Conflict of Interest

Conflict of Interest
The Journal of Community Service and Application (JOCOSA) requires authors, reviewers, and editors to disclose any relationships or circumstances that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the objectivity or integrity of the publication process.
Examples of Potential Conflicts
  • Financial relationships or funding that may influence the research.
  • Personal or professional relationships with other authors.
  • Institutional or organizational affiliations that may create a conflict.
  • Competing academic, commercial, or professional interests.
  • Other circumstances that may affect impartiality.
Author Disclosure
Authors must disclose any potential conflict of interest at the time of manuscript submission. If no conflict exists, authors should explicitly state that there is no conflict of interest.
Example: “The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.”
Editorial and Reviewer Conflicts
Editors and reviewers must disclose any potential conflicts and should decline participation in the evaluation of a manuscript when their impartiality could reasonably be compromised.