Conflict of Interest

The journal is committed to transparency and impartiality in scholarly publishing. All participants in the publication process must disclose financial and non-financial interests that could influence, or appear to influence, their professional judgment.

Disclosure Responsibilities
For Authors

Authors must disclose relevant financial, personal, institutional, or professional interests and funding sources at submission. A declaration is required even when no competing interests exist.

For Reviewers

Reviewers must declare potential conflicts before accepting an assignment and decline reviews when their independence could be compromised.

For Editors

Editors must avoid handling manuscripts involving competing interests. Such manuscripts will be assigned to another qualified and independent editor.

Editorial Transparency: The journal evaluates disclosed conflicts, takes appropriate measures to manage them, and publishes authors' competing interest statements alongside accepted articles.