Policy on the use of artificial intelligence

This document defines the rules and ethical principles for the use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) by authors, editors, and reviewers of our publication. The Journal fully complies with the "Recommendations on the Use of AI in Scholarly Communication" developed by the European Association of Science Editors (EASE).

1. Authorship and Responsibility

  •  Generative AI tools (such as Large Language Models (LLMs), multimodal models, etc.) cannot be listed as authors or co-authors of a manuscript. They lack legal standing, cannot provide the necessary intellectual contribution to the research, and are unable to sign a License Agreement.

  •  Authors bear personal responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of all information presented in the manuscript. The use of AI does not exempt authors from liability for any identified errors, factual distortions, or breaches of scientific ethics.

2. Disclosure Requirements

Authors are required to clearly declare the use of AI at the manuscript submission stage:

  • The fact of AI usage must be stated in the "Materials and Methods" section (or in a specific "AI Declaration" section, if provided by the article structure).  Authors must specify the name of the tool, the version number, the developer, and the nature and scope of its use (e.g., for data analysis, language editing, or visualization generation).

3. Plagiarism and Data Integrity

  • Authors must guarantee that text, images, tables, and other data created using AI do not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of third parties.

  •  All materials obtained through external sources (including databases used to train the AI, where identifiable) must be properly cited.

4. Visual Content

All graphic materials (images, diagrams, photo-realistic drawings, sketches, and illustrations) that were fully or partially generated by artificial intelligence must carry a mandatory label: "Imagined with AI" This caption must be placed directly below the object or within its corresponding note/legend.

5. Peer Review and Editorial Assessment

  • Reviewers are strictly prohibited from uploading manuscripts (or parts thereof) into AI chatbots or any other AI-based software. Such actions constitute a breach of confidentiality and a violation of the authors' intellectual property rights.