Artificial Intelligence Policy

Artificial Intelligence Policy

Authorship and responsibility

Artificial intelligence tools cannot be listed as authors because they cannot assume responsibility, disclose conflicts, or approve the final version. Human authors remain responsible for the accuracy, originality, citation, integrity, and legality of all submitted content.

Use by authors

Substantive use of generative tools for writing, translation, data analysis, code, images, or other content must be disclosed in the manuscript, identifying the tool, version when available, purpose, and human oversight. Spell-checkers or formatting tools that do not generate substantive content need not be disclosed.

AI may not be used to fabricate or manipulate data, references, images, or findings. Citations must be checked against original sources, and generated content must be reviewed for errors, bias, improper similarity, and disclosure of confidential information.

Reviewers and editors

Reviewers and editors must not upload manuscripts, personal data, or confidential documents to external AI services that may store or reuse information. Any institutionally authorized use must guarantee confidentiality, security, and human oversight. Editorial decisions will never be delegated exclusively to automated systems.

Breaches

Failure to disclose substantive use, generation of false information, or breach of confidentiality may lead to rejection, correction, or retraction, depending on the stage and severity.