Policy statement on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted Technologies.
At the time of submission, authors must provide a statement that discloses their use of AI and AI-assisted technologies. This statement must provide detailed information on which elements of the work were generated by AI and AI-assisted technologies.
Where used in the writing process, these AI technologies should only be used to improve readability and language of the work. Use of AI in language editing must be declared.
AI and AI-assisted technologies must not replace key researcher tasks such as producing scientific insights, analyzing and interpreting data, or drawing scientific conclusions.
In addition:
- Such systems must not plagiarize, misrepresent, or falsify content;
- The resulting work in its totality must be an accurate representation of the authors’ underlying work and novel intellectual contributions and is not primarily the result of the tool’s generative capabilities;
- It is recognized that these technologies can produce unpredicted outcomes (e.g., references which do not exist), the authors accept responsibility for the veracity and correctness of all material in their work, including any computer-generated material.
Authors must not list AI and AI-assisted technologies as an author or co-author, nor cite AI as an author. Authorship implies responsibilities and tasks that can only be attributed to and performed by humans. Authors are also responsible for ensuring that the work is original, that the stated authors qualify for authorship, and the work does not infringe third party rights, and should familiarize themselves with our publishing policies.
In all instances, ASHS Editors and reviewers will determine if such use is appropriate.
Research articles on the topic of AI (but which do not contain AI-generated content) are not within the scope of this policy.
Published articles may be retracted if it is later discovered that such technologies were used in the original manuscript and not disclosed at the time of submission.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is software used by computers to mimic aspects of human intelligence.
AI-assisted technologies are software applications that use artificial intelligence algorithms to perform specific tasks and solve problems.
Approved August 30th, 2024