POLICY ON THE USE OF GENERATIVE AI
Creativity. Theories - Research - Applications allows authors to use generative AI tools while preparing a manuscript, provided that such use is disclosed. Authors should include a short section titled Declaration of Generative AI Use after the main text and before the References. The declaration should name the tool (including its version, if known) and describe the purpose for which it was used, for example drafting or editing text, translation, summarizing sources, searching the literature, writing code, analysing data, or creating figures. Reference managers and tools used only to correct spelling or grammar do not need to be declared.
The declaration may follow this template:
Declaration of Generative AI Use The authors used [tool, version] to [purpose]. All AI-assisted content was reviewed and revised by the authors, who take full responsibility for the final text.
If no such tools were used, the declaration should read:
Declaration of Generative AI Use No generative AI tools were used in the preparation of this manuscript.
Research data and images
Research data and images must not be generated or modified using AI. The only exception is when AI forms part of the research design itself. In such cases, its use should be described in the Methods section in sufficient detail for readers to understand and reproduce the procedure.
Authorship and responsibility
AI tools cannot be credited as authors of papers published in Creativity. Theories - Research - Applications. The authors are responsible for every part of the manuscript, including its originality, the accuracy of data and references, and the validity of the conclusions. Authors must therefore check all AI-generated content before submission.
Undisclosed use of AI
If undisclosed use of AI is identified, the Editorial Office may return or reject the manuscript. For published papers, the journal will follow the procedures of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), which may result in a correction or retraction.
