Disclosing AI use

Follows the ICMJE guidance. Journals differ, so check your target journal's policy before you submit.

What to disclose

Tell the journal at submission whether you used AI tools in producing the work, including for writing, editing, coding, data analysis or figures. Name the tool and version, and say how you used it.

Where it goes

• The AI disclosure section your journal specifies
• The methods, if you used AI to collect or analyze data or make figures

What stays with the authors

• AI tools cannot be authors, because they cannot take responsibility for the work.
• Review and edit everything a tool produces. Its output can be wrong, incomplete or biased.
• Check every reference against the original source. AI output cannot serve as a primary source.
• Confirm that the paper contains no plagiarism, including in text and images a tool produced.

Failing to disclose AI use can lead to corrective action and, in some cases, a finding of misconduct.

Example statement

The authors used [tool and version] for coding and drafting assistance. The ideas, interpretations and conclusions are our own. The authors take full responsibility for the content of this manuscript.

Edit it to match what you actually did, and use your target journal's wording if it has one.