CELL PRESS DECLARATION OF INTERESTS POLICY
Transparency is essential for a reader’s trust in the scientific process and for the credibility of published
articles. At Cell Press, we feel that disclosure of competing interests is a critical aspect of transparency.
Therefore, we require that all authors disclose any financial or other interests related to the submitted
work that (1) could affect or have the perception of affecting the author’s objectivity or (2) could
influence or have the perception of influencing the content of the article, in a “Declaration of Interests”
section.
UWhat types of articles does this apply to?
We require that you disclose competing interests for all submitted content, including research articles as
well as front matter (e.g., Reviews, Previews, etc.) by completing and submitting the “Declaration of
Interests” form below. We also require that you include a “Declaration of Interests” section in the text
of all research and review articles even if there are no interests declared. For all other front matter, we
require you to include a “Declaration of Interests” section only when you have information to declare.
UWhat should I disclose?
We require that you and all authors disclose any personal financial interests (examples include stocks or
shares in companies with interests related to the submitted work or consulting fees from companies
that could have interests related to the work), professional affiliations, advisory positions, board
memberships (including membership on a journal’s advisory board when publishing in that journal), or
patent holdings that are related to the subject matter of the contribution. As a guideline, you need to
declare an interest for (1) any affiliation associated with a payment or financial benefit exceeding
$10,000 p.a. or 5% ownership of a company or (2) research funding by a company with related interests.
You do not need to disclose diversified mutual funds, 401ks, or investment trusts.
Authors should also disclose relevant financial interests of immediate family members. Cell Press uses
the Public Health Service definition of “immediate family member,” which includes spouse and
dependent children.
UWhere do I declare competing interests?
Competing interests should be disclosed on the “Declaration of Interests” form as well as in the last
section of the manuscript before the “References” section, under the heading “Declaration of Interests.”
This section should include financial or other competing interests as well as affiliations that are not
included in the author list. Examples of “Declaration of Interests” language include:
“AUTHOR is an employee and shareholder of COMPANY.”
“AUTHOR is a founder of COMPANY and a member of its scientific advisory board.”