[Tax-chick]

The man abused his position and cheated in order to insert his secterian [sic] views into a science journal.

Why do you say that, in view of the following information from the article:

But Sternberg followed the procedure perfectly. He discussed publication with a fellow scientist at the Smithsonian, and before publication he had the article peer-reviewed by three molecular and evolutionary biologists — all with doctoral degrees.

Unless his position description specifically said, "You will not accept any articles that challenge Darwinian orthodoxy in any way," it appears to that he acted appropriately to the position.

[Varda]

Sorry about that typo.
Journal editor is a position of trust and they are expected to follow standard procedures. They aren't supposed to make it up as they go.

"STATEMENT FROM THE COUNCIL OF THE BIOLOGICAL
SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON

The paper by Stephen C. Meyer, "The origin of biological information and the higher taxonomic categories," in vol. 117, no. 2, pp. 213-239 of the Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, was published at the discretion of the former editor, Richard v. Sternberg. Contrary to typical editorial practices, the paper was published without review by any associate editor; Sternberg handled the entire review process. The Council, which includes officers, elected councilors, and past presidents, and the associate editors would have deemed the paper inappropriate for the pages of the Proceedings because the subject matter represents such a significant departure from the nearly purely systematic content for which this journal has been known throughout its 122-year history."