Following is excerpt from ACM newsletter, October 2023
In short, ACM defines authors and their responsibilities as the following:
- Authors must be the “creator or originator of an idea” and/or Work
- Authors must make a substantial contribution to the Work
- Authors must be accountable for the work that was done and its presentation in a publication
Regarding generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, ACM states as follows. The first two questions in its FAQ has more detailed explanations
Generative AI tools and technologies, such as ChatGPT, may not be listed as authors of an ACM published Work. The use of generative AI tools and technologies to create content is permitted but must be fully disclosed in the Work. For example, the authors could include the following statement in the Acknowledgements section of the Work: ChatGPT was utilized to generate sections of this Work, including text, tables, graphs, code, data, citations, etc.). If you are uncertain about the need to disclose the use of a particular tool, err on the side of caution, and include a disclosure in the acknowledgements section of the Work.
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ACM Policies on Authorship and Peer Review |
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ACM has a new Policy on Authorship, covering a range of key topics, including the use of generative AI tools. Please familiarize yourself with the new policy and the associated list of Frequently Asked Questions. The new policy was developed through a consultative process, including a survey that was widely distributed to ACM authors and members around the globe. By updating ACM's Policy on Authorship, it is ACM's goal to provide additional guidance and clarity for what is acceptable publishing practice when publishing with ACM, especially with respect to the rapid technological changes taking place with the introduction of generative AI tools and technologies. ACM is also in the process of updating our peer review policy. The updated policy will detail appropriate procedures for sub-review (also sometimes referred to as co-review), so that students can gain training in peer review best practices and have their peer review contributions appropriately recognized. Reviewers who would like to add a sub-reviewer must get permission from the PC chair or journal EIC, and the sub-reviewer must be identified. We welcome feedback from the community on these proposed updates to our peer review policy. Please contact ACM's Director of Publications. |
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