Conflicts of Interest

What Should Be Disclosed

A competing interest is a financial or non-financial relationship that could reasonably be perceived to affect the work. Disclosure enables informed reading and management; it does not by itself indicate bias or misconduct.

Author Declarations

Authors should disclose relevant employment, consultancies, honoraria, grants, equity or stock ownership, patents and intellectual-property interests, advisory roles, professional or personal relationships, and material academic competition. The absence of relevant conflicts may be stated.

Funding and Funder Role

Authors should identify relevant funding or support and, where applicable, the funder name, grant number, and role in study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, manuscript preparation, or the publication decision.

Funding Statements

Funding statements should identify financial awards and material or in-kind support accurately, distinguish funders from author affiliations, and state when no specific funding supported the work. If a funder had no role in the research or publication decision, that may be stated. The Curette does not imply integration with an external funding registry.

Editors and Reviewers

Editors and reviewers must disclose relevant conflicts and recuse themselves where impartial assessment could reasonably be questioned.