Suppression Bias at theJournal of Occupational end Environmental Medicine
- 1 April 2005
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Vol. 11 (2) , 202-206
- https://doi.org/10.1179/oeh.2005.11.2.202
Abstract
When the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine rejected an article on corporate suppression of science on the grounds that the topic "was not a high priority" for journal readers, the author bought advertising space in JOEM to present his findings. The JOEM editor regretted he had not seen the ad to prevent its publication, and subsequently allowed the corporate-sponsored authors of a criticized study to respond to the advertisement. The editor then refused to allow the ad's author to respond in turn, suppressing scientific information with the apparent intent of protecting the interests and profits of the corporate sponsor. A reputable journal has a responsibility to eschew corporate interests and work to uncover science hidden by interests that do not prioritize the pursuit of truth. JOEM needs to re-examine its priorities.Keywords
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