Conflicts-of-Interest Statement

Editors

Editors of Pedagogical Perspective (PedPer) must oversee the peer-review process objectively and maintain full independence in their editorial decisions.
Editors:

  • must not have any direct personal, academic, or financial conflict of interest with the manuscripts they handle;
  • must recuse themselves immediately if they are authors, co-authors, collaborators, close colleagues, family members, or have any relationship that may influence their judgment;
  • must not participate in decision-making regarding manuscripts from their own institution;
  • must delegate editorial responsibility to another qualified editor when a potential conflict arises.

Editors reserve the right to reject or reassign any manuscript if a conflict of interest is identified at any stage of the editorial workflow.

Reviewers

Reviewers contribute critically to the integrity of the publication process and must evaluate manuscripts impartially.

Reviewers:

  • must decline review invitations when any conflict of interest exists, including personal relationships, financial ties, competitive research interests, institutional affiliation with the authors, or prior substantial collaborations;
  • should notify the handling editor if they are unsure whether a relationship constitutes a conflict;
  • must not use privileged information obtained during review for personal advantage or to disadvantage others.

To ensure transparency, researchers from the same institution as the authors are not invited to review the manuscript.

Authors

Authors submitting to PedPer are required to disclose all relationships and conditions that may pose potential conflicts of interest.
Authors must:

  • declare any financial, institutional, personal, or professional affiliations that could influence—or appear to influence—the research;
  • submit a clear conflict-of-interest statement during submission, either through the journal system or via email to the Editorial Office;
  • ensure that only those who genuinely contributed to the research and manuscript preparation are listed as authors, consistent with the journal’s authorship criteria;
  • avoid undisclosed funding sources or hidden sponsorship that may bias the research.

Failure to disclose conflicts of interest may result in rejection of the submission or retraction of the published article in accordance with PedPer’s Publication Ethics & Malpractice Policy and COPE guidelines.

Contact for COI Declarations

Authors and reviewers may send their conflict-of-interest disclosures or inquiries to: editor@pedagogicalperspective.com