See linked policy: Deceased authors
Editorial Manager and Convey
If the author's declaration of interest forms had been previously collected via Convey, it is the Managing Editor's responsibility to download the forms, add them as attachments to Editorial Manager, and request closure of the author's Convey account. See specific instructions in Section 5D of Cochrane's CoI Policy Guidance for Managing Editors.
Archie
It is the responsibility of the Managing Editor to make changes in Archie in the case of a deceased author. See Inactive status in Archie Knowledge Base for implementation instructions.