Conflict Of Interest

P-ISSN: 3051-3790 E-ISSN: 3051-3804
Conflict of Interest Policy

The International Journal of Recent Innovations (IJRI) is fully committed to maintaining transparency, integrity, and ethical publishing standards throughout the editorial and publication process. All authors, reviewers, and editors are required to disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest that may influence the preparation, review, or publication of scholarly work.

This policy ensures that all editorial decisions and published research are based solely on academic merit, originality, and ethical considerations, free from any form of undue influence or external bias.

Defining Conflict Realities

A conflict of interest arises when personal, financial, institutional, or professional relationships may compromise, or appear to compromise, the ultimate objectivity, integrity, or replication tracking of research. Monitored risk fields include:

• Financial Grants or Sponsorships
• Employment or Consultancy Roles
• Personal or Professional Associations
• Academic Collaboration or Rivalry
• Stock Ownership & Financial Stakes
• Intellectual Property & Active Patents
• Direct Commercial or Institutional Affiliation Layouts
Author Mandates

Must disclose all financing vectors, affiliations, and backing agencies. If free of conflicts, they must explicitly append:

"The authors declare no conflict of interest."
Reviewer Actions

Must recuse themselves and decline invitations if they share:

• Shared institutional connections.
• Personal ties or ongoing co-authoring tracks.
• Financial or industrial interests inside the tested fields.
Editorial Standards

Board executives manage files objectively and are strictly required to:

• Step aside if internal conflicts intersect a submission.
• Delegate handling keys to alternative board members.
• Safeguard uncompromised, blind evaluation tracks.
Conflict Management Protocols

When intersecting data links are identified during processing, the office triggers appropriate corrective action pathways:

  • • Requesting deep text disclosures or clarification files.
  • • Re-routing manuscripts to alternative reviewers/editors.
  • • Printing explicit conflict disclosure blocks alongside the paper.
  • • Invoking corrective editorial measures when parameters are compromised.
Penalties for Non-Disclosure Violations

Intentionally hiding relative background connection matrices constitutes a serious publishing malpractice breach, giving rise to immediate editorial penalties:

1. Instant Manuscript Rejection
2. Printing Expressions of Concern
3. Formal Article Retraction
4. Parent Institution Escalation
COPE Compliance Pledge

IJRI rigidly maps its disclosure filters and operational governance rules to the core practices developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The platform champions full transparency, stakeholder corporate accountability, and uncompromised integrity across all publishing steps to preserve international reader trust.

Policy Disclaimer & Review Update Clause

The complete structural responsibility for providing accurate, complete, and honest connection statements rests entirely with the individual processing agents (authors, reviewers, and editors). The journal preserves absolute authority to monitor, trace, and investigate suspected undisclosed links and take appropriate action in rigid accordance with its internal ethical bylaws and rolling policy review timelines.