In the statement made by the board of the association, it was stated that this pause will continue until Ukrainian microbiologists can continue their work safely.

The scientific community’s response to the war in Ukraine

After the Russian troops invaded Ukraine, many world scientific organizations issued statements condemning the actions of the Russian state and demanding an end to the war. Some have stated that they will not engage in new projects with Russian scientific organizations and will not freeze existing projects.

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• Journal of General Virology,
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• Journal of Medical Microbiology,
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After the start of the war in Ukraine, the community said that it regretted what happened on March 9 and tried to support its Ukrainian colleagues. At the same time, it was stated in the statement that the community will continue to publish the articles of scientists from both Russia and Ukraine and invite researchers from both countries to the conference.

at the end of March reconsidered the establishment position. In a new statement, the community supported its Russian colleagues, who condemned the actions of Russian officials and criticized university leaders. In addition, it was decided that the community should stop working on manuscripts of articles whose authors have links to Russian organizations that receive funding from the Russian budget or that openly support hostilities in Ukraine.