Quando no dia 1 de Março, sugeri no email abaixo, apelar ao congelamento da revisão e edição de artigos de autores Russos (algo que já fiz quando fui chamado a pronunciar-me sobre um desses artigos, enquanto membro do corpo editorial de uma revista indexada que tem um IF=3.6, mas somente a título individual) estava longe de imaginar que haveria alguém com coragem para fazer o que fez o Português Rui Fausto (foto acima), catedrático no departamento de Química na Universidade de Coimbra e Editor-Chefe da revista Journal of Molecular Structure, propriedade da Elsevier, que devido ao genocidio Ucraniano e ás ameaças nucleares de Putin, não aceita artigos de cientistas ligados a instituições Russas. Esperemos que ele consiga manter a decisão e não seja vitima do longo (vingativo e criminoso) braço do Kremlin.
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De: F. Pacheco-Torgal
Enviado: 1 de março de 2022 16:13
Assunto: Fwd: Elsevier - Should Editors and reviewers refuse to handle papers having Russian co-authors ?
The email below that i just received from Elsevier does not support the aforementioned hypothesis still i ask:
1 - Can the science community keep with the publishing business as usual forgetting that Russia is responsible for having "destroyed the longest peacetime period in more than two thousand years of Europe's history" ?
2 - Should we really be concerned that the papers of Russian scientists are frozen for 1 or 2 weeks or even for 1 month at the same time the army of their country is killing Ukrainian scientists and their relatives?
3 - What is more important to science, to try to avoid more deaths or to publish papers ?
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De: Elsevier
Enviado: 1 de março de 2022 12:39
Para: F. Pacheco Torgal
Assunto: Handling submissions that include Russian researchers
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Dear Dr. Pacheco-Torgal, In view of the current conflict in Ukraine, we understand you may have questions about whether you as editors are expected to take any action. At Elsevier, our role is to help researchers advance science and improve outcomes for the benefit of society, and for that we need the free flow of ideas and quality, peer reviewed research from researchers globally. Given the international and collaborative nature of research, any restrictions on scientific publishing not only harm individual researchers – who may themselves have different political views from their governments – but also authors from other countries entirely. As of the time of writing, no government sanctions are in place which impact the handling of papers that include Russian authors, and we ask editors to follow usual practice on “Fair Play”: “The editor should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.” This is an evolving crisis and we will keep you updated on any developments that may impact your work. We stand by our belief that restrictions on publishing are inappropriate, and any exceptions should be narrowly crafted. We will work with the STM publishing industry associations, other companies, and research communities, to analyze any future changes in trade sanction policies with respect to Russia. Elsevier wishes to express its support for all civilians caught up in conflict worldwide, and our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine at this difficult time. All the best,
Laura Hassink
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