Generative AI Guidelines for Authors, Reviewers, and Editors

We cannot prevent authors from using generative AI in the preparation of their manuscripts. However, authors are expected to take full responsibility for the accuracy of the submitted version; submission of a manuscript is taken as a declaration that the author(s) reviewed and edited any AI-generated content as needed. If a reviewer sees strong evidence that the use of an AI tool in a paper caused errors, the reviewer should notify the Associate Editor and/or Department Editor.

When it comes to the review process, there is a risk that generative AI may cause incorrect, incomplete, or biased reports and outcomes. Also, uploading manuscripts into a public domain AI server may violate confidentiality as well as copyright. Therefore:

• All conclusions expressed by each member of the review team (reviewers, Associate Editor, Department Editor) should be theirs and theirs only.
• The author of any review is responsible for the accuracy of all conclusions and references cited.
• Members of the review team should not upload any part of a manuscript submitted to Manufacturing & Service Operations Management into a generative AI tool such that it might compromise confidentiality and/or copyright.