Philippine Journal of Cardiology Policy on Declaration of Conflicts of Interest for Editors, Editorial Board, Reviewers and Authors

Editors, editorial board members, reviewers and authors of the Philippine Journal of Cardiology are required to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 12 months of the beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 12-month time frame should be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work.

Interests that should be considered and disclosed include, but are not limited, to the following:

• Funding: Research grants from funding agencies (please give the research funder and the grant number) and/or research support (including salaries, equipment, supplies, reimbursement for attending symposia, and other expenses) by organizations that may gain or lose financially through publication of this manuscript.
• Employment: Recent (while engaged in the research project), present or anticipated employment by any organization that may gain or lose financially through publication of this manuscript. This includes multiple affiliations (if applicable).
• Financial interests: Stocks or shares in companies (including holdings of spouse and/or children) that may gain or lose financially through publication of this manuscript; consultation fees or other forms of remuneration from organizations that may gain or lose financially; patents or patent applications whose value may be affected by publication of this manuscript.
• Non-financial interests: In addition, all those mentioned above are requested to disclose interests that go beyond financial interests that could impart bias on the work submitted for publication such as professional interests, personal relationships or personal beliefs (amongst others). Examples include, but are not limited to: position on editorial board, advisory board or board of directors or other type of management relationships; writing and/or consulting for educational purposes; expert witness; mentoring relations; and so forth.

Funding information (given that funding is a potential conflict of interest (as mentioned above)) needs to be disclosed upon submission of the manuscript in the peer review system. When all authors have the same (or no) conflicts and/or funding it is sufficient to use one blanket statement. Authors are responsible for correctness of the statements provided in the manuscript. The Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to reject submissions that do not meet the guidelines described herein.