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Should journal peer‑review reports require explicit competing‑interest state...
Paper Discussion
Authors must submit competing‑interest disclosures, yet many journals do not require reviewers to submit formal conflict‑of‑interest statements alongside their review reports. Would mandatory reviewer COI disclosure improve peer‑review trustworthiness?
Mei Han, Matthew Wilson and 79 others4 Comments-
Mandatory reviewer COI would surface hidden professional or competitive conflicts.
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Extra administrative burden would fall onto reviewers and journal editorial offices.
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Some reviewers may decline assignments if forced to submit formal COI forms.
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Different models exist: confidential‑only editor‑visible versus fully public COI statements.
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