undeclared CoI (editors)

When editors (or other members of a journal’s staff or editorial board) fail to declare conflicts of interest relevant to the editorial processes of their journal (i.e. relationships, both financial and personal, that might introduce bias or prevent objectivity)

Or

When journals fail to adopt appropriate systems for ensuring that people with relevant competing interests (whether declared or not) are not involved in editorial decisions (e.g. systems to prevent editors from considering their own work or that of close colleagues or family members)

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  1. Author non-disclosure by editor in chief

    10-10 Please note, this case is being submitted by the Publishing Director of the journal based on the advice of a senior COPE member because it relates to the conduct of the editor in chief of the journal. The editor in chief of the ...

  2. Editorial misconduct

    07-01 An associate editor received a letter claiming harassment (from an author from another country) by the editor. The author submitted a manuscript which was repeatedly sent back for changes in format but not rejected. Eventually, the ...