Conflicts of Interest

JAMRIS is committed to maintaining transparency, fairness, and integrity throughout the editorial and publication process. All participants in the publication process, including authors, reviewers, editors, and editorial board members, are expected to disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest that could influence their judgment, objectivity, or decision-making.

A conflict of interest may be financial, personal, professional, academic, institutional, or other in nature. Examples may include employment relationships, research funding, grants, consultancy, advisory roles, honoraria, patents, personal relationships, academic competition, or institutional affiliations that could reasonably be seen as affecting impartiality.

Authors must disclose any relevant conflicts of interest and all sources of financial support related to the submitted work at the time of submission. Such information should be disclosed in the manuscript or during submission to the editorial office. If no conflicts of interest exist, authors should state this explicitly.

Reviewers should decline to review a manuscript if they have any conflict of interest that could impair their objectivity or create the appearance of bias. If a reviewer becomes aware of such a conflict after accepting the review invitation, the reviewer should inform the editorial office without delay.

Editors and editorial board members must recuse themselves from handling manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest. In such cases, editorial responsibility will be reassigned to another qualified editor.

Disclosed conflicts of interest will be assessed by the journal and managed as appropriate in order to protect the integrity of the editorial process. Measures may include requesting additional disclosure, reassigning editorial responsibility, selecting alternative reviewers, or publishing relevant declarations where necessary.

Failure to disclose a relevant conflict of interest may result in editorial action. Depending on the stage of the process and the seriousness of the case, such action may include rejection of the manuscript, suspension of editorial processing, publication of a correction, or other appropriate measures after publication.

The journal reserves the right to request additional information, clarification, or formal disclosure statements where necessary in order to ensure transparency and protect the integrity of the editorial and publication process.