Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy
Spectrum encourages technological innovation while maintaining an unwavering commitment to scientific integrity, originality, and authorial responsibility. The use of Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI tools in the preparation of submitted manuscripts must strictly adhere to the following guidelines:
- Prohibition of AI Authorship
No Artificial Intelligence tool (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.) may be listed as an author or co-author of a manuscript. Authorship is an exclusively human attribution that entails legal, ethical, and scientific responsibility for the published work.
- Transparency and Mandatory Disclosure
If any generative AI tool was used in the conception or preparation of the article (including the generation of text, code, images, figures, or advanced translation), authors must explicitly declare this use in the Acknowledgments section. The declaration must include:
- The name and version of the tool used.
- The specific sections of the manuscript where AI assistance was applied.
- The exact purpose of its use (e.g., initial structuring, code optimization, language editing).
- Unacceptable Uses
Spectrum will summarily reject manuscripts where there is evidence that fundamental sections of the research (such as methodology, results analysis, critical discussions, and conclusions) were generated by AI without profound human intervention, validation, and rewriting. The generation of fictitious data or non-existent citations (hallucinations) by AI constitutes scientific fraud.
- Acceptable Uses
The use of AI is permitted and welcomed when it acts as a support tool for scientific communication. This includes:
- Grammar and spelling checks.
- Improving language fluency and clarity.
- Formatting bibliographic references.
- Final Responsibility
Regardless of the extent to which AI tools were utilized, human authors assume full and unrestricted responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of all content submitted to Spectrum.
