Sponsored Publications

For all sponsored publications, full, clear and prominent disclosure should be made of the content origin, the role of all involved parties (Editors, Authors & Sponsors), all vested interests therein and any conflicts of interest relating to both Athena International Publishing and third-party content which is included in Athena publications. This is applicable for sponsored content which is delivered in print, electronically or face-to-face. More specifically, the following should be disclosed:

• Source of the content and any sponsorship of its Editors, Authors or of the original research.
• Names of companies or organizations that provided the funding.
• Sponsorship of the distribution of a publication (i.e. “This [publication] is distributed with the support of [sponsor]”).
• Any potential conflicts of interest, whether actual or not.
• The fact that a selection of content has been made when content is chosen from more than one source or when content is amended or is not reproduced in its entirety.
• Any additional information as required by regulation or as per the latest guidelines or best practices from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and/or the U.S. National Academy of Medicine.