Conflict of Interest Policy
Repertoar Journal is committed to maintaining transparency, impartiality, and integrity throughout the scholarly publication process. All individuals involved in the submission, review, and editorial evaluation of manuscripts are expected to disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest that could influence, or reasonably appear to influence, their professional judgment.
A conflict of interest may arise from financial, personal, professional, academic, institutional, or other relationships that could compromise the objectivity of research reporting, peer review, or editorial decision-making. The existence of a conflict of interest does not necessarily constitute misconduct; however, relevant interests must be disclosed and appropriately managed.
1. Authors' Responsibilities
Authors are responsible for disclosing all relevant financial and nonfinancial interests that may be associated with their submitted manuscripts. Such interests may include, but are not limited to:
- Research funding, sponsorship, grants, or other financial support from organizations with an interest in the research findings.
- Employment, consultancy arrangements, honoraria, or other professional relationships relevant to the research.
- Ownership interests, intellectual property rights, or commercial involvement in products, technologies, musical works, educational materials, or services discussed in the manuscript.
- Personal, academic, or institutional relationships that could reasonably influence the interpretation or presentation of research findings.
Authors must provide accurate and complete disclosures during manuscript submission and inform the editorial team if any relevant circumstances change during the editorial process.
When no relevant conflicts of interest exist, authors should explicitly state that they have no conflicts of interest to declare.
2. Reviewers' Responsibilities
Peer reviewers are expected to evaluate manuscripts objectively, confidentially, and independently. Before accepting a review assignment, reviewers must disclose any relationships or interests that could affect their impartiality.
Potential conflicts may include recent or ongoing research collaboration with the authors, close personal or professional relationships, direct academic competition, financial interests, or other circumstances that may compromise independent evaluation.
Reviewers should decline a review assignment or promptly notify the editorial team when a significant conflict of interest is identified. The editorial team will determine whether reassignment or other appropriate measures are necessary.
Reviewers must not use confidential manuscript information for personal, academic, or commercial advantage.
3. Editors' Responsibilities
Editors are responsible for ensuring that manuscript evaluations and publication decisions are conducted fairly and without inappropriate influence.
Editors must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest involving submitted manuscripts. Such conflicts may arise from personal relationships, institutional affiliations, research collaborations, financial interests, or other relevant circumstances.
When a conflict of interest could compromise editorial independence, the editor concerned should not participate in the evaluation or decision-making process. Responsibility for handling the manuscript should be assigned to another qualified editor whenever appropriate.
Editors must protect the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and must not use unpublished information for personal or professional benefit.
4. Editorial Independence
Repertoar Journal maintains the principle that editorial decisions must be based on scholarly merit, methodological quality, originality, relevance to the journal's scope, and compliance with publication ethics.
Editorial decisions must not be improperly influenced by institutional relationships, personal interests, financial considerations, sponsorship arrangements, or publication fees.
Authors, reviewers, editors, and other parties involved in the publication process are expected to respect the independence and integrity of editorial decision-making.
5. Disclosure and Management of Conflicts of Interest
The editorial team may request additional information or clarification when a potential conflict of interest is identified.
Depending on the circumstances, appropriate management measures may include:
- Requesting additional disclosure or clarification from the parties concerned.
- Reassigning a manuscript to an editor or reviewer without the identified conflict.
- Including a relevant conflict-of-interest disclosure in the published article.
- Seeking independent advice or additional editorial assessment when necessary.
- Taking other proportionate measures to protect the integrity of the editorial process.
The disclosure of a conflict of interest does not automatically result in manuscript rejection. Editorial decisions will consider whether the identified interests have been adequately disclosed and appropriately managed.
6. Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest
If a relevant conflict of interest is discovered during manuscript evaluation or after publication, Repertoar Journal may request clarification and supporting documentation from the individuals concerned.
When an undisclosed conflict raises significant concerns about the integrity of the research or editorial process, the journal may take appropriate action, including reassessment of the manuscript, publication of a correction or disclosure statement, or other editorial measures consistent with its Publication Ethics and Allegations of Research Misconduct policies.
Serious cases will be evaluated according to the available evidence and the potential impact on the reliability and integrity of the scholarly record.
7. Policy Implementation and Review
Repertoar Journal encourages all participants in the publication process to disclose relevant interests proactively and to cooperate with editorial procedures designed to prevent inappropriate influence.
This policy is informed by internationally recognized principles of publication ethics, including guidance provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
The journal may periodically review and update this policy to maintain consistency with developments in scholarly publishing, research integrity, and editorial best practices.