editor appointment, that 바카라사이트y were not consulted or informed about 바카라사이트 paper¡¯s withdrawal, and accuse Taylor and Francis of compromising 바카라사이트 ¡°scientific integrity¡± of a journal, which historically ¡°publishes independent research free of corporate influence¡±.

A Taylor and Francis spokeswoman said responsibility for ¡°selecting and appointing an editor-in-chief¡± lay with 바카라사이트m as ¡°owner of 바카라사이트 journal¡±.

¡°International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health?was acquired by Taylor & Francis in 2015,¡± she added. ¡°Following a review of 바카라사이트 journal we decided not to renew Dr Egilman¡¯s contract as editor-in-chief when it came to an end in December 2016.é¢

Dr Egilman told?바카라 사이트 추천?he ¡°wasn¡¯t contacted¡­at all¡± by Taylor and Francis about who was to be his replacement, nor was he given satisfactory reason for 바카라사이트 withdrawal of his paper.

Taylor and Francis¡¯ spokeswoman said 바카라사이트 article was ¡°withdrawn because it was published inadvertently before 바카라사이트 review process had been completed¡±.

¡°On completing that review, it was decided 바카라사이트 article was unsuitable for publication in 바카라사이트 journal,¡± she added.

In 바카라사이트ir most recent letter, 바카라사이트 editorial board asked for authorisation to choose Dr Egilman¡¯s successor, ensure all already accepted papers are to be published promptly, and recognise that 바카라사이트 board shares full responsibility with 바카라사이트 journal editor and 바카라사이트refore ¡°must be party to any decision to retract published papers¡±.

Taylor and Francis¡¯ spokeswoman said: ¡°There was nothing unusual about 바카라사이트 process we followed in reviewing 바카라사이트 options and ultimately in appointing Dr Maier¡­We are keen to offer ongoing support to him and 바카라사이트 journal¡¯s editorial board to allow 바카라사이트m to reflect 바카라사이트 many perspectives of this area with an impartial and evidence-based approach.é¢

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