CONFLICT OF INTEREST

                                     DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOCUMENT

A Conflict of Interest (COI) is a situation in which both an individual's judgment concerning a given issue and the integrity of his or her action tend to be unduly influenced by a competing secondary professional, economic or personal interest. Such competing interests may impede impartial action. ILCs exist even when the result is not an unethical or improper act (Thompson, 1993).

The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) states that public confidence in the peer review process and the credibility of published articles depends in part on how IDCs have handled themselves during writing, peer review and editorial decision-making. A conflict of interest exists for a given manuscript when any participant in the writing, refereeing, or publication process (author, author's institution, referee, or editor) has financial or personal relationships that may adversely influence his or her ability to judge whether or not such potential influence has occurred.

Economic relationships (such as employment, consulting, stock ownership, fees, expert testimony) either directly or through immediate family members are often considered the most important sources of conflict of interest. However, conflicts can occur for other reasons, such as personal relationships, academic competition or intellectual zeal.

Responsibility of participants

Authors

When submitting a manuscript, authors are responsible for recognizing and disclosing financial and other conflicts of interest that could bias their work. They must acknowledge in the manuscript all financial support for the work and other financial or personal relationships

Pairs and publishers

Participants in the peer review and publication process of scientific texts must disclose all influences that may present a conflict of interest to them. Disclosure of these relationships is also important in relation to editorials and review articles, because it may be more difficult to detect bias in these types of publications than in original research reports. Publishers may use the disclosed conflict of interest information and financial interest statements as a basis for their editorial decisions. Editors should publish this information if they believe it is important for judging the manuscript. Editors should avoid selecting referees with potential conflicts of interest, for example, people who work in the same department or institution as one of the authors.

Manuscript title: ________________________________________________________

Dear author, we kindly ask you to read the Conflict of Interest Statement, fill it out completely and send it to the following address comunicacion.ayc.1@gmail.com. No manuscript will be accepted for review without this form. Thank you.

We certify that all sources of financial and material support used in the realization of this article are expressly stated in the manuscript:

Yes ____ No____

We certify that all those relationships of a financial nature established by us with any organization or entity, whose products or services are directly related to the content of the manuscript, are expressly stated therein:

Yes ____ No____

The first author to sign the reference manuscript, on his own behalf and on behalf of all the signing authors, declares that there is no potential conflict of interest related to the article.

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(Full name and signature)

The authors of the reference manuscript listed below declare the following potential conflicts of interest:

Author's name and signature ____________________________________ Type of Conflict of Interest__________________________

Author's Name and Signature ____________________________________ Conflict of Interest Type______________________________

References

 

1. THOMPSON, Dennis F. Understanding financial conflicts of interest. In: The New England Journal of Medicine. August, 1993, vol 329, no. 8, p. 573-576.
2. WAME Editorial Policy and Publication Ethics Committees Conflict of Interest in Peer-Reviewed Medical Journals.