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Academic Publishing and Scientific Integrity: Case Studies of Editorial Interference at Taylor & Francis

Authors :
Bart Kahr
Leemon B. McHenry
Mark D. Hollingsworth
Source :
The Journal of Scientific Practice and Integrity, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Hamilton Publishing, Inc., 2019.

Abstract

Editorial independence is a bedrock principle of academic publishing. The growing domination of academic publishing by large, for-profit corporations threatens this independence. There is alarming evidence that large companies too often serve their own business interests and those of powerful clients rather than serving the scientific community and the general public. This evidence includes the publication of infelicitous commercial science and concealing scientific misconduct. We present two case studies in which the UK-based publisher Taylor & Francis interfered in the editorial process by blocking publication of legitimate criticism that had been reviewed and approved for publication by its specialized editors. The integrity of science depends in part on the transparency and intellectual honesty of all stakeholders. The widely-acknowledged inadequacies of English libel law are reviewed as context for some of Taylor & Francis’s fearful decisions.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
26895587
Volume :
1
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
The Journal of Scientific Practice and Integrity
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0d639d82125344e09df498f8cdd4e259
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.35122/jospi.2019.848394