Artificial Intelligence Policy

Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence

Biomedical Update recognizes the growing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in scientific research and scholarly publishing. The journal supports the responsible, transparent, and ethical use of AI-assisted tools while maintaining that authors are fully accountable for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical standards of their submitted work.

Use of AI in Manuscript Preparation

Authors may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted technologies to improve the readability, language, grammar, formatting, or organization of their manuscripts. Such tools should be used only to support the writing process and must not replace the authors' intellectual contributions, scientific judgment, or responsibility for the content.

Authors remain fully responsible for:

  • The accuracy and integrity of all information presented.
  • The originality of the manuscript.
  • Proper citation of all sources.
  • Compliance with ethical and legal requirements.
  • Verification of all AI-generated content before submission.

Disclosure of AI Use

If AI-assisted technologies have been used in preparing a manuscript beyond basic spelling or grammar correction, authors must disclose this use in the Acknowledgements section or another appropriate section of the manuscript.

The disclosure should include:

  • The name of the AI tool or software used.
  • The purpose for which it was used.
  • Confirmation that the authors reviewed, verified, and take full responsibility for the final content.

AI Cannot Be an Author

Artificial Intelligence systems, including generative AI tools, cannot be listed as authors or co-authors of any manuscript submitted to Biomedical Update.

AI tools cannot:

  • Meet authorship criteria.
  • Take responsibility for published work.
  • Approve the final manuscript.
  • Declare conflicts of interest.
  • Accept accountability for scientific integrity.

Only human contributors who satisfy the journal's authorship criteria may be listed as authors.

AI-Generated Images, Figures, and Data

Authors must not use AI-generated or AI-manipulated images, figures, datasets, or other research outputs in a manner that could misrepresent research findings or compromise scientific integrity.

If AI has been used to generate or enhance images, figures, graphical abstracts, or visual content, authors must disclose this clearly in the manuscript and ensure that such use does not alter or fabricate scientific evidence.

The Editorial Office may request original, unedited files for verification.

Use of AI in Peer Review

Reviewers must not upload confidential manuscripts, supplementary files, reviewer reports, or any unpublished material into publicly available AI systems or generative AI tools that may retain, store, or use submitted content for model training or other purposes.

Reviewers are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of all materials received during the peer-review process.

Use of AI by Editors

Editors may use AI-assisted tools for administrative or technical tasks, such as language assessment, plagiarism screening support, or workflow management. However, all editorial evaluations, peer-review decisions, ethical assessments, and publication decisions are made exclusively by qualified human editors.

AI tools are not used as substitutes for editorial judgment.

Research Integrity

The use of AI must never result in:

  • Fabrication or falsification of research data.
  • Manipulation of scientific results.
  • Creation of fraudulent images or figures.
  • Plagiarism or inappropriate text generation.
  • Misrepresentation of research findings.
  • Citation manipulation.
  • Undisclosed AI-generated content presented as original human work.

Any misuse of AI that compromises scientific integrity may result in manuscript rejection, publication correction, retraction, or other editorial action in accordance with the journal's publication ethics policies.

Editorial Responsibility

Biomedical Update is committed to promoting the ethical, transparent, and responsible use of Artificial Intelligence in scholarly communication. The journal will continue to monitor developments in AI technologies and update this policy as necessary to reflect evolving international standards and best practices in academic publishing.