Conflict of Interest and Financial Disclosures (Specific to Reviewers)

Reviewers must decline to review if they:

• Work at the same institution as any author;
• Have collaborated with, supervised, or been supervised by any author in the past five years;
• Have a financial interest in the outcome;
• Are in direct competition with the work;
• Have a personal relationship or conflict with any author;
• Believe they can identify the authors and that this would bias their review.

Reviewers disclose any potential conflict to the editor when accepting an invitation.

Last updated: 29 September 2026