Sample Acknowledgement
How would I write a declaration of generative AI in my writing?
Statement: During the preparation of this work the author(s) used [NAME TOOL / SERVICE] in order to [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the publication.
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Acknowledgments: The authors express their gratitude to the participants who took part in the survey for their valuable time and willingness to share their experiences. The authors acknowledge the use of QuillBot (https://quillbot.com/) for syntax, spelling, grammar, and plagiarism checks at the drafting stage of the writing process and Google Gemini (https://gemini.google.com) for assistance in the crafting of the title of this paper.
Scholarly Usage of AI
Usually Acceptable to Publishers
Boilerplate Writing
Ideation and Brainstorming
Syntax, Grammar, & Spelling Cleanup
Usually Unacceptable to Publishers
Generative AI as an Author
AI's Use in the Peer Review Process
Benefits of AI in Writing
Readability of Text
Improved Data Analysis
Empowerment English as a Second Language
Improve Transmission of Knowledge
Make Ideas More Clear & Concise
New Perspective
Known Issues
Privacy
Confidentiality
Bias
Veracity
Transparency
Copyright
Integrity of Data
Hallucinations
Lack of Authenticity
Data Transparency
Lack of Reproducibility
Intellectual Property Concerns
What can we do?
Transparency
Being Adaptive
See Opportunities
Watch Out for Potential Problems
Be Cautious and Proceed Slowly
Be Thoughtful in the Process
Experiment in Low-Risk Ways
Talk About It, Discuss AI, Join a Group, Taskforce, or Committee
Acknowledging AI Use in a Research Paper
*Copyrighted material from Newcastle University
Name the AI technologies and summarise how you have used them
For example:
- I acknowledge the use of <insert name(s) and url> to generate information for background research and at the drafting stage of the writing process with the creation of an outline structure for this essay.
- I acknowledge the use of <insert name(s) and url> to identify improvements in the writing style.
- I acknowledge the use of <insert name(s) and url> as an information source to generate materials that were included within my final assessment in my own words.
- I acknowledge the use of <insert name(s) and url> to create the images included in this presentation.
- No content generated by AI technologies has been presented as my own work
- Newcastle University: Acknowledging use of AIAdvice to help you transparently acknowledge Artificial Intelligence in your academic work.
AI & Publishing News
- AI-assisted writing is quietly booming in academic journals. Here’s why that’s OKMany people are worried by the use of AI in academic papers. Indeed, the practice has been described as “contaminating” scholarly literature.
- Empowering knowledge through AI: open scholarship proactively supporting well trained generative AIGenerative AI has taken the world by storm over the last few years, and the world of scholarly communications has not been immune to this. Most discussions in this area address how we can integrate these tools into our workflows, concerns about how researchers and students might misuse the technology or the unauthorised use of copyrighted work.
- Protecting scientific integrity in an age of generative AIRevolutionary advances in AI have brought us to a transformative moment for science. AI is accelerating scientific discoveries and analyses. At the same time, its tools and processes challenge core norms and values in the conduct of science, including accountability, transparency, replicability, and human responsibility.
- Why We Should Normalize Open Disclosure of AI Use: It’s time we reclaim faculty-student trust through clear advocacy, not opaque surveillanceShould students — and faculty members and administrators, for that matter — be open about using generative AI in higher education?
AI & Publishing Videos
- The Role of Generative AI in LIS Publishing: Webinar Resources in a Google DocList of the resources that were mentioned in the chat during the presentation. That document can be found here:
Policies on Generative AI Submissions
- APA Publishing PoliciesAPA publishes high-quality research that undergoes a rigorous and ethical peer review process. Journal policies for authors are provided for transparency and clarity, including ethical expectations, AI guidance, and reuse.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Springer's NatureSpringer Nature is monitoring ongoing developments in this area closely and will review (and update) these policies as appropriate.
- Cambridge University Press: AI Contributions to Research ContentAI use must be declared and clearly explained in publications such as research papers, just as we expect scholars to do with other software, tools and methodologies.
- IEEE: Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Generated TextThe use of content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) in an article (including but not limited to text, figures, images, and code) shall be disclosed in the acknowledgments section of any article submitted to an IEEE publication.
- JMLA: Generative AI SubmissionThe submission of content created by generative AI is discouraged, unless it is part of formal research design or methods. Examples of content creation include writing the manuscript text, generating other content in the manuscript, as well as using the AI to generate ideas that are presented in the submitted manuscript. Software that checks for spelling, offers synonyms, makes grammar suggestions or is used to translate your own words into English does not generate new content, and we do not consider it generative AI.
- NEJM: Use of AI-Assisted TechnologiesThe Journal has adopted the following policies, as specified by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in preparation of material to be submitted for publication in the Journal.
- The use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in writing for ElsevierThis policy aims to provide greater transparency and guidance to authors, readers, reviewers, editors in relation to generative AI and AI-assisted technologies. Elsevier will monitor this development and will adjust or refine this policy when appropriate. Please note the policy only refers to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyze and draw insights from data as part of the research process.