Use of Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI Tools in Publishing

Journal of Shalamar Medical & Dental College (JSHMDC) Journal follows the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) recommendations on the use of AI in scholarly publishing. Authors, reviewers, and editors/publishers are expected to follow these principles:

• AI tools cannot be listed or credited as an author. Authorship requires accountability, and AI can't take responsibility for a paper's content.
• AI tools sometimes pull information from other sources without giving proper credit including copyrighted material. So, it's on the author to make sure sources are cited correctly, permissions are obtained where needed, and nothing generated by AI ends up being unintentional plagiarism.
• Manuscripts submitted to a journal are meant to stay confidential between the authors and the journal. Feeding a manuscript into an AI tool during review or processing can break that confidentiality. Editors, reviewers, and publishers should never upload a submitted manuscript into an AI system that can't guarantee privacy unless the authors have clearly agreed to it.
• If AI was used, this should be disclosed by naming the AI tool and clearly stating how it was used. 
• JSHMDC recommends  authors, reviewers, and editors follow the ICMJE recommendations and relevant guidelines regarding the use of AI in scientific publishing. (Use of AI by Authors,   Use of AI by Reviewers and Editors' Role in Ensuring Responsible Use of AI)
• AI tools can produce content that sounds confident and well-written even when it's wrong, incomplete, or skewed.  The final responsibility for checking and standing behind any AI-assisted content always stays with the humans involved, not the AI itself.