AI disclosure
Artificial Intelligence Policy
Expectations for AI-assisted writing, analysis, review, and confidentiality.
Last reviewed: 25 August 2025
Authorship
AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Authors remain responsible for the accuracy, originality, ethics, and integrity of all submitted work.
Disclosure
Authors should disclose material AI assistance where relevant, including substantial writing, translation, data analysis, image generation, or code generation support.
Confidentiality
Editors and reviewers should not upload confidential manuscripts, review materials, participant data, or unpublished findings to external AI systems unless explicit permission and safeguards exist.
For policy questions, contact editor@otsjournal.org.