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.	allowed	allowed	allowed	-
Human Review of AI Output	required	mandatory	required	-
Disclosure of use of AI tools	required	not defined	required	-
Disclosure of Human verification of AI output	not defined	not defined	not defined	-

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

Translation of manuscript text for the purpose of publishing	allowed	not defined	not defined	-
Human Review of AI Output	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	-
Human Review for potential for bias	not defined	not defined	not defined	-
Human Review for inaccurate attribution	not defined	not defined	not defined	-
Human Review to ensure tone and style align with the manuscript	not defined	not defined	not defined	-
Human Review for fact checking	not defined	not defined	not defined	-
Disclosure of use of AI tools	not defined	not defined	not defined	-
Disclosure of Human verification of AI output	not defined	not defined	not defined	-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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