How to write a “Statement for Conflict of Interest (COI)”

The ISIJ journals stipulate that the journal requires all authors to declare any competing or conflicts of interest in relation to their submitted manuscript in the interests of transparency, and request authors to disclose conflict of interest information by placing a “Statement for conflict of interest” section in the manuscript to be submitted.

Please describe a “Statement for Conflict of Interest” for all authors to disclose the status of any conflicts of interest related to the research content of the submitted manuscript, referring to the examples below.

1. When a conflict of interest may exist

(1) Research expenses funded by for-profit organizations

Example 1: “This research was funded by [xxx (name of organization)], to which the author belongs.”
Example 2: “This research was funded by a joint research effort conducted by the author and [xxx (organization name)].”
Example 3: “This research was funded by a contract research study commissioned by the author from [xxx (name of organization)].”

*When the name of the organization or company cannot be listed in Example 2 or Example 3, enter “a for-profit company” or similar.

(2) Compensation

Example: “The XXth author has received compensation from [xxx (name of organization)].”

(3) Employment Relationship

Example: “The XXth author has an employment relationship with [xxx (name of organization)] besides its original affiliation.”

2. When no conflict of interest exists

“The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this manuscript.”

Note that research funds received from the national or local government (e.g., Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research) are not subject to conflict of interest self-reporting. When the study was supported by such research funds, please indicate it in the “Acknowledgements” section.

The above are typical examples. Please feel free to contact the editorial group for any questions or concerns.

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