tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8155767247110659836.post3261592082577786128..comments2023-10-01T17:13:19.402+01:00Comments on BOYCOTTED BRITISH ACADEMIC: Madness and UCUBoycotted British Academichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05336249818541398673noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8155767247110659836.post-11274475344009572082008-05-29T17:20:00.000+01:002008-05-29T17:20:00.000+01:00Dear BBA,First of all KUDOS for your outstanding s...Dear BBA,<BR/><BR/>First of all KUDOS for your outstanding site and courageous stance!<BR/><BR/>Secondly, I work in a large university hospital in Israel(among the best in the world in both academic achievement and healthcare standard) as some sort of technician. For some time now I have been helping physicians (some of them leading figures in their respective disciplines) with typing scientific papers for publication in various medical journals, and of course with the ensuing correspondence. It came to me as a complete surprise that these Israeli scientists and researchers refrain from contacting British publications because they know they would be rejected due to their affiliation with an Israeli establishment and with no consideration given to the scientific merit of their paper. I have no statistics on how many British journals publish Israeli authors or how many Israelis choose or shun British journals, nor do I know whether this practice is common among members of the entire Israeli medical profession or perhaps limited to this medical center. It apears thus that the Israeli academia has been boycotting back for several years. I have no idea how long this "boycott Israel campaign" has been going on in the UK, but the anti-Semitism and anti-Israeli attitude of some sectors of the British academic spheres have not been lost on their Israeli counterparts.<BR/>Such a shame, wouldn't you say, because these scientific papers do make their way to the highest ranking journals in the US and continental Europe, and a journal is as good as the contributions it accepts for publication.<BR/><BR/>Good luck and God bless!wolflinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308341918428044518noreply@blogger.com