Summary:
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has co-founded a new open-access journal called Molecular Basis of Disease, raising concerns about potential misinformation and conflicts of interest.
- The journal's co-founder, Eliseo Pérez-Stable, is the director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, which is part of the NIH, leading to questions about the journal's independence and oversight.
- Experts in scientific publishing and misinformation are worried that the journal could be used to spread misleading or inaccurate information, especially if it does not have robust peer review and editorial processes in place.