<div dir="ltr">The survey concluded by remarking that although there were instances of breach in editors’ professionalism, those were seldom and isolated instances. The authors summarized that there was “little support and justification for casting and portraying academic journal editors as excessively powerful gatekeepers who jealously guard and control ingress into, and progression within, the academy.” Overall, “the broad consensus was that editors are generally effective, conscientious, fair and proficient, and the system within which they operate fit for its purpose.”<div><br><a href="http://www.editage.com/insights/authors-or-journal-editors-who-faces-more-pressure-in-the-academic-publishing-system">http://www.editage.com/insights/authors-or-journal-editors-who-faces-more-pressure-in-the-academic-publishing-system</a></div></div>