Conflict of Interest

Conflict of Interest Policy

All authors, reviewers, and editors of Jurnal Ekonomi Pembangunan STIE Muhammadiyah Palopo are required to disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest that could influence the objectivity, integrity, or interpretation of the work.

For Authors
Authors must declare all financial and non-financial conflicts of interest in the manuscript (usually in a dedicated “Conflict of Interest” or “Declaration of Competing Interest” section). This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, or patents
  • Research funding from organizations that may have an interest in the results
  • Personal or professional relationships that could be perceived as influencing the work

If there are no conflicts of interest, authors should state:
“The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.”

For Reviewers and Editors
Reviewers and editors must recuse themselves from handling a manuscript if they have a conflict of interest with any of the authors or the content of the manuscript.

Failure to disclose a relevant conflict of interest may result in rejection of the manuscript or retraction of a published article.