Postdoctoral Editors Association (PEA)
Mentor Approval and Confidentiality Statement
We hereby agree to have the following manuscript edited for English usage and organizational errors by a
member of the Postdoctoral Editors Association.
Project Title:
Nature of Project (manuscript, grant, presentation, etc.):
Mentor Name:
Department:
Signature (or initials if submitting electronically):
Date:
Post-doc Name:
Department:
Signature (or initials if submitting electronically):
Date:
Confidentiality Statement
The Editor-in-Chief and PEA editors treat every submitted manuscript as a privileged communication. The Editor-in-Chief and
editors must exclude themselves from the review of any manuscript that might involve a conflict of interest or the appearance
thereof. To this end, PEA editors will disclose to the Editor-in-Chief any conflicts of interest that make their knowledge of the
information included in the manuscript inappropriate. The editing process rests on the assumption that all manuscripts will be
treated by the assigned editor and Editor-in-Chief as privileged information; therefore, the editors will not use knowledge of the work
to further their own interests. By signing this agreement, the authors verify that the work to be edited is their own and all other
sources have been cited accordingly. The PEA reserves the right to refuse to edit any manuscripts that do not meet the criteria
stated.
On submission of a manuscript, authors may disqualify potential reviewers of the Postdoctoral Editors Association. Authors are
encouraged to recommend to the Editor-in-Chief specific PEA editors whose scientific background allows them to thoroughly review
the manuscript.
We agree to maintain all components of the above confidentiality statement.
Editor-in-Chief Signature (or initials):
Name:
Date:
Post-doc Editor Signature (or initials):
Name:
Date: