Conflict of Interest

The International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility and Management is committed to maintaining an impartial, transparent, and ethical publication process. All authors, reviewers, and editors are expected to disclose any financial, professional, personal, or other relationships that could influence, or could reasonably be perceived to influence, their research or editorial decisions.

1. Authors

Authors must disclose any potential conflict of interest that could affect the design, conduct, analysis, interpretation, or reporting of their research. Potential conflicts may include:

  • Financial interests or funding relationships
  • Employment or consultancy relationships
  • Personal or professional relationships
  • Institutional affiliations
  • Ownership of relevant intellectual property
  • Other interests that could influence the research

If no conflict exists, authors should include a statement such as:

“The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.”

2. Reviewers

Reviewers must disclose any relationship or interest that could interfere with their objective and independent evaluation of a manuscript. A reviewer should decline the review if a significant conflict exists, including personal, professional, competitive, or collaborative relationships with the authors.

3. Editors

Editors must manage manuscripts fairly and independently. An editor should not participate in an editorial decision where they have a personal, professional, financial, or other conflict of interest with the authors, research, or institution involved.

4. Funding Disclosure

Authors should disclose all relevant sources of financial support or research funding associated with the work. Funding information should be included in the appropriate section of the manuscript.

5. Disclosure and Transparency

Conflict-of-interest declarations should be made at the time of manuscript submission and updated if circumstances change during the review or publication process.

6. Management of Conflicts

The journal may take appropriate steps to manage disclosed conflicts, including assigning an independent editor or reviewer, requesting additional disclosure, or taking other measures necessary to protect the integrity of the editorial process.