Diabetes association turmoil roils journal as group tries to thwart boycott
Tensions between the American Diabetes Association and several editors of its flagship journal — who have boycotted the group over its handling of a protest at the association’s June conference — have again boiled over, this time on the website of the journal. Steven Kahn, editor-in-chief of Diabetes Care and professor of medicine at the … Continue reading Diabetes association turmoil roils…
A dispute has erupted within the American Diabetes Association and its flagship journal, Diabetes Care, over the journal's decision to halt the acceptance of new submissions. The journal's editorial leadership, which includes Stephen Kahn, the editor-in-chief of Diabetes Care, has announced that they will no longer be accepting new submissions or performing their duties while the boycott continues.
The boycott, announced by Kahn on LinkedIn, aims to pressure the ADA to reform its leadership structure and properly represent its professional membership. The boycott includes all ADA activities, such as scientific meetings, grant reviews, and manuscript submissions. Kahn and his colleagues have criticized the ADA's handling of a protest at the association's June conference, claiming that the five researchers who were ejected from the meeting were wrongfully removed for distributing copies of a Diabetes Care editorial on funding cuts.
Kahn and his team have expressed their commitment to the ADA's mission, stating that they will continue to support the organization and its work on diabetes and obesity. However, they remain dissatisfied with the current state of the organization and hope that the boycott will force the ADA to address its leadership issues and properly represent its members.
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