Re: Geology Journal Cites U.S. Policy in Rejecting 2 Papers Tied to Iran

[Karl Bridges <Karl.Bridges@uvm.edu>]

Can someone explain why receiving information from a government makes
someone a member of that government?

The fact that I get a tourist brochure from the United Kingdom 
government tourism bureau doesn't make me an employee (or 
citizen) of the UK.  Although, with rulings like this, that is 
beginning to look better and better.


Quoting "Hamaker, Chuck" <cahamake@email.uncc.edu>:

> From the Chronicle of Higher Education
> Thursday, April 20, 2006
>
> Geology Journal Cites U.S. Policy in Rejecting 2 Papers Tied to Iran
> By LILA GUTERMAN
>
> REKINDLING A CONTROVERSY that many academics thought had
>    ended more than a year ago, a scientific publisher has
>    rejected two papers because of their authors' connections to
>    Iran. In letters rejecting the papers, the American
>    Association of Petroleum Geologists cited a U.S. Treasury
>    Department restriction that applies to authors who are part
>    of the Iranian government.
>
> The American Association of Petroleum Geologists turned down 
> the manuscripts submitted to its AAPG Bulletin because, in one 
> case, an author worked for the National Iranian Oil Company, 
> and in the other, the paper's authors in Norway had received 
> data from the Iranian oil company.
>
> The association cited a U.S. Treasury Department ruling, 
> released in December 2004, that allows American publishers to 
> edit and publish papers by authors in certain countries under a 
> trade embargo, including Iran, but not if the authors are part 
> of that country's government (The Chronicle, December 16, 
> 2004). The association rejected the two papers in separate 
> letters dated January 31, 2006, that cited the restriction and 
> said, "Your paper is interesting and well written."
>
> snip
>
> Chuck Hamaker
> Associate University Librarian Collections and Technical Services
> Atkins Library
> University of North Carolina Charlotte
> Charlotte, NC 28223
> phone 704 687-2825