Conflict of Interest

Authors, reviewers, editors, and Editorial Board members must disclose any relationship or interest that may influence or reasonably appear to influence their academic judgment.

Conflicts of interest may include:

• financial interests;
• professional relationships;
• institutional relationships;
• personal relationships;
• academic competition;
• intellectual commitments; or
• other relevant interests.

Authors

Authors must disclose relevant competing interests in their manuscript.

Reviewers

Reviewers must decline assignments where a conflict of interest could compromise their impartiality.

Editors

Editors must not handle manuscripts where they have a significant competing interest.

Such manuscripts must be reassigned to another qualified and independent editor.

 

Related Policies:
Peer Review Process | Editorial Process | Publication Ethics