Policies

Journal and observatory rules on AI use, confidentiality, and how to declare AI assistance.

To be completed

This page will collect, with links and dates, the current rules of the main journals and observatories. Rules change: always check the original source.

Journals

To be added: A&A, MNRAS, ApJ/AAS journals, Nature, Science, PRL.

Observing proposals and peer review

To be added: ESO, ALMA, ESA, NASA and other facilities, including rules on using AI when writing proposals and when reviewing other people’s proposals.

Confidentiality

Do not upload data, proposals or manuscripts that you are not authorised to share. Check whether your institution offers a model with a data-protection agreement.

Declaring AI use

To be added: example statements for the acknowledgements or methods section.