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Are peer-reviewed scientific journals subject to the Freedom of Information Act? I found this somewhat helpful page: Open Meeting Laws and Non-Profit Organizations (Digital Media Law Project).

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No. Freedom of information laws are about government information. Peer reviewed journals are not government institutions.

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  • What about open meeting laws? They vary from state to state but I think there's a pattern. Nov 23, 2015 at 18:48
  • What about them? Do you have a question about the material you linked to? What are you trying to get at?
    – phoog
    Nov 23, 2015 at 19:07
  • For example, suppose I want to know if a particular article's author has received funding from a pharmaceutical company (and the author is writing about a drug trial and the drug is made by that company)? Nov 24, 2015 at 22:29
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    @aparente001 would the journal even know how the author's research was funded?
    – phoog
    Nov 25, 2015 at 0:21
  • Okay, back to the drawing board. Thank you. Nov 25, 2015 at 2:41

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