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Conflicts of interest/Competing interests


Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclosure of interests provides a complete and transparent process and helps readers form their own judgments of potential bias. This is not meant to imply that a financial relationship with an organization that sponsored the research or compensation received for consultancy work is inappropriate.


Interests that should be considered and disclosed include, but are not limited, to the following:


Funding: Research grants from funding agencies (please give the research funder and the grant number) and/or research support (including salaries, equipment, supplies, reimbursement for attending symposia, and other expenses) by organizations that may gain or lose financially through publication of this manuscript.


Employment: Recent (while engaged in the research project), present or anticipated employment by any organization that may gain or lose financially through publication of this manuscript. This includes multiple affiliations (if applicable).


Financial interests: Stocks or shares in companies (including holdings of spouse and/or children) that may gain or lose financially through publication of this manuscript; consultation fees or other forms of remuneration from organizations that may gain or lose financially; patents or patent applications whose value may be affected by publication of this manuscript.


It is difficult to specify a threshold at which a financial interest becomes significant, any such figure is necessarily arbitrary, so one possible practical guideline is the following: "Any undeclared financial interest that could embarrass the author were it to become publicly known after the work was published."


Non-financial interests: In addition, authors are requested to disclose interests that go beyond financial interests that could impart bias on the work submitted for publication such as professional interests, personal relationships or personal beliefs (amongst others). Examples include, but are not limited to: position on editorial board, advisory board or board of directors or other type of management relationships; writing and/or consulting for educational purposes; expert witness; mentoring relations; and so forth.


Primary research articles require a disclosure statement. Review articles present an expert synthesis of evidence and may be treated as an authoritative work on a subject. Review articles therefore require a disclosure statement. Other article types such as editorials, book reviews, comments (amongst others) may, dependent on their content, require a disclosure statement. If you are unclear whether your article type requires a disclosure statement, please contact the Editor-in-Chief.


Please note that, in addition to the above requirements, funding information (given that funding is a potential conflict of interest (as mentioned above)) needs to be disclosed upon submission of the manuscript in the peer review system. Under ‘summary of requirements’ (see below) funding information should be included in the ‘Declarations’ section.


Summary of requirements

The above should be summarized in a statement and included in a section entitled “Declarations” before the reference list. Other declarations include Funding, Conflicts of interest/competing interests, Ethics approval, Consent, Data and/or Code availability and Authors’ contribution statements.


Should the information already be mentioned somewhere else in the manuscript, for example under Methods & Materials, please make sure to repeat that information on this page.


Please see the various examples of wording below and revise/customize the sample statements according to your own needs.


When all authors have the same (or no) conflicts and/or funding it is sufficient to use one blanket statement.


Provide “Funding” as a heading (see template)

Partial financial support was received from [...]

The research leading to these results received funding from […] under Grant Agreement No[…].

This study was funded by […]

This work was supported by […] (Grant numbers […] and […]

In case of no funding:

The authors did not receive support from any organization for the submitted work.

No funding was received to assist with the preparation of this manuscript.

No funding was received for conducting this study.

No funds, grants, or other support was received.


Provide “Conflicts of interest/Competing interests” as a header (see template)


Financial interests: Author A has received research support from Company A. Author B has received a speaker honorarium from Company Wand owns stock in Company X. Author C is consultant to company Y.


Non-financial interests: C is an unpaid member of committee Z.


Financial interests: The authors declare they have no financial interests.


Non-financial interests: Author A is on the board of directors of Y and receives no compensation as member of the board of directors.


Financial interests: Author A received a speaking fee from Y for Z. Author B receives a salary from association X. X where s/he is the Executive Director.


Non-financial interests: none.


Financial interests: Author A and B declare they have no financial interests. Author C has received speaker and consultant honoraria from Company M and Company N. Dr. C has received speaker honorarium and research funding from Company M and Company O. Author D has received travel support from Company O.


Non-financial interests: Author D has served on advisory boards for Company M, Company N and Company O.


When authors have nothing to declare the following statement may be used:


The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.


The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.


All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest or non-financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.


The authors have no financial or proprietary interests in any material discussed in this article.


Authors are responsible for correctness of the statements provided in the manuscript. See also Authorship Principles.


The Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to reject submissions that do not meet the guidelines described in this section.


Conflicts of interest/Competing interests with Editorial Board Members


Submissions from the Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of the Journal


To ensure the fairness and objectivity of the peer review process, submissions from the Editor-in-Chief (EiC) are handled independently by other journal editors.


This means that the EiC will not be involved in any decisions about whether to accept or reject a paper that they have submitted. Instead, the paper will be handled by another editor who will manage the peer review process and make the final decision.


This policy is in place to prevent any potential conflicts of interest from influencing the peer review process. For example, if the EiC is a co-author of the paper, or if they have a personal or professional relationship with one of the authors, it could be seen as a conflict of interest for them to be involved in the decision-making process.


By having other editors handle submissions from the EiC, we can help to ensure that all papers are evaluated fairly and objectively.


If there is a conflict of interest between the Guest Editors (GEs) and the authors of a submission to a Special Issue, the submission will be handled by another Editor from the Editorial Board. This Editor will manage the peer review process and make the decision whether to accept or reject the paper after peer review.


The purpose of this policy is to ensure that all submissions to Special Issues are evaluated fairly and objectively, regardless of any personal or professional relationships between the GEs and the authors. By having another Editor from the Editorial Board handle these submissions, we can help to prevent any potential conflicts of interest from influencing the peer review process.


Here are some specific examples of conflicts of interest that would require a submission to be handled by another Editor from the Editorial Board:Here are some specific examples of conflicts of interest that would require a submission to be handled by another Editor from the Editorial Board:

  • The GE is a co-author of the paper.
  • The GE is a close personal friend or family member of one of the authors.
  • The GE has a financial or professional relationship with one of the authors.

If you have any questions about this policy, please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office.


Submissions from the Associate Editors and Editorial Board members of the Journal


To ensure the fairness and objectivity of the peer review process, submissions from Associate Editors and Editorial Board members are handled independently by other journal editors.


This means that Associate Editors and Editorial Board members will not be involved in any decisions about whether to accept or reject a paper that they have submitted. Instead, the paper will be handled by another editor who will manage the peer review process and make the final decision.


This policy is in place to prevent any potential conflicts of interest from influencing the peer review process. For example, if an Associate Editor or Editorial Board member is a co-author of the paper, or if they have a personal or professional relationship with one of the authors, it could be seen as a conflict of interest for them to be involved in the decision-making process.


By having other editors handle submissions from Associate Editors and Editorial Board members, we can help to ensure that all papers are evaluated fairly and objectively.


Here are some additional details about this policy:

  • If an Associate Editor or Editorial Board member submits a paper, they will be asked to identify themselves as such in the cover letter.
  • The paper will then be assigned to another editor who will manage the peer review process.
  • The editor who is handling the paper will not be informed of the identity of the Associate Editor or Editorial Board member who submitted it.
  • The final decision about whether to accept or reject the paper will be made by the Editor-in-Chief.

This policy is designed to ensure that all papers are evaluated fairly and objectively, regardless of any personal or professional relationships between the authors and the editors.