BioScientifica AI Guidelines

Policy Summary

BioScientifica permits authors to use AI writing tools (including ChatGPT) to improve a manuscript’s language and readability. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of their work, including any information produced by an AI tool and for correctly referencing any supporting work. If an AI writing tool is used, authors must state this in the Materials and methods section of the paper. The policy does not specify human review requirements for this classification.

Evidence

• The use of AI writing tools, such as ChatGPT, is permitted to improve the language and readability of a paper. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of their work, including all information produced by an AI tool and for correctly referencing any supporting work on which that content is based. If you have used an AI writing tool, please state this in the Materials and methods section of your paper.

Source

• https://www.bioscientifica.com/publishing/policies/ethical-guidelines/

Policy Summary

Authors must be transparent about any use of AI tools to write or assemble any part of a manuscript, and this use must be disclosed in the Materials and Methods section. The disclosure must identify the AI tool used and describe how it was used in a reproducible way. AI tools must not be listed as authors, and authors remain fully responsible and accountable for the accuracy, originality, and non-plagiarised status of all content, including content produced by AI.

Evidence

• Authors must be transparent and disclose the use of AI tools in putting together any part of their manuscript. If any AI tool is used in the writing of a manuscript, in the production of images or graphical elements of the paper, or in the collection and analysis of data, this must be stated in the Materials and Methods section (or an appropriate alternative section) of the submitted work. The statement must detail which AI tool was used and how it was used in a way that is reproducible. Authors are ultimately responsible and accountable for the content of the work, including the parts produced by any AI tool.

Source

• https://www.bioscientifica.com/publishing/policies/ethical-guidelines/#artificial-intelligence-ai

Policy Summary

The publisher does not provide explicit guidance on using AI specifically for translation of manuscript text for publishing purposes.

Evidence

• not defined

Source

Policy Summary

BioScientifica states that images submitted with a manuscript should be minimally processed and must remain a true representation of the original data. Any adjustments to contrast, colour balance, or brightness must be applied to the whole image and must not obscure, eliminate, or misrepresent any original information or data. Images must not be enhanced, obscured, moved between images, or constructed from parts of different images. BioScientifica journals may use software to check for image manipulation, and authors must be prepared to supply original, un-processed images upon request at any stage of the publication process. The policy does not specify human review requirements for this classification.

Evidence

• Images submitted with a manuscript for review should be minimally processed and should be a true representation of the data. To ensure this: * any adjustments to contrast, colour balance or brightness must be applied to the whole image and must not obscure, eliminate or misrepresent any information or data present in the original * images must not be enhanced, obscured or moved from or to another image * images must not be constructed from parts of different images, for example, combining lanes from different gels or different fields from microscopy. * BioScientifica journals may use software to check for image manipulation. * Authors must be prepared to supply the original, un-processed images upon request at any stage of the publication process.

Source

• https://www.bioscientifica.com/publishing/policies/ethical-guidelines/

Policy Summary

BioScientifica permits authors to use AI tools for the production of images or graphical elements in a paper. When an AI tool is used for this purpose, authors must transparently disclose in the Materials and Methods (or a similar section) how the tool was used and which tool was used. Authors remain fully responsible for all manuscript content, including any portions produced by an AI tool, and are liable for any breach of publication ethics. The policy does not specify human review requirements for this classification.

Evidence

• Authors using AI tools in the writing of a manuscript, production of images or graphical elements of the paper, or in the collection and analysis of data, must be transparent in disclosing in the Materials and Methods (or similar section) of the paper how the AI tool was used and which tool was used. Authors are fully responsible for the content of their manuscript, even those parts produced by an AI tool, and are thus liable for any breach of publication ethics.

Source

• https://www.bioscientifica.com/publishing/policies/ethical-guidelines/

Policy Summary

Authors must disclose the use of AI or AI-assisted technologies, including image creators, when these tools are used to generate content for a manuscript. This disclosure must be included in both the appropriate Methods section and the Acknowledgements section, and must describe how the tool was used. Images must be minimally processed, and any image processing must be clearly disclosed in the figure legend and Methods section. Authors are fully responsible for all manuscript content, including any parts produced by an AI tool.

Evidence

• Authors must disclose in a statement at submission if AI or AI-assisted technologies (e.g. Large Language Models (LLMs), chatbots or image creators) have been used to generate content for their manuscript. This statement should be included in the appropriate methods section if applicable, and in the acknowledgements section of the submitted work, and should describe how the AI tool was used. Authors are fully responsible for the content of their manuscript, including any parts produced by an AI tool, and are thus liable for any breach of publication ethics. Images submitted with a manuscript for publication should be minimally processed and any processing of images must be clearly disclosed in the figure legend and Methods section.

Source

• https://www.bioscientifica.com/publishing/policies/ethical-guidelines/#artificial-intelligence-ai

Policy Summary

Authors must disclose any use of AI or AI-assisted technologies, including LLMs and chatbots, used in producing their manuscript, including for refining or formatting code reported in the work. This disclosure must be made in both the Acknowledgements and Methods sections. Authors remain fully responsible for the manuscript text, including reference accuracy and avoiding plagiarism, and any AI tool used must be cited in the text and included in the reference list.

Evidence

• At submission, authors must disclose the use of any AI or AI-assisted technology, including but not limited to large-language models (LLMs), chatbots and other similar technologies, in the production of their manuscript. Authors must declare any AI use in the Acknowledgements section and the Methods section. Authors are fully responsible for all text, including the accuracy of references and the absence of plagiarism. Any AI tool used must be cited in the text and referenced in the reference list.

Source

• https://www.bioscientifica.com/publishing/policies/ethical-guidelines/#artificial-intelligence-ai

Policy Summary

The publisher does not provide a specific rule on using generative AI to gather references. However, when generative AI is used in the writing process, authors accept full responsibility for any AI output, including its accuracy, ensuring it is free of plagiarism, and ensuring all sources are appropriately attributed.

Evidence

• Authors accept full responsibility for any output produced by generative AI including its accuracy, the absence of plagiarism and the appropriate attribution of all sources.

Source

• https://www.bioscientifica.com/publishing/policies/ethical-guidelines/#artificial-intelligence-ai

Policy Summary

BioScientifica identifies data fabrication and falsification as forms of research misconduct. Authors are fully responsible for all aspects of their work, including research-related data and images as well as the article text. Accordingly, presenting AI-generated content as though it were original non-machine research data would fall under prohibited misconduct (data fabrication and/or falsification). The policy does not specify human review requirements for this classification.

Evidence

• Instances of misconduct may include: * Data fabrication and falsification Authors are fully responsible for all aspects of their work. This applies to research-related data and images, as well as the text of the article.

Source

• https://www.bioscientifica.com/publishing/policies/ethical-guidelines/