Conflict of Interest Policy
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The perception of conflict of interests is as harmful to public institutions as they undermine trust in public institutions and representatives, raise doubts about their fairness and damage the credibility of public decision and policy-making processes.
Hiring an unqualified relative to provide services your company needs. Starting a company that provides services similar to your full-time employer. Failing to disclose that you're related to a job candidate the company is considering hiring.
What Is a Conflict of Interest? A conflict of interest involves a person or entity that has two relationships competing with each other for the person's loyalty. For example, the person might have a loyalty to an employer and also loyalty to a family business.
Disclosures The COI statements should list each author separately by name. If multiple authors declare no conflict, this can be done in one sentence: Conflict of interest: John Smith, Paula Taylor, and Mike Schultz declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Severing relationships that create real or potential conflicts of interest; declaring a conflict(s) of interest in a meeting if the researcher believes there is an issue under discussion where the researcher has, or might reasonably be perceived to have, a conflict of interest (and not taking part in the discussion);
A Declaration of Conflicting Interests policy refers to a formal policy a journal may have to require a conflict of interest statement or conflict of interest disclosure from a submitting or publishing author.The issue is particularly sensitive when such interests are private and/or may result in personal gain.
What is a Conflict of Interest? A conflict of interest occurs when an individual's personal interests family, friendships, financial, or social factors could compromise his or her judgment, decisions, or actions in the workplace. Government agencies take conflicts of interest so seriously that they are regulated.
If no conflict exists, you can state that The Author(s) declare(s) that there is no conflict of interest. If there are potential conflicts of interest, we highly encourage each author to identify and declare clearly to avoid any future investigations by the publisher.
