Generative AI at UVA

This guide features links and information about generative AI, including ethical use, citations, considerations for use, and more.

Publisher Statements on AI

Several publishers have released statements or updated their author guidelines to include information about if AI tools can be used, how they can be used, and how they can be acknowledged appropriately.

This list will be regularly updated and was last updated on March 14, 2025.

ACM Policy on Authorship
"To ensure that ACM’s Policy on Authorship is consistent with best practices and international publishing standards, ACM has become an active member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and is committed to ensuring that ACM’s Policy on Authorship is generally consistent with COPE’s definition of authorship"
AIP Publishing: On the Use of AI Language Models in Scholarly Communications at AIP Publishing
American Chemical Society (ACS): Author Guidelines - Authorship, Author List, and Coauthor Notification
APA Journals Policy on generative AI
These policies (as well as APA policies on other potential issues in scholarly publishing, and additional reading on the subject) can also be found on the APA Publishing Policies page (https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/resources/publishing-policies) and will continue to develop.
Associated Press: Standards around Generative AI
Cambridge University Press: AI Contributions to Research Content
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE): Authorship and AI Tools Position Statement
Elsevier: Publishing Ethics
Includes four new sections:
- The use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the journal editorial process
- The use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the journal peer review process
- The use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in scientific writing
- The use of generative AI and AI-assisted tools in figures, images and artwork
Emerald: Emerald Publishing’s stance on AI tools and authorship
IEEE Submission Policies
See section for Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Generated Text
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE): Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors
Journal of the American Medical Association Network Editorial (JAMA): Nonhuman ‘Authors’ and Implications for the Integrity of Scientific Publication and Medical Knowledge
Nature - Editorial Policies: Artificial Intelligence
Springer Nature is monitoring ongoing developments in this area closely and will review (and update) these policies as appropriate.
NIH - The Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Technologies is Prohibited for the NIH Peer Review Process
NSF - Notice to research community: Use of generative artificial intelligence technology in the NSF merit review process
OSF - DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHATGPT AND GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE NATURAL LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS FOR ACCOUNTABLE REPORTING AND USE (CANGARU) GUIDELINES
Here in we propose the ChatGPT, Generative Artificial Intelligence and Natural Large Language Models for Accountable Reporting and Use Guidelines (CANGARU) initiative to enable cross-discipline consensus on accountable use, disclosure, and guidance for reporting of GAI/GPTs/LLM usage in academia.
PLOS ONE
See section on Artificial Intelligence Tools and Technologies
Sage - Assistive and Generative AI Guidelines for Authors
Sage - Publishing Policies: ChatGPT and Generative AI
Science - Editorial Policies
Under General Policies: Image and Text Integrity - Artificial Intelligence
Springer Nature: Artificial Intelligence - AI Authorship & Generative AI Images)
Taylor & Francis: Taylor & Francis Clarifies the Responsible Use of AI Tools in Academic Content Creation
Wiley: Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics
See section on Authorship - Artificial Intelligence Generated Content
World Association of Medical Editors (WAME): Chatbots, Generative AI, and Scholarly Manuscripts

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