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

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

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	not defined	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 allowed	not allowed	allowed
Human Review of AI Output	not defined	not applicable	not applicable	not defined
Disclosure of use of AI tools	not defined	not applicable	not applicable	required
Disclosure of Human verification of AI output	not defined	not applicable	not applicable	not defined

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

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

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

Refinement or formatting of code reported in the submitted manuscript	not defined	not defined	allowed	not defined
Human Review of AI Output	not defined	not defined	required	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	required	not defined

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 allowed	not allowed	not allowed	not defined

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

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