Timeline for Should I tell the editor I'm declining a review invitation because the authors are hostile about feedback?
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| Apr 7, 2022 at 14:54 | comment | added | kaya3 | @chepner I merely point out that the definition offered ("Conflict of Interest" is where you are in a position where you might be tempted to act in your own interests rather than the job you are meant to be doing) is met in this case. Perhaps the reason it doesn't feel like a conflict of interest is because everybody has an interest in not receiving rude replies, whereas a conflict of interest needs to be something specific to oneself such that the same conflict wouldn't apply to somebody else who might do the job instead. | |
| Apr 7, 2022 at 13:09 | comment | added | chepner | @kaya3 I think that's just a bias, not a conflict of interest. | |
| Apr 6, 2022 at 12:54 | comment | added | DJClayworth | @PasserBy Yes that would be conflict of interest. But that's nothing like the case here. | |
| Apr 6, 2022 at 12:52 | comment | added | DJClayworth | @kaya3 Still not really a conflict of interest | |
| Apr 6, 2022 at 12:17 | comment | added | kaya3 | @DJClayworth If one might be tempted to give muted criticism rather than useful criticism, in order to not receive a rude reply, then that seems to be a conflict of interest by your definition. | |
| Apr 6, 2022 at 9:03 | comment | added | Passer By | @mmeent It sounds like the crux is what OP thinks about the authors then. More to the point, it is not a question of whether it's just a personal relation problem, but the degree of animosity. | |
| Apr 6, 2022 at 8:59 | comment | added | TimRias | @PasserBy If reviewers recused themselves on CoI grounds whenever they have an opinion on the authors, no papers would ever get reviewed (or at least not by peer specialists). Also it is unclear whether the OP has any strong feelings regarding the authors, other than not liking how they conduct themselves during peer review. | |
| Apr 6, 2022 at 8:38 | comment | added | Passer By | @DJClayworth Hypothetically, let's say your relative published a paper. Wouldn't it be a clear conflict of interest if you reviewed it? If possible favoritism counts as conflict of interest, why shouldn't it count in the other way? Supposedly, OP harbors bad enough feelings towards the authors that it's a concern. | |
| Apr 5, 2022 at 18:04 | comment | added | DJClayworth | "Conflict of Interest" is where you are in a position where you might be tempted to act in your own interests rather than the job you are meant to be doing. For example when the paper duplicates work you already have in progress, and you might want to get it rejected so you can publish first. "I think the authors are rude" is not a conflict of interest - it's just a personal relation problem. | |
| Apr 5, 2022 at 12:30 | comment | added | TimRias | @Neinstein I wouldn't necessarily use the word rude. But: "Sorry, I have no interest in reviewing the works of these authors, since past experiences have shown this to be an unproductive use of my time." is a perfectly fine response to somebody asking you to donate your time. | |
| Apr 5, 2022 at 11:27 | comment | added | Neinstein | Conflict of interest = the problem resides in your personal relation with the authors - Right, and I don't see how this would appear as an issue. That's exactly what CoI is for. The conflict can be of many type, and most of these would be perfectly reasonable to anyone. On the other hand, declaring the other party as rude would be unprofessional and likely backfire, regardless whether it's true. | |
| Apr 5, 2022 at 6:48 | history | answered | TimRias | CC BY-SA 4.0 |