Generative AI tools (such as large language models) may help with language editing, but they cannot be listed as authors and cannot take responsibility for the work.
- Authors disclose any use of AI tools for writing, data analysis or image generation in the Methods or Acknowledgements, naming the tool and how it was used.
- Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality and citations of the whole manuscript.
- Reviewers and editors must not upload manuscripts or review reports to AI tools that may store or reuse them.






