Conflicts of Interest Policy

A conflict of interest refers to any situation that may influence or be perceived to influence the impartiality of the peer-review process, editorial decision-making, or the publication of articles in the Nature-Nurture Journal of Psychology (NNJP). Conflicts may arise from personal, financial, or professional relationships that could affect objectivity.

Mandatory Disclosure Requirements

All authors, as well as editorial board members and peer reviewers, are required to disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest during manuscript submission or upon accepting editorial or review assignments.

Transparency & Open Peer Review

To promote absolute transparency, NNJP makes the names of handling editors publicly available upon publication of articles, allowing potential conflicts to be readily identified and monitored by the academic community in alignment with international best practices.

Non-Compliance & Corrective Action

Failure to disclose competing interests may result in the immediate rejection of the manuscript. If an undisclosed conflict is identified post-publication, NNJP will take appropriate corrective action—such as publishing an official correction or retraction—following internal editorial policies and the guidelines established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Submission Declaration

Authors must declare all conflicts of interest in the designated section during the OJS submission process. A formal conflict of interest statement will be automatically generated and included in both the peer-review documentation and the final published version of the article.