A Conflict of Interest (COI) takes place when authors have personal, academic or financial relationships with third parties that could influence the content of research work submitted for publication.
At the time to submit any type of paper, authors are requested to complete the COI Statement by which all potential interests are declared, if applicable. By means of this statement, the following issues might be declared:
- Direct or indirect resources received by any institution to complete the research work.
- Financial relationships with entities that supported the performance of the research work.
- Patents and copyrights, whether pending, issued, licensed and/or receiving royalties related to the research work.
- Personal relationships with people who can influence the research content.
These are some examples of COI statement:
- ⦍Author name⦎ has received ⦍state the received benefits⦎ from ⦍Institution name or equivalent⦎.
- ⦍Author name⦎ has ⦍type of relationship⦎ with ⦍Institution name or equivalent⦎.
If there is no conflict of interest, the authors must declare:
- The author(s) declare that there is no conflict of interest.