That doesn't sound like a lifetime ban to me.
replyWhat? Then how long are they disqualifying them from submitting prior to acceptance, if not lifetime? It certainly doesn't say 1 year or something.
reply> Then how long are they disqualifying them from submitting prior to acceptance, if not lifetime?
replyWell, "lifetime ban" means "you are not allowed back in". Their ban specifically allows you back in (after a specified period) subject to fulfilling a single constraint.
It's conditional acceptance back in, which is not the same as a lifetime ban which is unconditional.
Mhm. Okay, honestly, I maybe don't have enough data to judge how much impact that requirement has.
replyI also haven't seen anything on how this works with multiple authors, which could go anywhere from draconian to weakening the entire thing.