Policy on authorship and AI

Bristol University Press is committed to the highest ethical and quality standards in scholarly publishing. COPE has issued a position statement on authorship and the use of AI tools, and we ask that our book and article authors, as well as our peer reviewers, abide by this.  

We do not recognise AI as meeting the conditions of authorship, and authors are expected to bear full responsibility for ensuring the originality and accuracy of their work. The use of AI tools must be explicitly declared and detailed within submitted manuscripts, and Bristol University Press reserves the right to reject any submission that violates our policy.

We understand that the practical implementation of AI is evolving rapidly, and our position is subject to periodic review. Authors are encouraged to refer to their editorial contact(s) should they have any queries about Bristol’s policy.