SRNT and the Commercial Tobacco Industry
1. Employees of the commercial tobacco industry and their wholly or partially owned subsidiaries are ineligible for membership in SRNT.
2. Employees of the commercial tobacco industry and their wholly or partially owned subsidiaries are ineligible to attend the SRNT Annual Meeting or other Society-sponsored activities/events.
3. Research funded by an entity that is part of the commercial tobacco industry, including wholly or partially owned subsidiaries, may not be submitted for publication in Nicotine & Tobacco Research or presentation at the SRNT Annual Meeting.
4. SRNT will not accept as Annual Meeting Sponsors or Exhibitors any company that is part of or funded by the commercial tobacco industry.
5. Nicotine & Tobacco Research will not use as reviewers any individuals who are employed by the commercial tobacco industry.
6. SRNT will not accept funding in any amount, for any purpose, from any commercial tobacco industry organization, nor will it invest its Reserve funds in any financial instrument known to benefit the commercial tobacco industry.
*Definition of the “Commercial Tobacco Industry”
for the Purpose of SRNT Policies
Definition of the “commercial tobacco industry” for the Purpose of SRNT Policies The commercial tobacco industry is defined as any manufacturer, marketer, distributor, or importer of a commercial tobacco product, and any partially or wholly owned subsidiary. Also included are marketing/PR firms; legal firms; commercial tobacco industry-sponsored advocacy groups; and private foundations that have received or continue to receive funding from a commercial tobacco manufacturer. The definition does not extend to manufacturers of nicotine products that do not contain tobacco leaf unless the nicotine product manufacturer is a wholly or partially owned subsidiary of a commercial tobacco product manufacturer. In those cases, all policies related to the commercial tobacco industry apply.