Conflict of Interest

Responsible Conduct of Research and Participation

Description of the Problem

You are in a subfield of physics that is financially strapped. You are asked to do a technical review of an experiment which is not directly the same as one you have proposed, but if it is not funded, yours is likely to be (or vice-versa).

Questions

Should you refuse to participate in the review?
Why or why not?

Discussions

Responsible Conduct of Research and Participation Conflict of Interest Discussion

Further Discussions
Other ethics study topics also discuss conflicts of interests.
Refereeing (Publications)
Peer Review (Publications)
Conflict of Interest (Research)