Conflict of Interest Policy

Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships that could influence, or appear to influence, the research, review, or editorial decision-making process.

Authors should include a Conflict of Interest statement in their manuscripts. If no conflict exists, the following statement should be included:

"The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest."

Editors and reviewers must recuse themselves from handling or reviewing any manuscript in which they have a conflict of interest. In such cases, the manuscript will be assigned to another editor or reviewer to ensure an impartial evaluation.

Failure to disclose a conflict of interest may result in the rejection, correction, or retraction of the published article, depending on the nature of the undisclosed conflict.