Conflict of Interest, Human & Animal Rights, and Informed Consent

Conflict of Interest, Ethics, and Consent Policy

Insolvation is a law-focused journal. Accordingly, ethics and disclosure requirements are applied to legal scholarship, policy analysis, empirical legal research, and practice-oriented submissions.

1) Conflict of Interest (Mandatory)

Authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, personal, or ideological interests that could reasonably influence judgment.

• Examples: paid consultancy, expert testimony, funded legal research, litigation-related roles, advisory appointments, competing publications, or close professional relationships.
• If no conflict exists, state: “No conflict of interest declared.”

2) Human Participants / Interview Data

If a submission uses interviews, surveys, or identifiable participant information, authors must confirm ethics approval (where applicable) and lawful consent for collection and publication.

3) Informed Consent

Any identifiable personal information, correspondence, or case-linked personal details must only be included with explicit permission or lawful basis. Sensitive details should be anonymized unless legally and editorially justified.

4) Animal Rights Statement

Animal research is generally outside the scope of this journal. If exceptionally included, authors must provide formal compliance declarations and approvals.

5) Editorial Handling

Undeclared conflicts or consent breaches may lead to rejection, correction, or post-publication action under journal ethics procedures.