Estimates of a study’s timing and duration developed at the
      collaboration’s start help to ensure smooth coordination of
      activities and in meeting deadlines.
Open, candid, ongoing communication is peripheral to the
      success of collaborative research.
Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest and commitment is
      only important during initial collaboration negotiations.
Allegations of a conflict of interest against a single researcher in a
      collaborative study never taint the entire collaboration and/or the
      other participants.