Yes. The Archive of Hospital Medicine operates a rigorous double-blind peer-review process to ensure the scientific validity, originality, and quality of all published manuscripts.
Article submission, processing, acceptance, and publishing in this journal are free.
We ask authors who have used AI or AI-assisted tools to insert a statement at the end of their manuscript, immediately above the references, entitled ‘Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process’. In that statement, we ask authors to specify the tool that was used and the reason for using the tool. We suggest that authors follow this format when preparing their statement:
During the preparation of this work the author(s) used [NAME TOOL / SERVICE] in order to [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the publication.
It is not acceptable to enhance, obscure, move, remove, or introduce a specific feature within an image. Adjustments of brightness, contrast, or color balance are acceptable if and as long as they do not obscure or eliminate any information present in the original. Manipulating images for improved clarity is accepted, but manipulation for other purposes could be seen as scientific ethical abuse and will be dealt with accordingly. In consideration of this, we do not permit the use of AI or AI-assisted tools to create or alter images in submitted manuscripts. The only exception is if the use of AI or AI-assisted tools in the creation or alteration of images is part of the research design or research methods. If this is done, we require a clear description of the content that was created or altered, an explanation of how the AI or AI-assisted tools were used in the creation or alteration process, and the name of the model or tool, version and extension numbers, and manufacturer.
No, you cannot use output from AI agents or deep research directly as the text of your manuscript. AI output can only serve as inspiration in the manuscript preparation process, and any manuscript needs to represent the authors' authentic and original contribution and reflect the authors' own analysis, interpretation and ideas. Researchers should carefully check all AI-generated output for factual accuracy, comprehensiveness, and impartiality, and verify all sources.
Currently, Archive of Hospital Medicine does not permit or enable the use of AI technologies in the peer review process, nor do we allow AI Tools to make editorial decisions. Human oversight remains at the core of our decision-making, and editors are ultimately responsible for all editorial outcomes.
However, we are actively exploring how AI can support our in-house editors in tasks such as manuscript screening. We remain open to the potential benefits that AI technology may offer in enhancing the peer review process in the future.
Importantly, we believe that technology should serve as an aid to reviewers and editors, never as a substitute for human expertise and oversight. Our commitment is to ensure that editorial integrity and quality are maintained through responsible use of emerging technologies.