The journal supports the responsible use of artificial intelligence tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, translation and editing software, etc.).
Authors
- An AI tool cannot be an author or co-author, as it cannot take responsibility for the work.
- Any use of AI for editing, translation, coding or data analysis must be disclosed in the Methods or Acknowledgements section (tool name and purpose).
- Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy of AI-assisted text, data and references. Citing non-existent sources is a breach of publication ethics.
- AI-generated images and figures must be labelled as such.
Reviewers
Manuscripts are confidential and must not be uploaded, in whole or in part, to public AI services. Review reports must reflect the reviewer's own expert judgement.
Editors
If undisclosed AI use is suspected, the editors may ask the authors for clarification and, if necessary, reject the paper.
