Conflict of Interest (CoI)

A Conflict of Interest (CoI) exists when authors, reviewers, or editors have financial interests, personal relationships, or professional connections that could influence — or appear to influence — the research findings, interpretations, or publication decisions. This includes, but is not limited to, commercial funding, consultancy roles, stock ownership, honoraria, direct academic competition, or any situation that may raise a question of bias.

For Authors

The corresponding author must ensure that all co-authors disclose any potential conflicts of interest and submit a signed copyright form available on the journal’s homepage.
Any declared conflicts must be clearly mentioned in the title page or covering letter during manuscript submission.

For Reviewers

All referees are required to decline review or declare potential conflicts before accepting a manuscript for evaluation. Reviewers must remain impartial and ensure that personal or financial considerations do not influence their judgment.

For Editors

Editors are also required to declare potential conflicts of interest according to the journal’s editorial policies. If a conflict exists, the editor will recuse themselves from the review process, and the manuscript will be reassigned to another editor.

Post-Publication Conflicts

If a conflict of interest is discovered after publication, it must be reported immediately to the editorial office at editor@ijlllc.org.
The journal will investigate all such cases within seven (7) working days. If the conflict is verified, the article may be retracted from the journal’s website and removed from associated indexing and repository databases.