“journals published by the federal government are subject to direct political interference at this time, compromising the principles of peer review and the integrity of all research published therein. For this reason, we urge scientists to refrain from submitting their work to these journals.”
@criticalpublichealth.orgWe were asked to change language and delete data from a paper that already been through peer review successfully - "in order to comply with the Executive Order."
This is from the official journal of the US Surgeon General and the US Public Health Service.
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Resisting Attacks on Science - Center for Critical Public Health
So it happened. We have officially withdrawn a paper accepted for publication in a scientific journal because of editorial requests to remove language deemed out of compliance with executive orders.