Below are live links to UKRI (for grant application and assessment processes) and scholarly publisher policies on what they consider acceptable use of generative AI.
Publishers
While there are differences between publishers, there is broad alignment around acceptable and unacceptable use of AI, particularly around accountability, transparency and confidentiality. A 2025 analysis (da Veiga, A. (2025). Ethical guidelines for the use of generative artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence-assisted tools in scholarly publishing: a thematic analysis. Science Editing, 12(1), 28–34) reveals the following:
