Hi Ma! I’m in the APA 7th Edition publication manual. Thanks to Rose Sokol-Chang, Anne Woodworth and Emily Ayubi, I had a chance to give my input to a number of issues while it was in production. For one, I’m happy that in line with my suggestions, they sharpened up the conflict of interest definitions (section 1.20, p. 23). Financial interests, which can involve authors, editors or reviewers, are distinguished from personal connections, which are of concern to editors and reviewers handling authors’ work. Differences of opinion are not per se conflicts, but advice is given to handle this iss ..read more