What defines a conflict of interest between an author and a reviewer?
First, a guest editor (chosen from the former editors of JM) will make decisions regarding any manuscripts submitted by the editor’s current faculty colleagues, his or her current or former doctoral students, or his or her current business associates. Second, the editor will attempt to avoid similar conflicts among reviewers of an author’s paper. Third, for all award voting conducted by the Editorial Board, voters will be prohibited from voting for their own papers or for those of colleagues at the same university or company, and the editor’s papers will not be eligible for any award during the editor’s term that is selected by the Editorial Board that the editor appointed.
