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Jim Nathans

Isn't there a potential conflict of interest if you as an APS board member become editor of one of their journals? Seems like it would threaten independence on one side or the other.

Simine Vazire

Yes, good point. My term as a board member ended last month, but if it hadn’t I would definitely have stepped down as a board member if I had been selected as Editor.

Anonymous

Quote from the blogpost: "i recently applied for the editor in chief position at Psychological Science. i didn't get it (...)"

Perhaps sometimes things you (think you) want, may not be the best things to actually happen (for you) in the end.

Additionally, you can perhaps better achieve things by going a different route.

In this light it may be interesting, and/or useful, to ponder how can you truly be "inclusive" when as an editor in chief you would be actively working for a journal, and system, that is inherently all about filtering findings, and filtering points of view, and filtering researchers, etc.

And it may be interesting, and/or useful, to ponder how can you truly be "open" when you as an editor in chief would be actively working for a journal, and system, that keeps papers, and information, and points of view, hidden from the general public via pay-walls.

Before you possibly ponder about these matters, i hope in light of the above post, the following famous Chinese story may be useful in some way or form at this point in time:

A farmer had only one horse. One day, his horse ran away. His neighbors said, “I’m so sorry. This is such bad news. You must be so upset.”

The man just said, “We’ll see.”

A few days later, his horse came back with twenty wild horses following. The man and his son corralled all twenty-one horses. His neighbors said, “Congratulations! This is such good news. You must be so happy!”

The man just said, “We’ll see.”

One of the wild horses kicked the man’s only son, breaking both his legs. His neighbors said, “I’m so sorry. This is such bad news. You must be so upset.”

The man just said, “We’ll see.”

The country went to war, and every able-bodied young man was drafted to fight. The war was terrible and killed every young man, but the farmer’s son was spared, since his broken legs prevented him from being drafted. His neighbors said, “Congratulations! This is such good news. You must be so happy!”

The man just said, “We’ll see.”

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