The University of Queensland has defended the "fundamental principles of freedom of speech" of researchers who pushed conspiracy theories and misinformation around fire ant treatments and vaccines.
I wonder where these were published. Any reputable journal should have rejected them outright since the authors are speaking outside their areas of expertise.
No way, any reputable journal would use a process of double blind peer review. The background of the researcher should have no bearing on the decision to publish.
The papers should have been rejected for being shit.
No way, any reputable journal would use a process of double blind peer review. The background of the researcher should have no bearing on the decision to publish.
The papers should have been rejected for being shit.