1.7 Disclosures and contributions

Transparency regarding contributions of individuals and organizations, perceived conflicts of interest and sources of funding aligned to any published research also apply to JBI systematic reviews and should be presented under their own subsections. 

Acknowledgements 

The non-financial support or contribution of colleagues or institutions that does not fulfil the ICMJE criteria for authorship (for example, searching for evidence; providing access to unpublished data; feedback on review protocol; expert advice regarding the relevant existing literature), should be acknowledged and detailed. 

Funding 

Authors should provide details regarding any sources of funding for the review project. The role of all funders in the review process, if any, should be explicitly described. If the review is funded, then any potential conflicts of interest or intellectual bias of the funders should be specified in the review and the protocol. 

Conflict of interests 

All review authors should disclose any potential conflict of interest or any professional or intellectual bias. A statement should be included which declares the absence of any conflicts of interest and which describes a potential conflict of interest for authors for whom it has arisen. If consumers or other stakeholders assisted the authors with regards to the completed work, any potential conflict of interest or intellectual bias should be disclosed. 

The review team should provide details regarding the management of any such conflicts or biases.