Overview of blog (taken from blog introduction):
Academic journals comprise communities of scholars working on related subjects. This presents a range of potential conflicts of interest. Commenting on two recent studies on editorial impartiality and citation concentrations, Adam Arian and John Sands consider the downstream effects of conflicts of interest and make the case for greater editorial accountability.
Read the post in full on the LSE Impact blog: Clique or journal community – Where does accountability lie in editorial decision making?