Artificial Intelligence

Chapter I – General Provisions

Art. 1 This guideline establishes the standards for the use of large language models (LLMs), generative artificial intelligence (AI), and AI-assisted technologies in the authorship, editing, and peer review of manuscripts submitted to Ciência da Informação Express.

Art. 2 These guidelines are based on studies and recommendations from the following institutions:

I – Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE);
II – Cambridge University Press;
III – Elsevier;
IV – SciELO.

Chapter II – Use by Authors

Art. 3 Authors may use AI-assisted technologies during manuscript preparation, provided the following conditions are met:

I – The use of AI must be transparent and subject to human oversight;
II – A formal statement must be included in the “Notes and Publication Credits” document regarding the use of AI;
III – AI tools must not be listed as authors of the manuscript;
IV – Authors bear full responsibility for the manuscript’s content, including any ethical breaches, plagiarism, falsification, omissions, or other forms of scientific misconduct.

Sole paragraph. Failure to disclose the use of AI will be considered a serious ethical violation and may result in sanctions in accordance with the journal’s editorial policies.

Chapter III – Use by Editors and Reviewers

Art. 4 Editors and reviewers are prohibited from using artificial intelligence tools, including generative models, at any stage of the manuscript review process.

Art. 5 The following are considered violations:

I – Inserting manuscript content into generative AI platforms for the purpose of drafting reviews;
II – Using AI for rewriting, summarizing, or drafting peer review reports or technical comments;
III – Sharing excerpts of the manuscript with external tools that do not ensure confidentiality and data protection.

Sole paragraph. Violating this guideline compromises confidentiality, intellectual property rights, and editorial integrity, and will result in the review being disregarded.

Chapter IV – Final Provisions

Art. 6 This guideline may be revised periodically, based on technological developments, international recommendations, and scientific publishing ethics.

Art. 7 This policy enters into force on the date of its publication and is part of the editorial policies of Ciência da Informação Express.