Recommendations on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Scholarly Communication

Abstract

The recent development of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI (GenAI) presents new challenges and opportunities in scholarly communication. This has resulted in diverse policies of journals, publishers, and funders around the use of AI tools. Research studies, including surveys, suggest that researchers are already using AIs at a significant scale to create or edit manuscripts and peer review reports. Yet AI accuracy, effectiveness, and reproducibility remain uncertain. This toolkit aims to promote responsible and transparent use of AI by editors, authors, and reviewers, with links to examples of current policies and practices. As AIs are fast evolving, we will monitor and update these recommendations as new information becomes t us and share any opinions, policies, and examples that could help us improve this guide.