Usage Guidelines for Generative AI Tools / 生成式AI工具使用指南

Generative AI (GenAI) tools have brought significant convenience to academic research and paper writing. However, while enjoying the benefits of technology, authors must assume corresponding ethical responsibilities to ensure the authenticity, accuracy, and originality of the generated content. Transparently disclosing the use of these tools and adhering strictly to academic standards is key to avoiding ethical risks and ensuring publication quality.
生成式人工智能（GenAI）工具为学术研究与论文写作带来了极大便利。但作者在享受技术红利的同时，必须承担相应学术伦理责任，确保内容真实、准确且原创。透明披露AI使用情况、严格遵守学术规范，是规避伦理风险、保障发表质量的关键。

Statement on the Ethical Use and Publication Guidelines for Authors Using Generative AI (GenAI) Tools
关于作者使用生成式AI工具的伦理规范与发表指南声明

Authors should be fully responsible for the content in their manuscripts. If the manuscript contains content generated by AI tools, the author must be held accountable for any violations of publishing ethics arising therefrom. To ensure compliance with ethical standards in academic publishing, we provide the following guidelines for the use of GenAI tools:
作者应对稿件内容承担全部责任。若稿件包含AI生成内容，作者必须对由此引发的学术伦理问题负责。为保障学术出版伦理合规，现对生成式AI工具的使用制定以下指南：

1. Language and Format Editing: Authors are allowed to use GenAI tools (such as GPT and Grammarly) to improve the spelling, grammar, and general formatting of manuscripts. However, GenAI tools may introduce new grammatical errors, logical issues, or content biases. Therefore, after using these tools, authors must carefully review and edit the generated content to ensure accuracy and consistency.
1. 语言与格式编辑：允许作者使用AI工具（如GPT、Grammarly）优化稿件拼写、语法与格式。但AI可能产生语法错误、逻辑问题或内容偏差，因此作者必须在使用后仔细审核、编辑内容，确保准确一致。

2. Review of Content Accuracy and Originality: For content generated with the assistance of GenAI tools (such as paragraphs, citations, and abstracts), authors must carefully check the accuracy of the generated content, including the authenticity of references, correctness of formatting, and consistency of data. Additionally, authors must confirm that the generated content does not incur plagiarism issues to avoid copyright infringement, and plagiarism detection tools should be used to further verify the originality of any AI-generated content.
2. 内容准确性与原创性审核：对于AI辅助生成的段落、引文、摘要等内容，作者必须严格核查准确性，包括参考文献真实性、格式正确性与数据一致性。同时必须确认无抄袭问题、避免侵权，并使用查重工具验证AI内容原创性。

3. Review of Charts and Data: Authors using GenAI tools to generate charts or other scientific artwork must ensure that the visualized presentation of data accurately reflects the real data provided in the manuscript. AI-generated artwork may present risks such as unclear data labelling, misleading design, or data manipulation; therefore, manual review of AI-generated artwork is required.
3. 图表与数据审核：使用AI生成图表、学术图片的作者，必须确保数据可视化准确反映稿件真实数据。AI生成图表可能存在标注不清、误导性设计、数据篡改等风险，必须进行人工审核。

4. Transparency and Disclosure of Tool Usage: Authors using GenAI tools in manuscript writing, image or graphic element creation, data collection, and analysis must ensure content accuracy and meanwhile disclose the specific usage of these tools in the Methodology or Acknowledgement sections of the manuscript. The disclosure should specify the tool’s name, version, functionality, and specific application in the manuscript. For example, authors should clearly state how the tool has contributed to spelling correction, data analysis, or image processing.
4. 使用透明化与披露：在写作、制图、数据收集与分析中使用AI工具的作者，必须在保证内容准确的同时，在论文方法或致谢部分披露AI使用详情，包括工具名称、版本、功能及具体用途，明确说明AI在拼写校对、数据分析、图像处理等方面的贡献。

5. Prohibition of Data Synthesis and Manipulation: GenAI tools must not be used to synthesize data to make up for missing data, alter or manipulate original images, charts, or other data in a way that affects the presentation of the original data and research results. Any behavior involving the manipulation or fabrication of data generated by AI violates academic integrity and may lead to serious ethical issues.
5. 禁止数据合成与篡改：严禁使用AI工具合成缺失数据、篡改原始图片、图表及其他数据，导致研究结果与原始数据失真。任何AI参与的数据篡改、伪造行为均违反学术诚信，将引发严重伦理问题。

6. Limitations on the Reasonable Use of GenAI Tools: GenAI tools cannot be used to initiate an original research project without human guidance, nor can they be used to complete the entire research process of writing a paper. GenAI tools should only serve as auxiliary tools and cannot replace the author in conducting independent academic research. Additionally, GenAI tools cannot be listed as authors of the paper, as they do not possess the capability to create knowledge or assume academic responsibility. COPE has already provided detailed guidance on this matter, which is available here:https://publicationethics.org/cope-position-statements/ai-author
6. 合理使用限制：AI工具不可在无人指导下独立发起原创研究，也不可独立完成论文全部写作流程，仅能作为辅助工具，不能替代作者开展独立学术研究。同时，AI工具不可列为论文作者，因其不具备知识创造与学术责任承担能力。国际出版伦理委员会（COPE）已就此发布详细指南，详见链接。