Journal editors do not need to worry about preventing misinformation from being spread

<p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d739876e110"> <b>Debate: Journal editors do not need to prevent misinformation from being spread</b> <p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" dir="auto" id="d739876e115">It is traditional for EASE conferences to end on a lively, provocative and controversially charged debate, and this year, Council members Are Brean and Duncan Nicholas will go debate on the conference theme of misinformation from the perspective of the responsibility of editors. <p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" dir="auto" id="d739876e117">We live in an age where both information and misinformation spread at an ever-increasing speed, and where the difference between the two is getting harder to discern. Scientific journals are the cornerstone of honest and fact-checked truth-seeking research, with journal editors playing a pivotal role in preventing misinformation being published. But does their role extend beyond that duty? Does their training in critical appraisal and scientific method give them a special role in preventing misinformation also at a larger scale? Should they engage their expertise in public discussions to correct their course? Do they even have authority in the public space outside the citadels of academia? <p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" dir="auto" id="d739876e119">This session will tackle these challenging times with a debate that addresses the scope and responsibilities of the editor role.