CL Journal COI Policy

In all cases of identified review COIs for the EiC, it is best practice for the alternate decision-maker to anonymize any conflicted parties (e.g., reviewers, editors) as to who has assumed their roles. The EiC will designate a CL Action Editor to appoint another CL Action Editor to the decision-making role. Using this process, the third person remains anonymous from all conflicted parties. To preserve anonymity, the review process will be conducted outside the CL review system.