Transparency about competing interests is essential to trust in published research. All authors, reviewers and editors of the Journal of Sleep, Health, and Physiotherapy must disclose any interest that could be perceived as influencing the work.

What Must Be Disclosed

• Financial: employment, consultancies, honoraria, grants, patents, stock or paid expert testimony related to the work (including device or equipment manufacturers in rehabilitation and sleep);
• Institutional: affiliations or roles that could benefit from the outcome;
• Personal/academic: close relationships, rivalries or strongly held beliefs relevant to the subject.

For Authors

Authors declare all conflicts at submission, and a corresponding statement is published with the article. Funding sources are disclosed separately and their role in the study described.

For Reviewers and Editors

Reviewers must decline or disclose any conflict before evaluating a manuscript. Editors recuse themselves from any manuscript in which they have a conflict, and handling is reassigned. Decisions are made independently of the conflicted party.

Non-disclosure

Undisclosed conflicts identified after publication are addressed through a correction and, in serious cases, under the journal's ethics procedures.