Generative AI Policy

SMR supports the responsible and transparent use of GenAI in research and scholarly communication and adopts the STM Recommendations for a Classification of AI Use in Academic Manuscript Preparation as our disclosure and classification framework (latest version: https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/stm.offloadmedia/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/23020709/STM_AI_Classification_Recs_19_Sept2025-1.pdf). Authors must disclose in the manuscript (Methods or Acknowledgments) and cover letter the tool(s), provider, version/date, purpose, and scope of use, and confirm that all outputs were independently verified and substantively revised by the authors. GenAI cannot be listed as an author and must not be used to fabricate/falsify data, images, or references; confidential or personal information must not be entered into third-party tools without approved safeguards. Peer review and editorial decisions may not rely on AI-generated assessments. Any AI-generated or significantly AI-modified figures/images/datasets must be clearly labeled and verifiable; AI assistance in analysis or code must meet reproducibility and compliance requirements. Undisclosed or inappropriate use will be addressed under SMR’s Publication Ethics policy (including requests for clarification/correction, rejection/retraction, or notification of institutions/funders).