POLICY ON THE USE OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The Journal adheres to the recommendations of the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) and the leading global provider of scientific and technical information Elsevier regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in scientific publishing.

Generative AI systems, such as ChatGPT, Gemini, or Bing AI, cannot be considered authors or co-authors of a publication, as they cannot bear legal or ethical responsibility for its content. Authorship of a publication implies the ability of its contributors to approve the final version of the manuscript, respond to editorial comments, ensure the reliability of the reported research results, and guarantee the absence of plagiarism—conditions that can only be fulfilled by human researchers. The use of AI in manuscript preparation is permitted solely to improve the clarity of language, style, or structural organization. Authors bear full responsibility for the entire content of the manuscript, regardless of its source or origin.

The use of AI in a publication must be clearly disclosed. If an AI tool has been used to generate or edit the text, this must be stated in the “Acknowledgements” section. If AI has been used in data analysis, code generation, or the creation of tables or data visualizations, such use must be described in the “Abstract” and “Methods” sections. The disclosure must include the name and version of the AI tool, the prompt used, as well as the date and time of interaction with the AI system.

The use of AI or AI-assisted tools for generating or editing images, geometric figures, graphs, or graphical abstracts is not permitted. The only exception applies when such tools are an integral part of the research methodology, for example in biomedical imaging. In such cases, their use must be described in detail in the “Methods” section, including the process applied, the name of the tool, its version, manufacturer, and technical specifications.

Editors and reviewers who use AI tools in the process of evaluating a manuscript or communicating with authors must disclose such use. Transferring manuscript content to third-party tools that store input data without the authors’ consent is considered a breach of confidentiality of the editorial process. The Editorial Board reserves the right to use various tools to detect text and images generated or modified by AI in order to maintain academic integrity and trust in publications.

Declaration on the Conditions of Use of Artificial Intelligence and AI-Assisted Technologies

The policy of the journal Pedagogical Almanac regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools is based on the statements of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).

Authors must provide information on the use of AI tools in the preparation of their manuscripts.

In the cover letter submitted to the Editorial Board of the Pedagogical Almanac, authors must clearly describe how AI technology was used: whether during manuscript writing, the creation of images or graphical elements, or during data collection and analysis, etc. The specific AI tool used must be indicated. This information must be transparent and disclosed in the “Materials and Methods” section.

AI tools must not be listed as authors of a manuscript, as they do not meet the criteria for authorship and cannot assume responsibility for the submitted work. As non-legal entities, they cannot declare conflicts of interest or manage copyright and licensing agreements.

Authors must declare and confirm that no part of their work generated with the assistance of AI or AI-supported technologies constitutes plagiarism, violates the Journal’s ethical policies, or is under consideration/has been submitted for publication in another journal.

Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the submitted material, the absence of plagiarism in work produced with the assistance of chatbots (such as ChatGPT, etc.), and for properly acknowledging all sources (including content generated by chatbots) in their manuscript.