Publication Guidelines

The Chapter recognizes that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming an increasingly valuable tool for research, editing, and communication. These guidelines are intended to encourage responsible use of AI while preserving the integrity, originality, and professional expertise reflected in the Chapter's publications. They establish consistent expectations for authors, promote transparency and accountability, and ensure that published content continues to represent the knowledge and judgment of our members. All published content remains the responsibility of the named author(s), who are accountable for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of their work. Authors are expected to review and verify all AI-assisted content before submission.

Acceptable Uses

AI tools may be used to assist with the development of Chapter publications in the following ways:

• Brainstorming article topics and ideas
• Developing outlines and organizing content
• Editing for grammar, spelling, readability, and style
• Improving clarity or shortening existing text
• Developing social media posts or promotional content based on published articles
• Generating titles, captions, headlines, or summaries

Unacceptable Uses

To preserve the authenticity and professional expertise represented in the Chapter magazine:

• Published articles must be substantially authored by a human. AI-generated passages should not exceed 100 consecutive words without significant human revision.
• Entire articles or major sections may not be written primarily by AI.
• Authors may not submit AI-generated material as their own original professional expertise or opinion.
• AI-generated information must not be accepted without verification. Authors are responsible for confirming the accuracy of all technical information, citations, quotations, and references.

Human Review

All submissions must undergo meaningful human review before publication*. The submitting author is responsible for ensuring that:

• The article reflects their professional knowledge, experience and opinion.
• Facts, statistics, and references have been independently verified.
• The article complies with all copyright and intellectual property requirements.

*In addition to the author’s review, the Publications Committee—as part of their routine duties—assigns a human reviewer to each article. This review is for clarity, grammar, spelling, readability and use of AI.  When substantial rewrites are required or questions arise, the Committee will refer the article back to the author.

Disclosure

Disclosure of AI use is required whenever AI contributes substantively to the development of published content. Disclosure is generally not required when AI is used solely for:

• Grammar and spelling correction
• Copy editing
• Brainstorming
• Creating outlines
• Formatting assistance
• Social media copy promoting published articles

If AI contributes to the wording of a publication beyond routine editing, authors should notify the Publications Committee at submission. If the AI use is not in violation of these guidelines, a disclosure may be added to the article for full transparency.

Example disclosure:

Portions of this article were developed with assistance from an AI writing tool and subsequently reviewed, edited, and verified by the author.

Editorial Authority

The Publications Committee reserves the right to request clarification on the use of AI in the editorial process and may require revisions or reject submissions that do not comply with these guidelines.