Competing Interests

This journal is committed to preventing any comepting interest among authors, reviewers, and members of the Editorial Team.

All individuals involved in the peer review process, must recuse themselves from editorial decision-making whenever a competing interest arises in relation to the authorship or content of a submitted manuscript.

Editors and reviewers must withdraw from the process in the following circumstances:

• In the presence of a direct personal or professional relationship with any of the authors.
• In cases of recent and significant professional collaboration with the authors of the manuscript.
• When the editor or reviewer is or has been involved in the research project related to the submitted work.
• When there is any financial or economic interest in entities that may be affected by the content of the article.
• When an objective and impartial assessment cannot be ensured, for any reason.