Authors may use AI-assisted tools responsibly for limited purposes such as language improvement, grammar correction, translation assistance and formatting. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity and final wording of their manuscript.
Disclosure
Where generative AI has made a substantive contribution to manuscript preparation, authors should disclose the tool and its purpose in the appropriate section of the manuscript or cover letter.
AI Cannot Be an Author
AI tools cannot be listed as authors because they cannot accept responsibility for the work, approve the final version or take responsibility for research integrity.
Unacceptable Use
- Fabricating data, results or references.
- Creating or manipulating research evidence deceptively.
- Generating fraudulent or unverifiable content.
- Concealing plagiarism through AI paraphrasing.
- Submitting AI-generated scholarly content as original without appropriate human verification and disclosure.
The journal may request clarification where AI-generated material or undisclosed AI use is suspected.
