Use of Artificial Intelligence Resources
In line with its commitment to ethics, academic integrity, and transparency in scientific communication, the Brazilian Journal of Urban and Regional Studies has established specific guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the preparation of manuscripts submitted to the journal. Authors are informed that AI resources may be used only in the cases described below.
Authorship and Manuscripts
- The use of AI does not replace authorial responsibility. All ideas, analyses, interpretations, and conclusions must be the result of human authorship.
- AI tools may be used only as auxiliary resources, and always under human supervision and oversight, in activities such as:
- searching, systematizing, and organizing bibliographic references;
- preparing and organizing databases, as well as creating tables, charts, and figures; and
- reviewing the text for grammatical and orthographic accuracy, in accordance with standard language conventions.
Peer Review Process
- The use of generative AI to write or draft reviews is not permitted. The review process at RBEUR relies on the critical judgment and ethical responsibility of its reviewers.
- Should AI tools be employed for any secondary tasks, such as language editing or bibliographic searches, reviewers must explicitly disclose this use in the “Comments to Editors” field of the review form.
Confidentiality and integrity
- It should be noted that the use of AI tools in the review process may compromise the confidentiality of manuscript content and the protection of the identities of all parties involved. This risk applies both to the manuscripts themselves and to the underlying research, as texts submitted to external platforms may be stored or reused in public or private databases.
- For this reason, RBEUR strongly discourages the use of generative AI in manuscript evaluation, to safeguard the confidentiality and integrity of the journal’s double-blind review process.
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