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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.126 [SLACK_000340] · slack_pm:msg:01288

Date: 2020-07-31 10:10
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Robert F. Garry, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Kristian G. Andersen

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Yeah, I agree we don't want to push it - however, from the email it doesn't appear that Clare thought about doing anything at all, which I really don't think is appropriate here - at a minimum she needs to contact the reviewers about the breach. I don't think that's an unreasonable request? I would kinda hope journals would take breachesseriously...

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2020-07-31 09:47 Kristian G. Andersen open

@Kristian Andersen I unfortunately can't do anything on my end - I only get the paper once it's through the first step. Does it have human data in it? If yes, then MedRxiv is required
2020-07-31 09:47 Andrew Rambaut open

@Kristian Andersen Whether someone is dead or not?
2020-07-31 09:49 Andrew Rambaut open

@Kristian Andersen So will transfer. Thanks.
2020-07-31 09:50 Kristian G. Andersen open

@Kristian Andersen Yeah, if you have data like that in there that requires human subjects research approval so itends up with MedRxiv...
2020-07-31 10:10 Kristian G. Andersen

Yeah, I agree we don't want to push it - however, from the email it doesn't appear that Clare thought about doing anything at all, which I really don't think is appropriate here - at a minimum she needs to contact the reviewers about the breach. I don't think that's an unreasonable request? I would kinda hope journals would take breachesseriously...
2020-07-31 10:57 Robert F. Garry open

It's an OK response - she probably had to consult a lawyer to allow use of the term "disappointing, if." Consider thisa successful immunization if DT tries to push this further with Nature or if DT tries for some other journalist. Nature can't say they weren't warned. Journals - like universities - are risk adverse - don't want to do ANYTHING to damage the brand - if they can sweep under the rug that's their first impulse.
2020-07-31 11:13 Andrew Rambaut open

I agree. She probably wouldn't say if they did escalate it but my guess is a black mark against the reviewer (if only inClare's mind).

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