More recently, this office has been placed in the position of responding to attacks leveled at the Psychological Bulletin article mentioned above. When controversy erupts, it is difficult to contain and even more difficult to refute. The Internet has changed the nature of public discourse and now, the more advance notice our media office has about a given article, the better it can respond to criticisms. Permit me to emphasize that this suggestion for the peer-review process in no way leads us down the path of avoiding the publication of controversial articles. Rather, it would position APA in such a way that the important findings of a given article are highlighted, and not the spin applied by an individual or a special interest group.
Science is a self-correcting enterprise.
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