In fact, just to expand on this, in order for it to be harrassment of defamation or what
have you, it first has to NOT be appropriate academic research. I think we can all agree
that mainstream academic works are, even when highly critical is not defamatory or
harrassment. The position that the UCOC mandates we punish an academic for their work
means that we in our own voice are disputing the collective judgement of the journal and
its field. I doubt that's what you intend, but nevertheless it's what would be
required.