Conflicts of Interest

Conflicts of Interest Policy

A conflict of interest is any financial, personal, professional, or institutional relationship that could influence, or appear to influence, a person's judgment.

• Authors must disclose funding sources and any relevant interests in a Conflicts of Interest statement. If there are none, state "The authors declare no conflict of interest."
• Reviewers must decline reviews involving recent collaborators, colleagues at the same institution, or competitors.
• Editors must not handle manuscripts where they have a conflict. Submissions by editorial board members are handled by an independent editor.
• Publisher: American Tech Publication does not influence editorial decisions.