Editorial Policy Updates
Below are some of the latest editorial policy updates, all presented in one place for your convenience.
AI Chatbots, also Known as Large Language Models
No LLM tool, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, will be accepted as a credited author on an article. That is because any attribution of authorship carries with it accountability for the work, and AI tools cannot take such responsibility. Authors using LLM tools should document this use in the Materials and Methods or Acknowledgements sections. Articles written entirely by an LLM tool will not be accepted.
Case report author contributions
Author contributions must be listed in the acknowledgements section for case reports with more than five authors.
Published article correction requests
Cureus publishes corrections to address errors of scientific fact in published articles. Errors that invalidate the work (typically by affecting the results and conclusions) are not eligible for correction and will instead result in article retraction. Cureus does not publish corrections of minor issues that do not substantively impact the article’s scientific integrity or understanding.
Corrections related to author institutional affiliation errors will be considered at the discretion of the editorial staff. If permitted, these corrections require a $300 fee to offset the considerable time and resources expended by the journal in evaluating and replying to these requests. Authors are provided with multiple opportunities to ensure that their institutional affiliations are correct prior to publication.
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