A conflict of interest exists when professional judgment concerning a primary interest (such as patients' welfare or the validity of research) may be influenced by a secondary interest (such as financial gain). Perceptions of conflict of interest are as important as actual conflicts of interest.
Financial relationships (such as employment, consultancies, stock ownership or options, honoraria, patents, and paid expert testimony) are the most easily identifiable conflicts of interest and the most likely to undermine the credibility of the journal, the authors, and of science itself. However, conflicts can occur for other reasons, such as personal relationships or rivalries, academic competition, and intellectual beliefs.
The potential relationships of interest between authors, reviewers, editors and financial management of the journals can lead to a conflict of interest in their performances.
Potential conflicts of interest should be transparent and the knowledge and values should be an objective of the journal. The declaration of relationships should be required in the communication of research, but their existence should not prejudge misconduct.
FORM Conflict of interest AUTHOR.
Authors should avoid entering in to agreements with study sponsors, both for-profit and non-profit, that interfere with authors’ access to all of the study’s data or that interfere with their ability to analyze and interpret the data and to prepare and publish manuscripts independently when and where they choose.
Statement Conflicts of interes REVIEWER.
The reviewer states: that he / she knows the subject of the document and that it is within his / her research interests and within his / her academic and professional experience. Reviewers should be asked at the time they are asked to critique a manuscript if they have conflicts of interest that could complicate their review. Reviewers must disclose to editors any conflicts of interest that could bias their opinions of the manuscript, and should recuse themselves from reviewing specific manuscripts if the potential for bias exists. Reviewers must not use knowledge of the work they’re reviewing before its publication to further their own interests. Therefore, the reviewer is responsible for any litigation or claim related to intellectual property rights, exonerating the UNIVERSIDAD SERGIO ARBOLEDA.
