[Taxacom] NZ Royal Society fails to object to suppression and censorship of science

[Les Watson]

John,

In my scientifically active days, "publication" involved submitting 
research papers to international journals, to be refereed and accepted 
or rejected by acknowledged experts. My cv and those of other scientists 
of olden times (including taxonomists!) are meaningful in this context. 
With development of the Internet, anybody with access to a computer can 
"publish" anything, and thousands do, resulting in 'the literature' 
becoming swamped with rubbish. Where is the equivalent of 'Current 
Contents'? Perhaps the N.Z. Royal Society panel is trying 
(unsatisfactorily?) to address this very real problem. .......

-- 
Les Watson
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Albany, WA 6330, Australia
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On 9/08/2021 6:05 am, John Grehan via Taxacom wrote:
> Some of you may recall that some years ago several researchers published a
> paper in Systematic Biology in which they called for the suppression and
> censorship of a research program they opposed. That they felt it was OK for
> scientists to openly admit to such practices is shocking enough, but now
> the Royal Society Te Apārangi (New Zealand) has trashed its slogan "We
> support New Zealanders to explore, discover and share knowledge" by
> providing endorsement of suppression and censorship by their members
> through a Panel that concluded that there was nothing wrong for their
> members to do this. Perhaps others on Taxacome feel the same way,  that it
> is OK  for scientists to actively engage in suppression. To me it is
> horrifying, but perhaps I am in an ethical minority. Boggles the mind.
> 
> John Grehan
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