Recently, I received an article on "how carbon dioxide does not contribute to climate change." The article is clearly misinformation and was published in a journal called "The Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (http://www.jpands.org/)." Most of the article is a fake article that was circulated back in the 1990's. EVERYONE NEEDS TO CHECK THIS OUT!
http://www.jpands.org/vol12no3/robinson.pdf They say they do double blind peer review, but who peer reviewed it? Are any of these folks atmospheric scientists, or for that matter even evironmetally aware? Furthermore, looking right at figure 2 you can see how biased their deductions are. Examining the figure you see that they draw a vertical line suggesting that hydrocarbons were not in use prior to that line. What the heck is coal then? Last time I checked coal is a hydrocarbon compound! Apparently this is not limited to climate issues as published in this blog (http://autismnaturalvariation.blogspot.com/2006/03/open-letter-to-journal-of-physicians.html) on Autism where they request an article be retracted: "downward trends in neurodevelopmental disorders following removal of thimersoal-containing vaccines" Spring 2006. Main criticisms: 1. methodological flaws 2. factual errors 3. misleading use of terminology 4. the article should be retracted Notice the Wikipedia discussion regarding this journal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_American_Physicians_and_Surgeons Articles published in the journal have argued that the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are unconstitutional,[27] that "humanists" have conspired to replace the "creation religion of Jehovah" with evolution, [28] that increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has not caused global warming, [29] that HIV does not cause AIDS,[30] and that the "gay male lifestyle" shortens life expectancy by 20 years.[31] A series of articles by pro-life authors also claimed a link between abortion and breast cancer;[32][33] such a link has been rejected by the National Cancer Institute.[34] The journal is not listed in the major literature databases of MEDLINE/PubMed[35] nor the Web of Science.[36] Quackwatch lists JPandS as an untrustworthy, non-recommended periodical.[37] The World Health Organization found that a 2003 article on vaccination published in the journal had "a number of limitations which undermine the conclusions drawn by the authors", although it noted that the matters raised in the paper were of sufficient importance that "WHO and GACVS will continue to keep the issue under careful and ongoing review."[38] Investigative journalist Brian Deer wrote that the journal is the "house magazine of a right-wing American fringe group [AAPS]" and "is barely credible as an independent forum."[39]" I recommend that people inform the Directory of Open Access Journals about this journal/article as they are trying to be reputable, but clearly this journal is not. Also, we need to publicize that this journal is little more than political tribe. Malcolm L. McCallum Assistant Professor of Biology Editor Herpetological Conservation and Biology http://www.herpconbio.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
