Is It Fake News or Is It Open Science? Science Communication in the COVID-19 Pandemic

IF 1.8 2区文学 Q3 BUSINESS

Journal of Business and Technical Communication Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.1177/1050651920958506

A. Koerber

引用次数: 20

Abstract

This article explores science communication in the context of COVID-19 through a case study of a January 31, 2020, bioRxiv preprint publication that led to conspiracy theories by suggesting that SARS-CoV-2 originated in the laboratory through genetic engineering. Analysis will consider the initial preprint, the scientific critique that led it to be withdrawn, the conspiracy theories that continue to circulate, and the larger debate that this example has sparked among advocates and critics of open science.

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是假新闻还是开放科学?COVID-19大流行中的科学传播

本文通过对2020年1月31日bioRxiv预印本出版物的案例研究，探讨了COVID-19背景下的科学传播，该出版物暗示SARS-CoV-2通过基因工程起源于实验室，从而引发了阴谋论。分析将考虑最初的预印本，导致其被撤回的科学批评，继续流传的阴谋论，以及这个例子在开放科学的倡导者和批评者之间引发的更大的辩论。

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Journal of Business and Technical Communication Multiple-

CiteScore

5.10

自引率

18.20%

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期刊介绍： JBTC is a refereed journal that provides a forum for discussion of communication practices, problems, and trends in business, professional, scientific, and governmental fields. As such, JBTC offers opportunities for bridging dichotomies that have traditionally existed in professional communication journals between business and technical communication and between industrial and academic audiences. Because JBTC is designed to disseminate knowledge that can lead to improved communication practices in both academe and industry, the journal favors research that will inform professional communicators in both sectors. However, articles addressing one sector or the other will also be considered.