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  • Biomaterials Translational comply with the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)'s uniform requirements on Conflicts of Interest.

    1. Participants
    Conflicts of interest exist when an author (or the author's institution), reviewer, editor, editorial board member has financial or personal relationships with other individuals or organizations that could inappropriately influence his or her actions in a way that creates bias. The existence of such a relationship does not necessarily represent a true conflict of interest. The potential for conflicts of interest can exist whether or not an individual believes that the relationship affects their judgment. Financial relationships (e.g., employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patents) are the most easily identifiable conflicts of interest and are most likely to undermine the credibility of the journal, the authors, and the scientific value of the research (http://www.icmje.org/index.html).

    2. Reporting Conflicts of Interest
    All authors with potential conflicts of interest will be asked to fill in the ICMJE's unified disclosure form (http://www.icmje.org/conflicts-of-interest/). Each author should submit a separate form and is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the submitted information. The corresponding author should use the information in the form completed by each author to create the Conflicts of Interest statement for the manuscript. The statement (but not the forms) must be included along with the submission. The statement should include the initials of the author along with the conflicts of interest. The following examples show the format in which the Conflicts of Interest statement should appear in the manuscript:

    “Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.”

    “Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form. KSS and VS are former employees of xxx Medical Co. NV is a current employee of xxx Medical Co. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.”

    If the paper is accepted, the completed ICMJE's unified disclosure forms will be required and will be published alongside the article.

    Please follow the below guideline to complete and submit your Conflict of Interest Form.
    ● Download the form (http://www.icmje.org/conflicts-of-interest/) to your computer.
    ● Open the form in Adobe Acrobat Reader, fill it out and then save it to your computer. (Download FREE Acrobat Reader here: https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/acrobat/pdf-reader.html).
    ● Collect all forms from each author.
    ● Summarize Disclosure Statements from all forms (in a word format) and submit it to the editorial office, along with all forms. That is to say, two materials should be submitted: a summary & forms from all authors.
  • Pubdate: 2020-10-30    Viewed: 228