Conflict of Interest Policy

Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, personal, professional, or other relationship that could influence, or reasonably be perceived as influencing, the objectivity of the research or publication process.

Potential conflicts may include:

• Funding.
• Professional relationships.
• Intellectual property interests.
• Commercial interests.
• Personal or academic relationships.
• Direct academic competition.

Authors should disclose relevant conflicts at submission.

Reviewers should decline an invitation if a conflict could compromise their impartiality.