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Freedom of scientific inquiry and publication

APA is committed to fostering a vigorous science of psychology through the open exchange of ideas and data. A productive and healthy science requires freedom of inquiry and freedom of expression. Researchers must be free to pursue their scientific investigations within the constraints of the ethical principles, scientific principles, and guidelines of the discipline. Editors, too, after seeking appropriate peer review, must be free to publish that science in their journals even when findings are surprising, disappointing, or controversial.

July/August 2001, Vol 32, No. 6

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Council of Representatives. (2001, July 1). Freedom of scientific inquiry and publication. Monitor on Psychology, 32(6). https://www.apa.org/monitor/julaug01/councilres

The publication of a scientific article by an APA journal does not constitute its endorsement. The Association will not condone any attempt to censor the reporting or discussion of science within its journals so long as it has been conducted ethically and meets the scientific standards of the profession. Further, the Association will neither retract a published paper nor censure authors or editors for ethical scientific activities that yield potentially controversial findings. Scientific investigation is an evolving process: The ultimate evaluation of scientific results depends on a continuous exchange of ideas and reexamination of ideas and findings.

--APA'S COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2000
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