How to fix a conflict of interest for your journal paper - YouTube

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Do you have a conflict of interest?

In an ideal world, research is objective and impartial

The facts are the facts and the academic author is the objective reporter

and analyzer of these facts.

Real world of researchers In the real world that you and I live in, though,

authors have many interests and activities to balance.

In our extended example, we will use Dr. Chang. For example, Dr Chang may be a practicing physician

and serve on a journal review board and receive research

funding from a pharmaceutical company and occasionally speak

on behalf of a medical device company. Many roles for one person Commonly,

professionals serve many roles in society;

having several sources of income is not prohibited;

However, when the motivation of one role infringes upon the duties of another

role, this can create a conflict of interest.

Motivations can affect behavior If Dr Chang receives funding from

pharmaceutical company A, he might want to consciously or

subconsciously report favorable findings about one of

company a's drugs. He may be encouraged to prescribe the

drug to his patients perhaps when another drug would be more

effective or appropriate. Conflict of interest potential for

misconduct however, this does not mean Dr. Chang

will necessarily report biased results. Dr. Chang cannot conduct research on

companies A's products just because Dr. Chang receives funding

from company A does not mean he will always report

results that are favorable to company A nor does it mean he cannot

conduct research. Investigating company A's products is a

Conflict of interest is just the potential for misconduct. A

place where extra transparency can help to build trust.

A conflict of interest is where human relationships, for better or worse,

could affect the objectivity of the research.

Conflicts of interest are a normal part of academic publishing.

A reputable researcher usually has conflicts of interest to report;

however, he conducts his research honestly and ethically.

By disclosing conflicts of interest, especially research funding, in your

journal submissions and papers, readers are alerted that research is a

human endeavor and that the research results should be examined carefully.

However, there is a positive aspect to declaring conflicts of interest. It

is an act of honesty. It says the author has nothing to hide and can be trusted.

Writing a conflict of interest statement Scientific journals take conflicts of

interest very seriously. Authors are typically required to state

any conflicts of interest in a separate section

when they submit manuscripts. How to write a conflict of interest statement:

no conflicts of interest Sometimes this statement is as simple as

conflicts of interest: none. A good sentence meaning the same thing is

the authors have no conflicts of interest to report.

See if your target journal has a preferred format for stating conflicts

of interest in their instructions to the author's page. If

not, one of the options above should suffice.

How to write a conflict of interest statement. Conflicts of interest to

declare. Even if you do have conflicts of

interest to declare, a simple statement will usually still suffice.

For example, JH received funding from ACME pharmaceuticals.

Or the authors declare the following conflict of interest:

JH was partially funded by ACME pharmaceuticals

and KY was funded by Best Chemicals Corporation.

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