In the preparation of manuscripts for publication in Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry, AI tools may be used exclusively for the creation of AI-assisted, but not AI-generated content.

AI tools must not be used as a substitute for human critical thinking, scholarly judgment, or professional expertise. Artificial intelligence technologies must always be applied under direct human supervision and control. All intellectual content – including ideas, analyses, interpretations, and conclusions – must be exclusively the work of the authors.

Under no circumstances may an AI tool be listed as an author or co-author, nor may it be cited as the author of a referenced work.

The use of AI tools is permitted only for limited linguistic and technical purposes, including:

• grammar and spelling corrections;
• stylistic refinement of text previously written by the authors;
• assistance with formatting (tables, figures, charts, etc.), provided that such use is disclosed in the Acknowledgments;
• technical assistance, such as code debugging.

Failure to disclose the use of AI tools in a manuscript constitutes a breach of publication ethics and, if confirmed, may result in rejection of the manuscript and the application of measures in accordance with the guidelines of relevant ethical bodies (e.g., COPE).

It is not permitted to use AI tools for:

• generating substantial portions of the manuscript, particularly ideas, data, results, images, tables, or similar content;
• modifying scientific arguments or interpretations;
• altering data or generating references;
• submitting a manuscript that is not the result of the authors’ own scholarly work.

In all cases, authors bear full responsibility for the originality, accuracy, and integrity of their work.

The use of AI tools in the research process underlying the manuscript is not prohibited, provided that such use is scientifically justified and described in detail in the Methods section or an equivalent part of the manuscript. A detailed description must include the name of the AI tool, the provider, the date of access, the prompt(s) used, and the purpose of use.

Members of the editorial board and reviewers are likewise required to adhere to ethical principles concerning the use of AI tools. AI may be used only as support for work based on their own expertise. Editorial recommendations and decisions must not be delegated to AI systems. Submitted manuscripts may be entered only into internal, secure, contractually protected AI systems.