JMT adheres to the following guidelines specified by the ICMJE regarding the use of AI tools. These measures are essential to ensuring academic integrity and ethical standards.

• • AI cannot be listed as an author: AI tools cannot be listed or cited as authors due to their inability to take responsibility for errors.
• • Reliability, responsibility, and permissible use of AI: Authors are fully responsible for the reliability, accuracy, originality, and integrity of their manuscripts when using AI tools. They must take complete responsibility for any plagiarism or false information generated by AI. AI-generated content cannot be cited as a primary source. The use of AI tools is permissible only for language editing or formatting assistance, and such use must be transparently disclosed.
• • Data privacy and confidentiality: Authors must ensure that no confidential, sensitive, or personally identifiable data are entered into AI tools.
• • Disclosure of AI use: Authors must disclose the use of AI tools at the time of manuscript submission. This disclosure should include the specific tools used, their model names, versions, manufacturers, and the role of the AI in the process. This information should be included in the Methods or Acknowledgments section, with detailed prompts included where relevant.
• • Prohibition on AI-generated images and videos: AI-generated images or videos, which lack societal consensus on copyright, cannot be included in submitted manuscripts. However, exceptions may be made if AI is essential to the research design or methodology, in which case it must be explained in the Methods section.
• • Restrictions for peer reviewers: Peer reviewers are prohibited from uploading manuscripts to external AI tools during the review process. If AI tools are used to support any part of the review, reviewers must transparently disclose this in their peer review reports.
• • Editor’s authority: the editor may refuse to proceed with the review of a paper if inappropriate use of AI is detected. Additionally, this policy may evolve in response to advancements in technology and societal agreements.