PLoS Medicine journal bans tobacco-sponsored research

Editors say it would be 'irresponsible to act as part of the machinery' of an industry that makes harmful products. Not everyone agrees with the decision. The online open-access journal PLoS Medicine said this week that it would no longer accept for publication reports of research sponsored by tobacco companies. The journal joins two of its sister publications, PLoS Biology and PLoS One,...

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