Conflicts of Interest Policy

Research in the Mathematical and Natural Sciences (RMNS) requires the disclosure and appropriate management of actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest.

Conflicts may involve financial, personal, academic, professional, institutional, or intellectual interests.

Authors

All manuscripts must include a Conflict of Interest Statement covering all authors.

When no relevant conflicts exist, authors should state:

“The authors declare no conflicts of interest.”

Relevant conflicts and research funding must be disclosed appropriately.

Reviewers

Reviewers must disclose relevant conflicts before accepting assignments and withdraw when impartiality cannot reasonably be maintained.

Editors

Editors must disclose relevant conflicts and withdraw from handling affected manuscripts.

Manuscripts submitted by editors, editorial board members, or closely connected individuals must undergo independent editorial handling and external peer review.

Publisher

Scimadly Publishing must protect editorial independence. Publication fees, sponsorship, and institutional interests must not influence editorial decisions.

Management and Disclosure

The journal may request clarification, appoint independent editors or reviewers, publish relevant disclosures, or take proportionate corrective action.

An appropriately disclosed and managed conflict does not automatically justify manuscript rejection.

Post-publication concerns will be evaluated under the journal's relevant ethics and correction policies.