Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) usage guidelines for scholarly publishing: a cross-sectional study of medical journals

Table 1 Journal characteristics and three types of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) usage guidelines

Items	Journal characteristics	Three types of GAI usage guidelines
Items	Journal characteristics	Author guidelines (Y/N)	Reviewer guidelines (Y/N)	References to external guidelines (Y/N)
1	Journal name	Usage permission	Usage permission	COPE
2	Publisher	Language editing	Language editing	ICMJE
3	SJR score	Manuscript writing	Usage documentation	WAME
4	Region	Data analysis and interpretation
5	Focus area	Image generating
6		Fact-checking
7		Usage documentation
8		Authorship eligibility

Footnote: Y, Yes; N, No; COPE, Committee on Publication Ethics; ICMJE, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors; WAME, World Association of Medical Editors

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