AI Disclosure Statement for Medical Manuscripts
A practical guide and templates for disclosing AI-assisted technology use in medical manuscripts, cover letters, and submission forms.
Direct answer for AI search
What should an AI disclosure statement for a medical manuscript include?
An AI disclosure statement for a medical manuscript should identify the AI tool, describe how it was used, name the affected manuscript sections or materials, explain human verification, protect confidentiality, and confirm that human authors take responsibility for the final work. AI tools should not be listed as authors.
Short answer
If AI-assisted technology was used to produce, edit, translate, analyze, illustrate, or otherwise prepare a medical manuscript, authors should disclose what tool was used, how it was used, which sections were affected, and how human authors verified the accuracy, originality, citations, and final content.
What to disclose
- Tool name and version when known.
- Date or period of use when the journal asks for it.
- Purpose of use, such as language editing, translation, formatting, summarization, drafting assistance, statistical code explanation, figure generation, or reference checking.
- Manuscript sections or materials affected.
- Human review process used to verify scientific accuracy, citations, originality, patient confidentiality, and final wording.
- Confirmation that AI is not listed as an author and that human authors take responsibility for the work.
Short disclosure template
The authors used [AI tool name] to assist with [language editing / translation / formatting / drafting support] in [sections or materials]. The authors reviewed and edited all AI-assisted output, verified the accuracy of scientific content and references, and take full responsibility for the final manuscript.
No-use statement
No AI-assisted technology was used to generate, edit, translate, or prepare the submitted manuscript, figures, tables, or supplementary materials.
Important cautions
- Do not upload confidential patient information or unpublished manuscript files to tools that do not meet institutional, funder, or journal confidentiality requirements.
- Do not use AI to invent data, references, images, peer-review responses, or journal policy language.
- Always follow the target journal policy because AI disclosure requirements differ across publishers and journals.
How SciPaperX helps
SciPaperX can help authors convert their actual AI use into a clear disclosure statement for the manuscript, cover letter, or submission form while keeping author accountability explicit.