Detailed Publisher Guidelines for Authors Using AI in Manuscript Preparation and Submission

This page provides authors with detailed AI guidelines from publishers. These guidelines explain exactly what publishers expect when it comes to using AI tools in research and manuscript preparation. We’ve simplified the information to make it easy for you to understand and follow.

Please review these guidelines carefully to ensure your work meets publisher expectations and avoids issues during submission.

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Refine, correct, edit, or format the manuscript to improve clarity of language.	not defined	allowed	allowed	allowed
Human Review of AI Output	not defined	mandatory	not defined	required
Disclosure of use of AI tools	not defined	not defined	not required	required
Disclosure of Human verification of AI output	not defined	not defined	not defined	required

Writing or drafting manuscript content	allowed	allowed	allowed	allowed
Human Review of AI Output	required	mandatory	required	required
Human Review for assessing rewritten content to ensure expertise, voice, and originality is maintained.	required	mandatory	required	required
Human Review for potential for bias	required	mandatory	not defined	required
Human Review for inaccurate attribution	not defined	mandatory	required	required
Human Review to ensure tone and style align with the manuscript	not defined	mandatory	not defined	required
Human Review for fact checking	required	mandatory	required	required
Disclosure of use of AI tools	required	mandatory	required	required
Disclosure of Human verification of AI output	not defined	mandatory	required	required

Translation of manuscript text for the purpose of publishing	not defined	not defined	not defined	not defined
Human Review of AI Output	not defined	not defined	not defined	not defined
Human Review for assessing translated rewritten content to ensure expertise, voice, and originality is maintained	not defined	not defined	not defined	not defined
Human Review for potential for bias	not defined	not defined	not defined	not defined
Human Review for inaccurate attribution	not defined	not defined	not defined	not defined
Human Review to ensure tone and style align with the manuscript	not defined	not defined	not defined	not defined
Human Review for fact checking	not defined	not defined	not defined	not defined
Disclosure of use of AI tools	not defined	not defined	required	not defined
Disclosure of Human verification of AI output	not defined	not defined	not defined	not defined

Refining or formatting of data reported in the submitted manuscript	not defined	not defined	not allowed	not allowed
Human Review of AI Output	not defined	not defined	not applicable	not applicable
Disclosure of use of AI tools	not defined	not defined	not applicable	not applicable
Disclosure of Human verification of AI output	not defined	not defined	not applicable	not applicable

Generation, refinement, correction, editing or formatting of images, diagrams or other figures for illustrative purposes only	allowed	allowed	not defined	not allowed
Human Review of AI Output	required	mandatory	not defined	not applicable
Human Review to check if images are accurate and not misrepresent information	required	mandatory	not defined	not applicable
Human Review to check if illustrations effectively communicate key concepts	not defined	mandatory	not defined	not applicable
Disclosure of use of AI tools	required	mandatory	not defined	not applicable
Disclosure of Human verification of AI output	not defined	mandatory	not defined	not applicable

AI tools used to generate, modify, or enhance images that support specific scientific, clinical, or technical claims	not defined	not allowed	not allowed	not allowed

Generation, refinement, correction, editing or formatting of visualisations of research data or results	not defined	not allowed	not allowed	not allowed
Human Review of AI Output	not defined	not defined explicitly	not applicable	not applicable
Disclosure of use of AI tools	not defined	not defined explicitly	not applicable	not applicable
Disclosure of Human verification of AI output	not defined	not defined explicitly	not applicable	not applicable

Refinement or formatting of code reported in the submitted manuscript	not defined	not defined	not defined	allowed
Human Review of AI Output	not defined	not defined	not defined	required
Disclosure of use of AI tools	not defined	not defined	not defined	required
Disclosure of Human verification of AI output	not defined	not defined	not defined	required

Assisting with compilation of reference lists	not defined	not defined	not defined	not defined
Human Review of AI Output	not defined	not defined	not defined	not defined
Disclosure of use of AI tools	not defined	not defined	not defined	not defined
Disclosure of Human verification of AI output	not defined	not defined	not defined	not defined

Presentation of any kind of content generated by AI as though it were original research data/results from non-machine sources	not defined	not allowed	not allowed	not allowed

Official AI Policy Guide Link	Future Medicine AI Policy	OUP AI Policy	SAGE AI Policy	Taylor & Francis AI Policy

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Detailed Publisher Guidelines for Authors Using AI in Manuscript Preparation and Submission

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