This comment is a response to a criticism made about the author's article on transracial adoption and IQ. The authors suggest that the discussion section of a research report is an appropriate place for authors to spell out the implications of their results, even if these implications are considered unacceptable to others. (AM)

In this comment, the authors point to the need for editorial criteria (or censorship) in the publication of scientific research. Specifically, they refer to an article on transracial adoption and I Q, previously published in this journal, whose discussion section contained implications that could be misinterpreted by some readers. (AM)

Examined mass media coverage of research conducted in 1975 by James S. Coleman and others, which suggested that court ordered busing caused increased White flight, thus promoting greater residential segregation. Found that the White flight thesis was reported as a scientifically documented fact, despite the unavailability of published evidence and…