Editorials and viewpoints

These publications discuss various issues related to history of science and scientists, and science policies. Views expressed in these papers are those of the author and not necessarily the views of the university or professional organizations.

See also:

From Russia with Love: Science and Ideology Then and Now, HxSTEM (2022)

The ‘Hurtful’ Idea of Scientific Merit, The Wall Street Journal (2023)

Spotlight on Scientific Censorship: A Virtual Collection, HxSTEM (2023)

Science, Interrupted. Review of The Lost Scientists of World War II by Sir David Clary, HxSTEM (2024)

Politicizing Science Funding Undermines Public Trust in Science, Academic Freedom, and the Unbiased Generation of Knowledge, HxSTEM (2024)

The Ruthless Politicization of Science Funding, The Chronicle of Higher Education (2024)

Merit-Based Science Is Effective and Fair: How Such a Banal Idea Has Become Controversial, HxSTEM (2024)

Opinion: Academic Freedom at USC, Heterodox at USC (2025)

Funded Research at a US University: Death by Bureaucracy, HxSTEM (2025)

Opinion: How Should Universities Respond to the Invitation to Sign a Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education? Heterodox at USC (2025)

Why I no Longer Engage with Nature Publishing Group, HxSTEM (2025)

Why I Cut Ties with Science’s Top Publisher, The Free Press (2025)

Notable interviews:

The Science of Freedom: a Conversation with Anna Krylov, Academic Freedom Alliance (2022)

Conversation with Barry Prize Winner Anna Krylov, American Academy of Sciences and Letters (2024)

Featured in Unitopia (2024; in Portuguese)

The Battle for Impartial Science with Anna Krylov, Heterodox Academy (2025)

'Citation Diversity Statement': A Renowned Chemist Sounds Off On Her Boycott of a Premier Scientific Journal, The Washington Free Beacon (2025)

Recognizing Marxism in Modern Ideologies: Professor Anna Krylov on the Perils of DEI, Censorship, Cancel Culture, and Trump's Reforms, t-Invariant (2025, in Russian); English translation here.

In other langauges:

Niebezpieczeństwo upolitycznienia nauki (in Polish)

Teaduse politiseerimise ohud, Anna Krolova (in Estonian)

Опасность политизации науки (in Russian)

Akademicy ideolodzy korumpują STEM. Milcząca liberalna większość musi stawić opór (in Polish)

Bons baisers de Russie: science et idéologie, hier en URSS et aujourd'hui aux États-Unis (in French): Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

Nauka i ideologia kiedyś i dziś. Od ZSRR do Zachodu (in Polish)

‘Raniąca’ idea merytorycznych podstaw nauki (in Polish)

Страховка от «вредных знаний». Как работает цензура в научных публикациях (in Russian)

Дональд Трамп vs академия: война против науки или потеря доверия? (in Russian; English translation here)

Related Publications

340. A.I. Krylov, J. Tanzman, E. D. Morris, J. Schaletzky, E. Atochina-Vasserman, and I. R. Efimov
Whiplash: Politicization and counter-politicization in research funding
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine , submitted (2026) Abstract 

335. A.I. Krylov
Introduction to the Alexander Vladimirovich Nemukhin special issue
Mol. Phys.  124, e2606597 (2026) Abstract  PDF 

328. M. Crable, L. Jussim, J. Tanzman, and A.I. Krylov
Censorship in the Sciences: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Introduction to the special issue of the Journal of Controversial Ideas
Journal of Controversial Ideas  5, 19 (2025) Abstract  Full text 

318. H. Muncy, J. Tanzman, and A.I. Krylov
Yes, we can! Academic Freedom Alliance: A model of organizational response to academic censorship
Journal of Controversial Ideas  5, 9 (2025) Abstract  Full text 

313. A.I. Krylov and J. Tanzman
Spotlight on scientific censorship
A chapter in The War on Science: 40 Renowned Scientists and Scholars Speak out about the Current Threats to Free Speech, Open Inquiry, and the Scientific Process book edited by Lawrence Krauss and published by Simon and Schuster. , (2025) Abstract  Full text  Preprint

312. A.I. Krylov and J. Tanzman
Fighting the good fight in an age of unreason—a new dissident guide
A chapter in The Free Inquiry Papers book edited by Robert Maranto, Lee Jussim, and Sally Satel, and published by AEI , (2025) Abstract  Full text  Preprint

310. I.R. Efimov, J.S. Flier, R.P. George, A.I. Krylov, L.S. Maroja, J. Schaletzky, J. Tanzman, and A. Thompson
Politicizing science funding undermines public trust in science, academic freedom, and the unbiased generation of knowledge
Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics  9, 1418065 (2024) Abstract  Full text 

308. C.J. Clark, M. al-Gharbi, R.F. Baumeister, A. Bleske-Rechek, D. Buss, S. Ceci, J.P. Forgas, K. Frey, D.C. Geary, G. Geher, L. Jussim, A.I. Krylov, C.C. Martin, G. Miller, P. Paresky, C. Salmon, S. Stewart-Williams, A.E. Wilson, W. Williams, B.M. Winegard, and W. von Hippel
Reply to Darlow and Gray: Censorship is exclusion
PNAS  121, e2404156121 (2024) Abstract  PDF 

303. C.J. Clark, L. Jussim, K. Frey, S.T. Stevens, M. al-Gharbi, K. Aquino, J.M. Bailey, N. Barbaro, R.F. Baumeister, A. Bleske-Rechek, D. Buss, S. Ceci, M. Del Giudice, P.H. Ditto, J.P. Forgas, D.C. Geary, G. Geher, S. Haider, N. Honeycutt, H. Joshi, A.I. Krylov, E. Loftus, G. Loury, L. Lu, M. Macy, C.C. Martin, J. McWhorter, G. Miller, P. Paresky, S. Pinker, W. Reily, C. Salmon, S. Stewart-Williams, P.E. Tetlock, W. Williams, A.E. Wilson, B.M. Winegard, G. Yancey, and W. von Hippel
Prosocial motives underlie scientific censorship by scientists: A perspective and research agenda
PNAS  120, e2301642120 (2023) Abstract  PDF 

298. D. Abbot, A. Bikfalvi, A.L. Bleske-Rechek, W. Bodmer, P. Boghossian, C.M. Carvalho, J. Ciccolini, J.A. Coyne, J. Gauss, P.M.W. Gill, S. Jitomirskaya, L. Jussim, A.I. Krylov, G.C. Loury, P. Nayna Schwerdtle, L. Maroja, J.H. McWhorter, S. Moosavi, J. Pearl, M.A. Quintanilla-Tornel, H.F. Schaefer III, P.R. Schreiner, P. Schwerdtfeger, D. Shechtman, M. Schifman, J. Tanzman, B.L. Trout, A. Warshel, and J.D. West
In defense of merit in science
Journal of Controversial Ideas  3, 1 – 26 (2023) Abstract  Full text  Supporting info

296. T.D. Crawford, A.I. Krylov, T. Van Voorhis, and H.F. Schaefer
MQM 2022: The 10th triennial conference on Molecular Quantum Mechanics
J. Phys. Chem. A  127, 4897 – 4900 (2023) Abstract  PDF 

295. A.I. Krylov and J. Tanzman
Critical Social Justice subverts scientific publishing
European Review 31, 527 – 546 (2023) Abstract  Full text  Preprint

279. A.I. Krylov
Social Justice Warriors subvert scientific publishing
A chapter in "Ben ik wel woke genoeg?", edited by Martin Harlaar and published by Gompel and Svacina , 223 – 230 (2022) Abstract  PDF 

278. A.I. Krylov, J.S. Tanzman, G. Frenking, and P.M.W. Gill
Scientists must resist cancel culture
Nachrichten aus der Chemie  70, 12 – 14 (2022) Abstract  Full text 

276. A.I. Krylov, G. Frenking, and P.M.W. Gill
Royal Society of Chemistry provides guidelines for censorship to its editors
Chemistry International  44, 32 – 34 (2022) Abstract  Full text 

273. A.I. Krylov and J. Tanzman
Academic ideologues are corrupting STEM. The silent liberal majority must fight back.
Quillette , (2021) Abstract  Full text 

268. A.I. Krylov
The peril of politicizing science
J. Phys. Chem. Lett.  12, 5371 – 5376 (2021) Abstract  Full text 

225. C. Wittig, A. Sanov, S. Reid, and A. I. Krylov
Tribute to Hanna Reisler
J. Phys. Chem. A  123, 6381 – 6383 (2019) Abstract  PDF 

161. A.I. Krylov, J.M. Herbert, F. Furche, M. Head-Gordon, P.J. Knowles, R. Lindh, F.R. Manby, P. Pulay, C.-K. Skylaris, and H.-J. Werner
What is the price of open-source software?
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 6, 2751 – 2754 (2015) Abstract  PDF 

79. A.B. McCoy, A.I. Krylov, and V. Buch
Preface to the Robert Benny Gerber Festschrift
J. Phys. Chem. A 113, 7161 – 7162 (2009) PDF