The AAFP requires all authors to disclose any commercial association that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted manuscript. All FP Essentials authors must complete a Conflict of Interest form and provide additional details upon request if needed to determine whether their proposal is selected. If authors do not have an AAFP account, they need to create one to access the Conflict of Interest form. Proposals submitted without signed Conflict of Interest forms from all authors will not be considered.
To avoid bias or the perception of bias, FP Essentials will not consider manuscripts sponsored directly or indirectly by a pharmaceutical company, medical education company, or other commercial entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services to patients or health care professionals or by an ineligible company (as defined by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education) or written by an author who has or whose spouse/partner has a financial relationship with or interest in any commercial entity or ineligible company that may have an interest in the subject matter of the article within the previous 36 months or in the foreseeable future. This policy includes, but is not limited to, the following relationships/interests:
Note to authors: If you develop, or your spouse/partner develops, new financial relationships with or interests in a relevant commercial entity or ineligible company after initially completing the Conflict of Interest form but before publication, please let us know and complete an updated form immediately. Any such changes may preclude your article from publication.