For all types of submissions, authors must disclose any financial relationships they have with the organization that sponsored the research. This disclosure should be included in a separate section before the reference list. If no conflict of interest exists, the authors should explicitly state this. Detailed instructions are provided in the "Instructions to Authors."

Conflicts of interest may also arise during the manuscript evaluation process, potentially compromising the fairness of the review. To address this, editors are prohibited from handling manuscripts authored by individuals from the same institution, research collaborators, co-authors, or competitors. In such cases, a different editor will be assigned to manage the manuscript.

Similarly, reviewers must refrain from evaluating manuscripts authored by individuals from their own institution, research collaborators, co-authors, or competitors. Reviewers should promptly inform the handling editor of any potential conflicts of interest and return the manuscript.