AI use by contributors

The potential and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLM) in research is rapidly expanding. Nevertheless, it carries significant risks that authors must actively guard against. Generative systems can produce inaccurate, fabricated, or misleading outputs – including false citations or misstatements of law or fact – which may compromise scholarly integrity. AI tools may also reflect biases that distort analysis, marginalize minority forms of knowledge or perpetuate inequities. Uploading case materials, personal data, or confidential information may breach privacy, ethical or professional duties. Authors must therefore exercise independent judgment, verify all AI-derived content, and ensure that AI use does not undermine ethical standards, methodological rigor, or the reliability of research and scholarship.

The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) “Authorship and AI Tools” position statement recognises that while artificial intelligence tools may assist in the preparation of manuscripts, they cannot be listed as authors because they are unable to take responsibility for the work, assert conflicts of interest, or fulfil other authorship criteria. COPE further emphasises that authors who use AI tools in writing, data analysis, figure production, or other aspects of manuscript preparation must disclose transparently how those tools were used, and remain fully responsible for the integrity and accuracy of all content published.

In alignment with this approach, contributors to the SCR must adhere to the following specific policy:

• Author responsibility and accountability: Authors are solely responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of all submitted work. Artificial intelligence tools, including generative language models, cannot be credited as authors under any circumstances. While AI may be used for limited language editing (assistive use) – such as correcting grammar, spelling, or formatting – authors must ensure that such use does not alter the substantive meaning or analytical reasoning of their submission. 

• Disclosure of AI use: Any substantive use of generative AI must be transparently disclosed. This includes, but is not limited to: drafting or rewriting portions of the manuscript; generating summaries; translating foreign language material into English; proposing legal arguments; conducting data extraction or analysis; producing tables, visualisations, or figures; or supporting the development of research methods. Disclosures must identify the specific tool used, the purpose, the extent of reliance, and the safeguards applied. Authors remain fully accountable for verifying the accuracy of all AI-supported outputs, including citations, quotations, legal authorities, and factual assertions. 

• Restrictions on uploading sensitive material: Authors must not upload confidential, proprietary, unpublished, or legally sensitive materials – including case documents, personal data, peer-review materials, or contracted research – to publicly accessible AI systems unless such tools provide enforceable confidentiality guarantees. Authors must ensure that AI use does not infringe intellectual property rights, breach privacy obligations, or compromise ethical or legal standards relevant to research and scholarship. 

• Use of AI-generated images, tables, and figures: AI-generated or AI-altered images or figures are prohibited unless essential to the research method; such use must be clearly labelled and justified.

By submitting to the SCR, authors confirm compliance with this policy and accept full responsibility for all content, reasoning, and conclusions presented. Failure to comply may result in rejection, requests for revision, withdrawal of accepted work, or retraction of published articles. The SCR reserves the right to investigate potential breaches and take action consistent with academic publishing standards. 

AI use by reviewers

Reviewers must not upload manuscripts, review reports, or any confidential materials associated with the peer-review process to generative AI tools. AI must not be used to assess submissions; to generate, substantively draft, or evaluate review reports; or to make recommendations regarding acceptance or rejection. Limited use of AI for minor language editing of a reviewer’s own comments may be permitted, provided the reviewer retains full responsibility for the content and judgment of the review and maintains strict confidentiality throughout the review process. 

Questions and Further Information

If you have questions about this policy, its interpretation, or its application to specific submissions or editorial processes, please contact the journal’s editorial office. We welcome feedback and queries to help ensure clarity and responsible use of AI-related tools in line with the journal’s standards and values.

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