Will the leading environmental health science journal Environmental Health Perspectives lose funding and be forced to shut down due to DOGE budget cuts? It appears this will happen.
This journal publishes high quality research and information on the effects of the environment on human health. It has published research on effects on humans from forever chemicals, endocrine disruptors, flamed retardants, pesticides, air pollution, lead, arsenic, mercury, toxins in skin care products, and so much more.
It is published monthly, and is free to everyone (it is open access). For decades, the journal has received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to review studies on the health effects of environmental toxins (e.g., forever chemicals, pesticides) and publish them for free.
However, it now may be shut down due to DOGE budget cuts at NIH. The journal has already announced that it is no longer accepting articles for publication. Shutting down this journal would be a terrible loss to all of us.
By the way, two other well-regarded journals, both published by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are also on the chopping block: Emerging Infectious Diseases and Preventing Chronic Disease. The first journal has cutting-edge reports on infectious disease threats (e.g., mpox viruses, Marburg virus) from around the world.
From NY Times: Citing N.I.H. Cuts, a Top Science Journal Stops Accepting Submissions
Environmental Health Perspectives, widely considered the premier environmental health journal, has announced that it would pause acceptance of new studies for publication, as federal cuts have left its future uncertain. ...continue reading "Is This the End Of the Journal Examining Effects Of the Environment On Health?"