Conflict of Interest Policy

Authors, reviewers, and editors must declare any prospective conflicts of interest—financial, institutional, or personal—that might influence manuscript review or publication:

• Authors: Must submit an explicit Conflict of Interest Statement prior to References disclosing program sponsorships, institutional funding, or affirming their absence.
• Reviewers: Must decline reviewing manuscripts involving close colleagues, affiliated institutions, or competing partner organizations.
• Editors: Must recuse themselves from decisions regarding submissions in which they maintain competing institutional or personal stakes.