{"id":8759,"date":"2020-06-06T09:04:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T08:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/?p=8759"},"modified":"2020-06-06T09:04:58","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T08:04:58","slug":"chemistry-journal-censors-reflection-piece-because-critical-of-die-ideology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/2020\/06\/chemistry-journal-censors-reflection-piece-because-critical-of-die-ideology\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemistry journal censors reflection piece because critical of DIE ideology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/800px-Lenins_speech.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8761 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/800px-Lenins_speech-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/800px-Lenins_speech-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/800px-Lenins_speech-795x1024.jpg 795w, https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/800px-Lenins_speech-768x990.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/800px-Lenins_speech.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/retractionwatch.com\/2020\/06\/05\/following-outrage-chemistry-journal-makes-a-paper-decrying-diversity-efforts-disappear\/\">Retraction Watch has the story<\/a>, I am merely reposting here for posterity.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tomas Hudlicky. (2020). <a href=\"https:\/\/emilkirkegaard.dk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/anie.202006717.pdf\">\u201cOrganic synthesis\u2014Where now?\u201d is thirty years old. A reflection on the current state of affairs<\/a>. 10.1002\/anie.202006717. Original URL <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/epdf\/10.1002\/anie.202006717\">https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/epdf\/10.1002\/anie.202006717<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s a reflection piece that covers changes in the field of organic chemistry. It includes this paragraph:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Diversity of work force.<\/strong> In the last two decades many groups and\/or individuals have been designated with \u201cpreferential status\u201d. This in spite of the fact that the percentage of women and minorities in academia and pharmaceutical industry has greatly increased. It follows that, in a social equilibrium, preferrential treatment of one group leads to disadvantages for another. New ideologies have appeared and influenced hiring practices, promotion, funding, and recognition of certain groups. Each candidate should have an equal opportunity to secure a position, regardless of personal identification\/categorization. The rise and emphasis on hiring practices that suggest or even mandate equality in terms of absolute numbers of people in specific subgroups is counter-productive if it results in discrimination against the most meritorious candidates. Such practice affects the format of interviews and has led to the emergence of mandatory \u201ctraining workshops\u201d on gender equity, inclusion, diversity, and discrimination [Note 2].<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Note 2 is:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>2. An example of focusing on \u201cunderrepresented minorities\u201d can be seen in the recently established \u201cPower Hour\u201d at Gordon Research Conferences. While this effort is commendable in order to increase the participation of women in science it diminishes the contributions by men (or any other group). Universities have established various centers for \u201cEquity, Diversity and Inclusion\u201d, complete with mandatory seminars and training. These issues have influenced hiring practices to the point where the candidate\u2019s inclusion in one of the preferred social groups may override his or her qualifications.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So, it&#8217;s completely basic stuff. Quotas for one group with limited space must mean quotas against other groups by necessity. If you put in more incompetent people, you push out competent people and slow progress. Naturally, such obvious contradiction of the DIE narrative must not be tolerated. So the usual Woke Twitter people did their thing, and publisher\/journal caved:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><small>June 05, 2020<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>A Statement from the Editor-in-Chief<\/h3>\n<p id=\"statement\">An opinion essay <em>\u201cA Reflection on the Current State of Affairs,\u201d<\/em> a response to <em>\u201cOrganic synthesis-Where Now?,\u201d<\/em> originally published 30 years ago in Angewandte Chemie, recently appeared as an Accepted Article. The opinions expressed in this essay do not reflect our values of fairness, trustworthiness and social awareness. It is not only our responsibility to spread trusted knowledge, but to also stand against discrimination, injustices and inequity. While diversity of opinion and thoughts can spur change and debate, this essay had no place in our journal.<\/p>\n<p>In response to this incident, we will conduct an internal investigation and will share the actions we are implementing within the next week to ensure this will not happen again. We are deeply sorry and know we have failed the community that puts their trust in us.<\/p>\n<p>The foundation of our work is based on the belief that science can and does change the world.<\/p>\n<p>We are committed to making a change. We can and will do better.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Neville Compton,<br \/>\nEditor-in-Chief<br \/>\nAngewandte Chemie<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>By the way, the journal name means &#8220;applied chemistry&#8221;. Some years ago, many people predicted that the Woke religion would only infect the soft sciences. How wrong they were.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retraction Watch has the story, I am merely reposting here for posterity. Tomas Hudlicky. (2020). \u201cOrganic synthesis\u2014Where now?\u201d is thirty years old. A reflection on the current state of affairs. 10.1002\/anie.202006717. Original URL https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/epdf\/10.1002\/anie.202006717 It&#8217;s a reflection piece that covers changes in the field of organic chemistry. It includes this paragraph: Diversity of work force. 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