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* '''Scientific racism''': OpenPsych has published articles widely considered [[scientific racism]], while some members of its editorial board hold [[far-right]] political views.<ref>Merwe Van Der, Ben. (19 Feb 2018). [https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/education/2018/02/it-might-be-pseudo-science-students-take-threat-eugenics-seriously It might be a pseudo science, but students take the threat of eugenics seriously]. ''New Statesman''.</ref> The [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] in an article discussing proponents of scientific racism, including Kirkegaard, describes OpenPsych as a "pseudojournal".<ref>Ward, Justin. (12 Mar 2018). [https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/03/12/wikipedia-wars-inside-fight-against-far-right-editors-vandals-and-sock-puppets Wikipedia wars: inside the fight against far-right editors, vandals and sock puppets]. Southern Poverty Law Center.</ref> |
* '''Scientific racism''': OpenPsych has published articles widely considered [[scientific racism]], while some members of its editorial board hold [[far-right]] political views.<ref>Merwe Van Der, Ben. (19 Feb 2018). [https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/education/2018/02/it-might-be-pseudo-science-students-take-threat-eugenics-seriously It might be a pseudo science, but students take the threat of eugenics seriously]. ''New Statesman''.</ref> The [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] in an article discussing proponents of scientific racism, including Kirkegaard, describes OpenPsych as a "pseudojournal".<ref>Ward, Justin. (12 Mar 2018). [https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/03/12/wikipedia-wars-inside-fight-against-far-right-editors-vandals-and-sock-puppets Wikipedia wars: inside the fight against far-right editors, vandals and sock puppets]. Southern Poverty Law Center.</ref> |
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For these reasons some critics argue OpenPsych's journals are "non-peer-reviewed.<ref>Bradbury, Rosie., and Cook, Joe. (30 Apr 2019). [https://www.varsity.co.uk/news/17456 Controversial research fellow Noah Carl dismissed by St Edmund’s]. ''Varsity''.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | [[Noah Carl|Carl]]'s "articles for OpenPsych include two on the connection between terrorism and Muslim population size using data from an [[Islamophobic]] conspiracy website."<ref>Merwe Van Der, Ben. (12 Jan 2019). [https://cherwell.org/2019/01/12/nuffield-college-unconcerned-about-academics-racist-pseudoscience-claim-students/ Nuffield College ‘unconcerned’ about academic’s ‘racist pseudoscience’, claim students]. ''Cherwell''.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In April 2019 [[Noah Carl|Carl]] was sacked as a research fellow at St Edmund’s College, Cambridge University because of his controversial association with OpenPsych, that included collaborating with a number of individuals who were known to hold [[racist]] views. Carl's own published "articles for OpenPsych include two on the connection between terrorism and Muslim population size using data from an [[Islamophobic]] conspiracy website."<ref>Merwe Van Der, Ben. (12 Jan 2019). [https://cherwell.org/2019/01/12/nuffield-college-unconcerned-about-academics-racist-pseudoscience-claim-students/ Nuffield College ‘unconcerned’ about academic’s ‘racist pseudoscience’, claim students]. ''Cherwell''.</ref> |
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| Discipline | Behavioural genetics |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Emil O. W. Kirkegaard |
| Publication details | |
| History | 2014–present |
| Publisher | OpenPsych (Denmark) |
| ISO 4 | Find out here |
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| ISSN | 2446-3884 |
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OpenPsych is a publisher of three open access scientific journals on behavioural genetics, psychology and quantitative research.
While OpenPsych claims its journals are peer-reviewed, this has been questioned; an article in New Statesman has described OpenPsych as a "pseudoscience factory-farm".[1] The magazine Spiked describes OpenPsych as "academically dodgy".[2]
History
The OpenPsych journals Open Differential Psychology (ODP), Open Behavioral Genetics (OBG) and Open Quantitative Sociology & Political Science (OQSPS) were set up by Emil O. W. Kirkegaard and Davide Piffer in March 2014.[3]
Editorial board
Editors:
- Emil O. W. Kirkegaard, Davide Piffer.
Review team:
Open Differential Psychology (ODP)
- Emil O. W. Kirkegaard, Davide Piffer, John Fuerst, Gerhard Meisenberg, Marc Dalliard, Heiner Rindermann, John Protzko, Robert L. Williams, Peter Frost.
Open Behavioral Genetics (OBG)
- Davide Piffer, Meng Hu, Gerhard Meisenberg, Peter Frost, Kenya Kura.
Open Quantitative Sociology & Political Science (OQSPS)
- Emil O. W. Kirkegaard, Bryan J. Pesta, Noah Carl, Gerhard Meisenberg.
Criticism
The quality of peer review at OpenPsych has been questioned; criticisms include:
- Lack of qualified reviewers: reviewers "are not required to hold advanced academic qualifications",[4] nor need to specialise in what they review. For example Kirkegaard who reviews paper submissions to two of the journals has only a BA in linguistics, claiming he is "self-taught geneticist".[5] Kenya Kura, who reviews submissions to Open Behavioral Genetics has no expertise in genetics; his PhD is in economics. Meisenberg's academic background is in biochemistry, but he reviews papers for Open Differential Psychology.
- Lack of impartial reviewers: virtually all reviewers are proponents of hereditarianism, resulting in a former reviewer for Open Behavioral Genetics, Meng Hu, quitting and saying he had "bad experiences" with OpenPsych.[6] He described reviewers as not reasonably enough impartial: "One problem with OP is that most (if not all) reviewers have an 'hereditarian side'... people may think OP looks like a Mankind Quarterly bis."[7]
- Scientific racism: OpenPsych has published articles widely considered scientific racism, while some members of its editorial board hold far-right political views.[8] The Southern Poverty Law Center in an article discussing proponents of scientific racism, including Kirkegaard, describes OpenPsych as a "pseudojournal".[9]
For these reasons some critics argue OpenPsych's journals are "non-peer-reviewed.[10]
Controversies
Noah Carl
In April 2019 Carl was sacked as a research fellow at St Edmund’s College, Cambridge University because of his controversial association with OpenPsych, that included collaborating with a number of individuals who were known to hold racist views. Carl's own published "articles for OpenPsych include two on the connection between terrorism and Muslim population size using data from an Islamophobic conspiracy website."[11]
References
- ^ Merwe Van Der, Ben. (20 Dec 2018). No, objecting to Cambridge’s appointment of a eugenicist is not about free speech. New Statesman.
- ^ Tettenborn, Andrew. (9 May 2019). The lynch mobbing of Noah Carl. Spiked.
- ^ OpenPsych: About.
- ^ Brady, Rosie., and Chye, Noella. (7 Dec 2018). Hundreds of academics oppose research fellow’s eugenics work on discredited ‘race sciences’. Varsity.
- ^ Merwe Van Der, Ben. (7 Dec 2018). Former Nuffield fellow denounced for “racist pseudoscience”. Cherwell.
- ^ Hu, Meng (18 Jun 2015). Bad experience at OpenPsych journals.
- ^ OpenPsych: Reviewers.
- ^ Merwe Van Der, Ben. (19 Feb 2018). It might be a pseudo science, but students take the threat of eugenics seriously. New Statesman.
- ^ Ward, Justin. (12 Mar 2018). Wikipedia wars: inside the fight against far-right editors, vandals and sock puppets. Southern Poverty Law Center.
- ^ Bradbury, Rosie., and Cook, Joe. (30 Apr 2019). Controversial research fellow Noah Carl dismissed by St Edmund’s. Varsity.
- ^ Merwe Van Der, Ben. (12 Jan 2019). Nuffield College ‘unconcerned’ about academic’s ‘racist pseudoscience’, claim students. Cherwell.