Conflict of Interest

The delivery of given tasks, such as reviews, suggestions, copy editing, scheduling, and publishing, is part of the publication process workflow. Multiple people (humans) allocated to appropriate positions according to the workflow requirements carry out these duties.

Human involvement in a process can result in "Conflict of Interest," and the Journal now has a primary obligation to ensure accurate and ethical execution of its assigned tasks.

To achieve this, the AMEA Journal implements the following procedures to limit the effects of conflicts of interest on the calibre of the journal's outputs.

Conflict of Interest by Internal Sources

It must be made sure that the editors and/or reviewers of the AMEA are NOT allocated to the workflow of any submission in which the editor or reviewer is a contributor in any known direct or indirect way. To avoid any conflicts of interest and to guarantee the calibre of the study publication at the AMEA International study Journal, independent editing and review workflow is ensured.

If a conflict of interest is discovered after the editor or reviewer has been assigned, they must report it (or self-declare it) to the editor-in-chief.

Conflict of Interest by External Sources

The editors and/or reviewers of the AMEA may receive invitations from other editorials in similar or linked roles, or they may already hold similar or linked roles in other editorials with the same/similar objectives and scopes. As a result, they may have some conflicts of interest, such as disclosing information about authors or research data, policies and procedures, or conflicts of business interest, among others.

By establishing itself as a Not-For-Profit venture and so having no economic interest other than aiding the international research communities by disseminating knowledge about the most recent scholarly researches, the AMEA has minimised the conflict of business interest.

At the time of appointment and at any time they become involved in a similar conflict of interest, all prospective editors and reviewers are required to voluntarily disclose it to the Editor-in-Chief. The AMEA team is held to the journal's code of ethics.

Reporting and Resolving the Conflict of Interest noticed externally

According to the AMEA's Code of Ethics, the editor, reviewer, or other responsible party is expected to voluntarily disclose any conflicts of interest from the outset.

Conflicts of interest can be reported to the editor-in-chief at any time if they are observed externally by anyone and at any time, whether before or after publication. The editor-in-chief will then take the necessary steps to effectively reduce conflicts of interest, which may include either replacing the offending editor or reviewer OR adding another editor or reviewer to the process.

Conflict of Interest related to Editor-in-Chief must be reported at icapsra@gmail.com.