Conflict of interest

The most easily identifiable conflicts of interest are economic relationships, such as direct employment, consulting fees, participation in companies, royalties, patent authorship, or conference fees. However, there may also be conflicts of interest arising from friendships, intellectual rivalries, academic competitions or beliefs.

When submitting an article for publication, all authors are responsible for declaring financial or personal relationships with any public or private organizations that could (intentionally) influence the results of their work. Similarly, authors must declare any non-financial relationships that may cause a conflict of interest in their manuscript (personal, academic, ideological, intellectual, political, or religious).

Every author, reviewer, and editor is required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest. Authors should disclose any factors that could have influenced their research, the review process, or the publication itself. Even if you're uncertain whether a situation constitutes a conflict of interest, please contact the editorial team or the publication before submitting for clarification.

Conflicts of interest, both financial and non-financial, must be disclosed at the time of article submission in order to clearly identify them and prevent authors with potential conflicts of interest from being published.
A note "Conflict of interest" will be published at the end of the article. If there is no conflict of interest, the footnote will indicate "None".