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Entropy
DisciplinePhysics, chemistry
LanguageEnglish
Edited byKevin H. Knuth
Publication details
History1999-present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
Yes
2.305 (2017)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Entropy
Indexing
CODENENTRFG
ISSN1099-4300
LCCN2004209495
OCLC no.56203928
Links

Entropy is a monthly peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering research on all aspects of entropy and information theory. It was established in 1999 and is published by MDPI. The journal regularly publishes special issues compiled by guest editors.[1] The editor-in-chief is Kevin H. Knuth (University at Albany, SUNY).

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 2.305.[2]

Papers on glyphosate

In 2013, Entropy published a review paper saying glyphosate may be the most important factor in the development of obesity, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, cancer, and infertility.[3] The paper does not contain any primary research results.[3] It was criticized as pseudo-science by the science magazine Discover[4] and by Jeffrey Beall,[5] a prominent critic of open-access journals.[6] In response to the controversy, the editors of Entropy added an "Expression of Concern" to the article's frontmatter.[3]. In 2017 researchers Robin Mesnage and Michael N. Antoniou[7], both of whom are working to limit the use of glyphosate,[8] said that "although evidence exists that glyphosate-based herbicides are toxic below regulatory set safety limits, the arguments of Samsel and Seneff largely serve to distract rather than to give a rational direction."

References

  1. ^ "Sections and Special Issues". Entropy. MDPI. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  2. ^ "Entropy". 2017 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2018. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ a b c Samsel, Anthony; Stephanie Seneff. "Glyphosate's Suppression of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes and Amino Acid Biosynthesis by the Gut Microbiome: Pathways to Modern Diseases". Entropy. Bibcode:2013Entrp..15.1416S. doi:10.3390/e15041416.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  4. ^ Kloor, Keith. "When Media Uncritically Cover Pseudoscience". Discover Magazine. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  5. ^ Beall, Jeffrey. "Anti-Roundup (Glyphosate) Researchers Use Easy OA Journals to Spread their Views". Scholarly Open Access. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Beall, Jeffrey (2013). "The Open-Access Movement is Not Really about Open Access". TripleC. 11 (2): 589–597. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  7. ^ Mesnage, Robin; Antoniou, Michael N. (2017). "Facts and Fallacies in the Debate on Glyphosate Toxicity". Frontiers in Public Health. 5. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2017.00316. ISSN 2296-2565.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  8. ^ "Concerns Over Use of Glyphosate-based Herbicides and Risks Associated with Exposures: a Consensus Statement - Cornucopia Institute". Cornucopia Institute. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2018-02-12.