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From TFA: > Mathematicians often publish papers in journals where they are editors. As long as the authors recuse themselves from the peer-review process “such
by battery_cowboy 7y ago
From TFA:
> Mathematicians often publish papers in journals where they are editors. As long as the authors recuse themselves from the peer-review process “such a case is not a violation of any rule, and is common”, says Hiraku Nakajima, a mathematician at the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe in Tokyo formerly part of Publications of RIMS’s editorial board. Mehrmann confirms that this would not violate EMS guidelines.
> Kashiwara said that Mochizuki had recused himself from the review process, and had not attended any of the editorial board meetings about the paper. The journal has previously published papers from other members of the journals’ editorial board, he said.
- lisper 7y agoSpeaking as someone who used to make a living by publishing (though not in mathematics): the problem with this is that even though you may have recused yourself, everyone who is still in the room knows that you will be passing judgement on their papers at some point in the future. So recusal does not entirely remove the potential for conflict of interest.
- jessriedel 7y agoThe claim isn't that there was no bias, the claim is that this degree of bias is not unusual for the field.