Conflicts of Interest

JAMRIS is committed to a fair, transparent, and unbiased editorial and peer review process. All participants in the publication process, including authors, reviewers, and editors, are expected to disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest that could influence, or reasonably be perceived to influence, their judgment, objectivity, or professional conduct.

A conflict of interest may be financial, personal, professional, institutional, or academic in nature.

Authors

Authors must disclose any relationships or circumstances that could be perceived as influencing the results, interpretation, or presentation of their work. These may include, but are not limited to:

  • financial support, grants, consulting fees, or employment;

  • ownership of shares, patents, or other commercial interests;

  • personal or professional relationships that may affect the study or its reporting;

  • institutional or collaborative relationships relevant to the submitted manuscript.

Authors should declare all relevant conflicts of interest at the time of submission. If there are no conflicts of interest, authors should state that no competing interests exist.

Reviewers

Reviewers should decline an invitation to review if they have any conflict of interest that could affect their impartiality. Examples include, but are not limited to:

Employment or institutional relationships

  • holding a position at the same institution as the authors;

  • seeking employment at the same institution as the authors.

Financial interests

  • ownership in a company or enterprise that may benefit from the publication;

  • direct or indirect financial gain related to the publication of the manuscript.

Personal or professional relationships

  • being a family member, close collaborator, professional or business partner of an author;

  • having co-authored publications or collaborated closely with an author in recent years;

  • having a recent editorial or supervisory relationship with an author.

Reviewers must report any actual or potential conflict of interest to the editorial office without delay. Where a conflict exists, the review assignment will be withdrawn and reassigned.

Editors

Editors must handle submissions impartially and confidentially. Editors should recuse themselves from the editorial handling of a manuscript if they have any conflict of interest relating to the authors, institutions, funding, or subject matter of the submission. In such cases, the manuscript will be reassigned to another editor or to the Editor-in-Chief, as appropriate.

Disclosure and management

Declared conflicts of interest will be assessed by the journal and managed in a manner appropriate to the circumstances. Failure to disclose a relevant conflict of interest may result in editorial action, including rejection of the manuscript, withdrawal from the review process, publication of a correction, or other measures considered necessary by the journal.

JAMRIS expects all parties involved in the publication process to act in good faith and to support the integrity, transparency, and credibility of scholarly publishing.