Tag: Citation justice

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post

Wesley J. Smith
Date
November 17, 2025

Categorized
Peer Review, Politics, Science

Tagged
Anna Krylov, Citation justice, Nature Portfolio, Patrick T. Brown, Science politicization}

Scientist Cuts Ties with Top Journal Nature over Ideological Bias

_{Warnings about the ideological pollution of science journals have not convinced the funders or editors of these important publications to institute reform} _{Wesley J. Smith
November 17, 2025

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Peer Review, Politics, Science}

If more scientists follow Anna Krylov’s lead in simply severing ties from journals that are being politicized, reform may follow.

What Happens When Science Degenerates Into a Spoils System?

_{Chemistry prof Anna Krylov forces us to look at that in discouraging detail} _{Denyse O'Leary
October 31, 2025

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Peer Review, Science}

Krylov also calls out the practices of choosing citations on the basis of social justice merit instead of relevance and of censoring awkward findings.

Will “Citation Justice” Be Fair to Science?

_{Should scientists cite sources for the purposes of social justice or should they cite for information purposes alone?} _{Denyse O'Leary
September 2, 2025

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Peer Review, Science}

There is a key difference in nuance between how citation justice is described in the leading science journal and how it may be interpreted in the field.