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2018 resignation of the editorial board

A majority of the editorial board of the journal resigned in 2018 after Wiley allegedly blocked the publication of a letter protesting the publisher's decision to make the journal entirely open access. [3]

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  3. Marcus, Adam (28 November 2018). "Majority of journal's editorial board resigns after publisher's handling of letter about move to open access". Retraction Watch.