Publishing Journal ›› 2024, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (06): 15-25.

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Analysis on Publishing Ethics Policies of International Publishers for the Use of Artiffcial Intelligence Tools

  

  1. West China Hospital, Sichuan University
  • Received:2024-02-20 Revised:2024-09-04 Online:2024-11-26 Published:2024-11-26

Abstract:

The article selectes 23 publishing institutions from the top 70 in the Journal Citation Reports database of Web of Science and analyzes their artificial intelligence(AI)publishing ethics policies. In terms of the author’ s use of AI,publishing institutions have mainly standardized the authorship, AI usage boundaries and disclosure forms. Publishing institutions have reached a consensus on the issue of AI identity. That is, AI cannot become a coauthor. Publishing institutions allow the use of AI in research and writing, but require authors’ responsibility and full disclosure. Currently only a few institutions(26.1%) have clearly defined the boundaries of authors’ AI usage,and there are differences among institutions on how to disclose them. Regarding the policy on the use of AI by reviewers,due to confidentiality requirements, institutions generally do not allow reviewers to upload manuscripts to AI tools that cannot guarantee security. However, there is still room for improvement on how to disclose and punish violations of AI usage policies. In response to the above issues, it is suggested that publishing institutions collaborate with academic communities and management departments from the perspectives of ethics, technology and law, as well as collaborative governance, to jointly develop ethical standards for AI applications in academic publishing, in order to create a healthy academic ecosystem.

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