Chatbots, ChatGPT, and Scholarly Manuscripts: WAME Recommendations on ChatGPT and Chatbots in Relation to Scholarly Publications

Chris Zielinski; Margaret Winker; Rakesh Aggarwal; Lorraine Ferris; Markus Heinemann; Jose Florencio Lapeña, Jr; Sanjay Pai; Edsel Ing; Leslie Citrome

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2023.11502

Authors

Chris Zielinski Vice President, WAME, Centre for Global Health, University of Winchester, UK https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6596-698X
Margaret Winker Trustee, WAME
Rakesh Aggarwal President, WAME, Associate Editor, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Director, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9689-494X
Lorraine Ferris Trustee, WAME; Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0754-2948
Markus Heinemann Treasurer, WAME; Editor-in-Chief, The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Germany
Jose Florencio Lapeña, Jr Secretary, WAME; Editor, Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery; Professor, University of the Philippines Manila, Philippines https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5794-1878
Sanjay Pai Director, WAME; Working Committee, The National Medical Journal of India, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7102-3096
Edsel Ing Director, WAME; Section Editor, Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology; Professor, University of Toronto, Canada https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0623-0934
Leslie Citrome Director, WAME; Editor-in-Chief, Current Medical Research and Opinion;Topic Editor for Psychiatry for Clinical Therapeutics; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, New York Medical College, US

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2023.11502

Keywords:

ChatGPT, Chatbots, Scholarly Manuscripts, WAME recommendations

Abstract

Journals have begun to publish papers in which chatbots such as ChatGPT are shown as co-authors. The following WAME recommendations are intended to inform editors and help them develop policies regarding chatbots for their journals, to help authors understand how use of chatbots might be attributed in their work, and address the need for all journal editors to have access manuscript screening tools. In this rapidly evolving field, we expect these recommendations to evolve as well.

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