Conflicts of interest are factors that negatively affect objectivity, or may be perceived as interference in the process of review, editorial decision-making, publication and presentation of the manuscript.

1. All persons related to the manuscript, commenting on or evaluating this material (authors, editors, reviewers and readers) must declare the presence of a conflict of interest.
2. If, in the opinion of the editors, there are circumstances that could affect an unbiased review, the editors will not engage such a reviewer.
3. The editors reserve the right not to publish the manuscript if the declared conflict of interest jeopardizes the objectivity and reliability of the research evaluation.
4. If the editors detect the presence of a conflict of interest that was not declared at the time of submission, the manuscript may be rejected.
5. Unpublished materials of the article submitted to the editors cannot be used by members of the editorial board and reviewers for their own research.