Conflict of Interest Policy

CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY

Any potential conflicts of interest related to the writing and publication of articles in Verba: Jurnal Bahasa Inggris must be transparently disclosed by the authors. Disclosure of conflicts of interest is essential to maintain scientific integrity, research objectivity, and readers’ trust in the published work. Conflicts of interest may be financial or non-financial in nature, including personal, professional, or institutional relationships that could influence or be perceived to influence the research process, data analysis, or interpretation of results.

Authors are required to clearly disclose all sources of funding that supported the research and to explain the role of the funding sources. Authors must explicitly state that the funders had no involvement in the study design, data collection, data analysis, interpretation of results, or the decision to publish the article.

In addition, authors must declare that they have full access to all research data and take full responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of the reported findings. Authors must also confirm that sponsors or supporting parties did not intervene in the research process, data handling, or manuscript preparation.

If no conflicts of interest exist, authors are required to include a statement declaring that the research was conducted in the absence of any financial or non-financial conflicts of interest.