Conflict of Interest

  1. Editor: In the event of a conflict of interest, editors should be able to reject any proposal and oversee the review process. Their allocated manuscripts should not directly contradict with their personal or financial circumstances. If they are listed as authors on manuscripts, they ought not to be assigned to them.
  2. Reviewer: Reviewers should to be accountable for declining the review procedure in the event that there are any significant conflicts of interest. When in doubt, they should speak with the Editor before deciding how to proceed with the review process. To avoid any conflicts of interest, researchers from the authors' institutions shouldn't be accepted as peer reviewers.
  3. Author: The Annapurna Journal of Health Science (AJHS) standard publication policy states that only researchers who truly contributed to the work should be included as authors. It is the duty of authors to reveal any financial and personal ties that might slant their writing. Financial links are the easiest to spot as conflicts of interest and are most likely to damage the journal's reputation. Examples include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, and paid expert testimony. In order to address any potential conflicts of interest, authors are required to include a letter with their submitted work to the editorial office, expressly stating whether or not there are any.