在皮库迪在2010年6月公开此项起诉之时 ， 《 科学》杂志执行出版人艾伦·莱施纳（Alan Leshner）代表美国科学促进会向意大利总统乔治·纳波利塔诺（Giorgio Napolitano）递交了公开抗议信。
After Picuti made the charges public in June 2010, Alan Leshner, Executive Publisher of Science, sent an open letter of protest to Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on behalf of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.