Generative AI, and Scholarly Manuscripts: WAME Recommendations on Chatbots and Generative Artificial Intelligence in Relation to Scholarly Publications

Chris Zielinski; Margaret Winker; Rakesh Aggarwal; Lorraine Ferris; Markus Heinemann; Jose Florencio  Lapeña, Jr; Sanjay A. Pai; Edsel Ing; Leslie  Citrome; Murad Alam; Michael Voight; Farrokh  Habibzadeh

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2023.11723

Authors

Chris Zielinski Centre for Global Health, University of Winchester, UK https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6596-698X
Margaret Winker Trustee, WAME, US
Rakesh Aggarwal Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9689-494X
Lorraine Ferris Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada
Markus Heinemann Universitaetsmedizin Mainz, Germany
Jose Florencio Lapeña, Jr University of the Philippines Manila, Philipines https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5794-1878
Sanjay A. Pai National Medical Journal of India, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7102-3096
Edsel Ing University of Toronto and University of Alberta, Canada
Leslie Citrome Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, New York Medical College, US
Murad Alam Northwestern University, US
Michael Voight Belmont University School of Physical Therapy, US
Farrokh Habibzadeh Department of Epidemiology, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2023.11723

Keywords:

ChatGPT, Chatbots, Scholarly manuscripts, WAME recommendations

Abstract

This statement revises our earlier “WAME Recommendations on ChatGPT and Chatbots in Relation to Scholarly Publications” (January 20, 2023). The revision reflects the proliferation of chatbots and their expanding use in scholarly publishing over the last few months, as well as emerging concerns regarding lack of authenticity of content when using chatbots. These recommendations are intended to inform editors and help them develop policies for the use of chatbots in papers published in their journals. They aim to help authors and reviewers understand how best to attribute the use of chatbots in their work and to address the need for all journal editors to have access to manuscript screening tools. In this rapidly evolving field, we will continue to modify these recommendations as the software and its applications develop.

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