When submitting an article, according to the publisher's policy, the author(s) of the article must not have any personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial interests (including employment, research sponsorship, stock ownership, payment for lectures or travel, consulting, and corporate support) for employees) directly or indirectly, or reveal other things that cause bias in the research. Conflicts of interest include those that are not fully apparent and may affect the judgment of authors, reviewers, and editors. Conflict of interest can increase trust in the peer review process and the validity of published articles. Conflict of interest means that the author, reviewer, or editor; Have financial relationships (such as employment, consulting, stock ownership, fees, and legal expert certification) or a person that inappropriately influences his actions (scientific judgment). Conflict of interest can question the scientific credibility of the journal and even the author.
Conflict of interest of the authors
Article authors are expected to provide detailed information on any financial interests or relevant financial conflicts in the past 5 years and for the foreseeable future. Authors with no relevant financial interests are asked to provide a statement that they have no financial interests related to the material contained in the article. The authors should consider the role of the study sponsor, if any, in the design, data collection, analysis and interpretation of the data; report writing; and describe the decision to report the study for publication. In other words, to avoid ambiguity, authors should clearly state the existence of possible conflicts. The conflict of interest in the article, as well as if necessary to provide more details, should be uploaded in a letter as a supplementary file. Authors should also identify the people who supported the research and state the source of funding.
Conflict of interest of editors
In conflicts of interest, editors must decide whether or not to publish information disclosed by authors about possible conflicts. Scientists have an ethical obligation to present valid research results for publication. Additionally, as individuals directly responsible for their own work, researchers should not enter into contracts that impair their access to data and their ability to independently analyze it and prepare and publish a paper.
Considering that more than half of the university journals are published by Medknow Publications, ethics is explained in detail on the website of this publisher at https://www.medknow.com/.