Comments on: Journal Audit Finds Severe Flaws In Regnerus “Gay Parenting” Study

By: Scott Rose

Scott Rose — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 05:00:59 +0000

Hello: Please consider signing and sharing this petition. The petition demands that the Editorial Board of the journal Social Science Research retract the notorious, invalid, defamatory, anti-gay Regnerus gay-parenting “study.” According to the journal’s own Peer Review Policy, it takes MONTHS for the editor to locate experts to carry out peer review of submissions on esoteric topics like gay parenting. But, SSR’s editor James Wright did NOT get topic experts, the BIGOTS he had do the peer review had CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, and Regnerus’s submission was accepted for publication in only 5 ½ weeks, LESS TIME than the journal usually spends just to LOCATE expert peer reviewers. Be sure to read the full petition text inside the petition at this link: http://tinyurl.com/8q7ync4

By: StraightGrandmother

StraightGrandmother — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:00:10 +0000

Perhaps the readers here could make a Victim Impact Statement?

Editor of the Journal Social Science Research
Dr. James Wright
James.Wright@ucf.edu

The Research Integrity Officer (RIO) at The University of Texas at Austin is Dr. Robert A. Peterson, associate vice president for research. You may contact Dr. Peterson at rap@austin.utexas.edu, 512-471-9438, or you can reach his assistant at 512-471-2877.

The Research Integrity Officer has responsibility for overseeing the inquiry and investigative process and ensuring compliance of all parties with this policy in the conduct of inquiries and investigations of misconduct in science and other scholarly research.

By: ebohlman

ebohlman — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 06:04:34 +0000

Steve: Spot on. It looks like the publication of the study was deliberately rushed so that it could be cited in litigation.

Regnerus’s study appears to be on the same trajectory as Andrew Wakefield’s notorious MMR/autism study (which, remember, was scientifically debunked well before it was shown to be downright fraudulent). That one also was intended as a weapon in litigation (and unfortunately it worked earlier this year in an Italian case). At least Regnerus’s study probably won’t result in any deaths, unlike Wakefield’s.

By: jpeckjr

jpeckjr — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 14:13:18 +0000

I am interested in seeing how the Univ of Texas, where Regnerus teaches, handles this embarrassment. And which hyper-conservative university offers him a position as chair of its sociology department.

By: MattNYC

MattNYC — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 04:50:57 +0000

@TampaZeke

Reminded of Twain’s line, “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”

By: TampaZeke

TampaZeke — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 01:08:22 +0000

The Journal loses all credibility in reviewing studies AFTER publishing them.

It’s akin to trying to put the bullet back into the gun AFTER you’ve shot a passerby.

By: Ben In Oakland

Ben In Oakland — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 23:23:52 +0000

Thanks to scott rose and To Straightgrandmother. They’ve been the one’s that have been pursuing this.

By: Muscat

Muscat — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:39:57 +0000

Based on the audit I would expect SSR to retract the study. I guess we’ll see.

By: AMPGlass

AMPGlass — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:45:07 +0000

I love Dr. Sherkat… My wife is a Masters Degree student studying under him. He is on the Editorial Committee for Social Science Research, and mentioned how it is funny and ironic that he signed a protest letter that ended up on his desk.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:05:59 +0000

It’s not just the election, but it was released right in time to be used in the end stage of the DOMA court battles. It’s more useful for the religious right there, although courts are also fat more likely to take note of the criticism