Editorial Authors ’ misconduct in the fi ring line

Producing a journal is a resource-intensive activity. Scientifi c and professional associations like the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) commit a fair proportion of their membership fees to funding peer-reviewed journals. There are further hidden resource costs like the considerable time and energy that reviewers spend on ensuring that articles are original and well-developed. As Editors, we believe we have the delegated task of conserving these resources by ensuring the scientifi c integrity of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. Our major focus is on material that gives new and original insight into the health of the public. When authors submit a paper to this journal, they know that it will undergo a rigorous and impartial process of peer review, a service which we provide free of charge to authors whether they are members of PHAA or not. In return, we require authors to honour certain conditions. These conditions have been set out i