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class="default-li"><p>The Open Library of Humanities (OLH) follows a standard format in all articles for the declaration of competing interests (see OLH's '<a href="https://olh.openlibhums.org/site/publication-ethics/" target="_blank">Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement</a>' for further information on what constitutes a competing interest). </p><p>The following formats must be adhered to when making a declaration.</p> <h2>For Authors</h2> <p>Please place the competing interests section at the end of the manuscript, immediately before the reference list. The author's initials should be used to denote differing competing interests. For example:</p> <blockquote>'TW completed paid consultancy work from [<em>company name</em>] as part of the data acquisition for this study. BH has minority shares in [<em>company name</em>], which part funded the research grant for this project. SM is a member of the editorial board for [<em>journal name</em>], which is on a voluntary basis. All other authors have no competing interests.'</blockquote> <p>If there are no competing interests, please add the below statement:</p><blockquote>'The authors declare that they have no competing interests.'</blockquote> <h2>For Reviewers</h2> <p>If you have any competing interests, please list them in the text box available on your reviewer page. 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