Generative artificial intelligence, its impact on scholarly publishing and the role of journals and publishers in the context of Spanish speaking countries in Latin America.
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Purpose: This study aims to explore and identify the policies, guidelines and prevention strategies adopted by a group of academic journals on the responsible use of AI tools. Design/methodology: A total of 43 journals indexed in the SciELO platform, from Latin America, specialized in information science, librarianship and education, were selected. Text analysis methods were employed to extract and examine information available on the journals' websites. Results: Most journals do not inform authors and reviewers about the use of generative artificial intelligence tools. Only 12% of the journals analyzed have policies on AI. Similarly, only 7% have clear guidelines on AI and directly inform about the use of AI. In addition, only 5% provide information on citation of AI tools. Although most journals provide information on publication ethics in general, it is rarely explicitly associated with artificial intelligence. Limitations: The study is limited to information available on journal websites. Furthermore, only journals from Spanish-speaking Latin American countries were included. Originality: This study evidences and provides a first analysis of how academic journals in the global south are responding and informing authors and reviewers about the responsible use of GenAI.
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