Using AI tools in your research

A guide for research authors, editors, and reviewers

Quote: “Generative AI tools are rapidly transforming the research landscape, offering new ways to analyze data, refine writing, and accelerate discovery. Whether you’re experimenting with these technologies or regularly integrating them into your work, using AI responsibly helps ensure your work remains original, ethical, and aligned with scholarly standards.

This guide is designed to support journal authors, editors, and peer reviewers across disciplines in making informed decisions about AI’s role in research and writing. It outlines best practices, clarifies expectations around disclosure and oversight, and addresses common questions about using AI tools while safeguarding intellectual property rights and maintaining the integrity of your research.

These guidelines and FAQs apply to journal authors, editors, and peer reviewers. Book authors should click here for guidance on the use of AI in their writing process.

After reading this document you’ll be able to:

- Use AI responsibly – Apply best practices and properly disclose AI use in manuscripts and peer review

- Protect your work – Maintain intellectual property rights and ensure privacy, data protection, and licensing compliance

- Navigate policies confidently – Understand copyright implications and publisher requirements for AI-generated content

- Choose the right tools – Evaluate, test, and select appropriate AI technologies while recognizing and mitigating potential biases

- Apply AI effectively– Leverage AI for literature reviews, manuscript drafting, data visualization, and research promotion while considering environmental sustainability”

More details: https://www.wiley.com/en-gb/publish/article/ai-guidelines/

Press release: https://newsroom.wiley.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2025/New-Wiley-Guidelines-Give-Researchers-Clear-Path-Forward-in-Responsible-AI-Use/default.aspx