Using Artificial Intelligence for Scholarly Writing

The widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence (genAI) continues to transform the scholarly communication process. With wide access to genAI tools, authors now not only have the benefits these tools can provide, such as creation of text, tables, and figures, but also the responsibility to use these tools with integrity and transparency. Examples of concerns about the use of genAI tools include ethical and legal breaches; inaccurate, biased, or fabricated content; and lack of accountability. Given the potential for serious harm to patients as well as the undermining of the credibility of scholarly communication with the use of unchecked content, it is essential for nurse authors to also include their judgment and subject matter expertise in the preparation of a scholarly manuscript that includes AI-generated information. This article offers a brief overview of recent research findings related to the use of genAI tools to support scholarly writing and provides guidelines for clinicians, educators, and other nurse authors on the appropriate use of AI in the preparation of manuscripts. Information is also provided about authorship, accuracy of content and references, biases and misrepresentations within AI-generated content, plagiarism, and appropriate disclosure of AI tools in manuscript preparation.