Funding Sources Policy

The Journal and MediHealth Academy require that all authors declare the financial support received to carry out their research. Declaring funding sources acknowledges the contributions of funders, fulfills funding requirements, and promotes greater transparency in the research process.

Each author must individually declare all sources of funding received for the research submitted to the Journal. This information must include the name of the granting agencies, grant numbers, and a description of each funder's role. If a funder has played no role in the research, this must be stated.

Authors are not required to provide a complete list of all grants that support them, unless the grant is directly related to the research being published.

Funding Sources

Authors must disclose any funding sources that provided financial support for the conduct of the research and/or preparation of the article. The role of sponsors, if applicable, should be declared in relation to:

• Study design,
• Data collection,
• Analysis and interpretation of data,
• Writing of the report, and
• Decision to submit the article for publication.

If the funding sources had no involvement in these aspects, this must be stated in the submission.

To facilitate compliance with funder requirements, funding sources should be listed in the following standard format:

Funding: This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health [grant numbers xxxx, yyyy]; the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA [grant number zzzz]; and the United States Institutes of Peace [grant number aaaa].

Detailed descriptions of the programs or types of grants, scholarships, or awards are not necessary. If funding is from a block grant or other resources available to a university, college, or research institution, the name of the institute or organization providing the funding should be submitted.

If no funding was provided for the research, the following statement should be included:

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

Undeclared Funding

Failure to disclose funding sources will be considered a breach of transparency and may result in rejection or retraction of the manuscript.