Competing interests are present in virtually every facet of human interaction.  However, this does not necessarily mean that bias has been introduced, only that a tendency towards possible bias exists.  Some competing interests are financial, others are fiduciary, while still others relate to ideology and beliefs.   The first issue of Invited Opinions examines these tensions from different perspectives and how they are managed in various disciplines to prevent competing interests from becoming actual conflicts of interest. 

 
Contributions:

Living with Competing Interests: Integrity and Plurality,  Simon Robinson

Conflicts of Interest: Science, Policy, Funding, and Competing Interests,  David Logan

Does Financial Conflicts of Interest Bias Research? Sheldon Krimsky

Some Reflections on Conflict of Interest,  Adam Burgess

Conflicting Interests, Bias, and Scientific Publishing,  Tracy Brown

Competing Interests at the Boundries of Psychotherapy,  Archie Brodsky

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