Updated on: 10 May 2023

Roles in: Author Panel, Editorial Board

1. In the past 36 months have you accepted the following from a commercial organisation with a financial interest in any topic covered in the Cochrane Library?

a) Support for attending meetings, including sabbaticals and study tours (this covers travel, accommodation and/or hospitality)?

b) Payment or honoraria for lectures, presentations, speakers bureaus, manuscript writing, or educational events?

c) Fees for organising education?

d) Grants and contracts?

e) Funds for a member of staff?

f) Fees for consulting?

g) Royalty or licences payments?

2. In the past 36 months have you, your spouse/partner or an immediate family member been employed by, or do you or they own, a commercial organization with a financial interest in any topic covered in the Cochrane Library?

3. Do you own stocks or shares in a commercial organization with a financial interest in any topic covered in the Cochrane Library?

4. Do you hold any patents (planned, issued or pending) for products relevant to any topic covered in the Cochrane Library?

5. Do you have any other competing interests (financial or non-financial)?