July 19, 2023

Editor’s Conflict of Interest Statement

Any potential editorial conflicts of interest must be disclosed to the editor in writing before the editor’s appointment and updated if and when new conflicts arise. The editor may publish such declarations in the journal.

The editor should not be involved in decisions regarding articles they have written themselves or that have been written by family members, colleagues, or relate to products or services in which the editor has an interest. Additionally, any submission must be subject to the usual procedures of the journal, peer review should be handled independently of the relevant author/editor and their research groups, and there should be a clear statement regarding this in any published article.