Conflict of interest

The Constitution and Rights Guarantee Journal adopts the principle of transparency as an essential element for the integrity of the editorial process, requiring the declaration of any conflicts of interest by authors, reviewers, and editors.

Conflicts of interest are considered to be any relationships, links, or circumstances that may unduly influence, or be perceived as capable of influencing, the preparation, evaluation, or publication of a manuscript. Such conflicts may be of a personal, academic, institutional, financial, political, or professional nature.

Authors must declare, at the time of submission, the existence or non-existence of conflicts of interest related to the work presented. If they exist, they must be clearly and thoroughly explained, including funding, institutional affiliations, professional relationships, or any other situations that may affect the impartiality of the research or the interpretation of its results.

Reviewers must refrain from evaluating manuscripts in relation to which they have conflicts of interest, such as personal or professional relationships with the authors, participation in joint projects, recent institutional affiliations, or any other situation that compromises their impartiality. If a potential conflict of interest is identified, the editors must immediately notify the editorial board and refuse the evaluation.

Editors, in turn, must act impartially and transparently, refraining from conducting editorial processes where there is a conflict of interest, and in such cases, delegating responsibility to another member of the editorial team.

Failure to declare conflicts of interest may be considered an ethical violation, subjecting those involved to appropriate measures, according to the journal's guidelines. The identification of conflicts does not necessarily preclude publication, provided they are duly declared and managed transparently.

This policy is aligned with international best practices in scientific publishing, reaffirming the journal's commitment to ethics, impartiality, and the credibility of the editorial process.