Conflict of Interests

Editors:
Competing Interests Policy for Editors
Editors of CDK Journal are required to disclose any competing or conflicting interests that could influence, or reasonably be perceived to influence, their editorial judgment. Competing interests must be disclosed as soon as they arise and updated periodically so that they can be appropriately managed, mitigated, or resolved. Editorial competing interests may be disclosed on the journal’s website for ongoing interests, and/or in published articles when the competing interest is related to the specific manuscript under consideration.
 
Competing interests for editors include both financial and non-financial interests, including but not limited to:
  1. Professional affiliations and editorial roles, such as employment, consultancies, professional memberships, advisory positions, board memberships, expert witness activities, or editorial responsibilities in other journals, whether paid or unpaid.
  2. Financial interests, including patents or patent applications, honoraria, travel grants, ownership interests, directorships, or other financial relationships that could be perceived to influence editorial decision-making. Minor investments in publicly traded companies (less than 1% ownership) and investments through mutual funds, pension funds, or similar investment vehicles are excluded.
CDK Journal recognizes that some editors may also serve as authors. In particular, editors who are employees of Kalbe and have editorial responsibilities may be required, as part of their professional duties, to contribute scholarly articles to the journal.
 
To ensure the integrity, fairness, and transparency of the publication process, any editor who submits a manuscript to CDK Journal must disclose their editorial role and any relevant competing interests upon submission.
 
All manuscripts submitted by editors, including editors who are employees of Kalbe, will undergo the same editorial assessment and peer-review procedures as manuscripts submitted by any other author. Editors who are authors of a submitted manuscript will have no involvement in the editorial evaluation, reviewer selection, decision-making process, or any other aspect of the handling of their own manuscript. The journal will ensure that all editorial and peer-review processes for editor-authored manuscripts are conducted fully independently by an uninvolved editor or designated handling editor.
 
If the manuscript is accepted for publication, the article's Declaration of Interest statement must clearly disclose that the author is an editor of CDK Journal and/or an employee of Kalbe, as applicable. The statement must also indicate that the manuscript was handled through an independent editorial process and underwent peer review in accordance with the journal's standard procedures.
 
The journal will ensure that all editorial and peer-review processes for editor-authored manuscripts are conducted fully independently by an uninvolved editor or designated handling editor. If the manuscript is accepted for publication, the article's Declaration of Interest statement must clearly disclose that the author is an editor of CDK Journal and/or an employee of Kalbe, as applicable. The statement must also indicate that the manuscript was handled through an independent editorial process and underwent peer review in accordance with the journal's standard procedures.
 
Confidentiality and Misuse of Information
Editors must not use information acquired through their editorial activities for personal, professional, or financial gain. Confidential information obtained during the editorial and peer-review process must be handled in accordance with the journal’s confidentiality policies and may not be disclosed to unauthorized individuals.
 
Reviewers:
Competing Interests Policy for Reviewers
Reviewers should declare potential conflicts of interest to the editor before agreeing to review a manuscript, and should discuss with the editor whether they need to recuse themselves because there may be a concern of potential bias. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include (but are not limited to) collaborations between the reviewer and author(s) in the previous three years, reviewers and author(s) who are based in the same institution, and reviewers and authors who have close personal relationships or associations.
 
Authors:
Competing Interests Policy for Authors
WAME defines conflict of interest as “a divergence between an individual’s private interests (competing interests) and his or her responsibilities to scientific and publishing activities, such that a reasonable observer might wonder if the individual’s behavior or judgment was motivated by considerations of his or her competing interests”. All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could be viewed as inappropriately influencing (bias) their work.
 
All sources of financial support for the conduct of the research and/or preparation of the article should be disclosed, as should the role of the sponsor(s), if any, in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the article for publication. If the funding source(s) had no such involvement, then this should be stated.
 
Examples of potential conflicts of interest to disclose include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Disclose potential conflicts of interest as early as possible.