Conflict of Interest Policy

Conflict of Interest Policy

The Multidisciplinary Journal of Instruction (MDJI) is committed to maintaining transparency, objectivity, and integrity throughout the research, peer-review, and publication process. All authors, reviewers, editors, and members of the editorial team are required to disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest that may influence their professional judgment.

Authors

Authors must disclose any financial, personal, professional, institutional, or other relationships that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the research or its interpretation.

A conflict of interest may include, but is not limited to:

• Financial relationships, funding, grants, or sponsorships.
• Employment or consultancy relationships.
• Personal or professional relationships with individuals or organizations involved in the research.
• Institutional affiliations that may benefit from the publication.
• Ownership of patents or other intellectual property related to the research.
• Any other circumstance that could influence the objectivity of the research.

Authors should include a Conflict of Interest Statement in their manuscript. If no conflict exists, authors should clearly state that there is no conflict of interest.

Reviewers

Reviewers must disclose any circumstances that could affect their impartiality. A reviewer should decline to review a manuscript if they:

• Have a personal or professional relationship with the authors.
• Have a financial or academic interest in the research.
• Have recently collaborated with one or more authors.
• Are working on a closely related competing research project.
• Believe they cannot provide an objective and unbiased assessment.

Reviewers must maintain confidentiality and must not use unpublished information obtained during peer review for personal or professional advantage.

Editors and Editorial Committee

Editors and members of the Editorial Committee must disclose any conflicts of interest related to manuscripts they handle. An editor should not participate in an editorial decision when a conflict exists.

Where appropriate, the manuscript will be assigned to another qualified editor to ensure an independent and impartial editorial process.

Management of Conflicts of Interest

The Multidisciplinary Journal of Instruction evaluates disclosed conflicts and may take appropriate measures to protect the integrity of the publication process. Such measures may include reassignment of reviewers or editors, additional review, clarification from authors, or other appropriate editorial action.

Failure to disclose a relevant conflict of interest may result in further investigation and, where necessary, correction, withdrawal, or retraction of a published article.

Transparency

MDJI encourages all participants in the publication process to disclose conflicts openly and at the earliest possible stage. Disclosure of a conflict does not necessarily mean that an individual cannot participate; rather, it allows the journal to manage the situation transparently and appropriately.

The journal is committed to ensuring that editorial and peer-review decisions are based on the academic quality, originality, relevance, and scholarly integrity of submitted work rather than personal, financial, or institutional interests.