Use of Artificial Intelligence and AI-Assisted Technologies

Artificial intelligence and AI-assisted technologies may be used as supporting tools where appropriate; however, AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors.

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, references, and conclusions of all submitted content.

Substantial use of generative AI in manuscript preparation, translation, analysis, image generation, or other research-related activities should be appropriately disclosed.

AI must not be used to fabricate data, references, results, or other information.

Editors and reviewers must also protect manuscript confidentiality and should not upload unpublished manuscripts or confidential information to public AI platforms where confidentiality cannot be assured.