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.
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Human Review of AI Output
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Disclosure of use of AI tools
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Disclosure of Human verification of AI output
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Writing or drafting manuscript content
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Human Review of AI Output
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Human Review for assessing rewritten content to ensure expertise, voice, and originality is maintained.
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Human Review for potential for bias
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Human Review for inaccurate attribution
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Human Review to ensure tone and style align with the manuscript
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Human Review for fact checking
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Disclosure of use of AI tools
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Disclosure of Human verification of AI output
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Translation of manuscript text for the purpose of publishing
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Refining or formatting of data reported in the submitted manuscript
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Generation, refinement, correction, editing or formatting of images, diagrams or other figures for illustrative purposes only
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AI tools used to generate, modify, or enhance images that support specific scientific, clinical, or technical claims
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Generation, refinement, correction, editing or formatting of visualisations of research data or results
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Refinement or formatting of code reported in the submitted manuscript
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Assisting with compilation of reference lists
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Presentation of any kind of content generated by AI as though it were original research data/results from non-machine sources
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Future Medicine AI PolicyPLOS AI PolicyThieme AI Policy
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