R0029/2026-03-27/Q003/SRC01

Research	R0029 — Plural Voice Attribution
Run	2026-03-27
Query	Q003
Search	S01
Result	S01-R01
Source	SRC01

Nature — AI Authorship Policy

Source

Field	Value
Title	Nature editorial policies on AI authorship
Publisher	Springer Nature / Nature
Author(s)	Nature editorial team
Date	January 2023 (initial); updated 2024
URL	https://www.nature.com/subjects/authorship/nature
Type	Editorial policy

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	High
Relevance	High
Bias: Missing data	Low risk
Bias: Measurement	N/A
Bias: Selective reporting	N/A
Bias: Randomization	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: Protocol deviation	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: COI/Funding	Low risk

Rationale

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	Official policy from the world's most recognized scientific journal
Relevance	Directly answers whether Nature has issued a formal policy on AI authorship
Bias flags	Low risk — authoritative primary source

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC01-E01	Nature prohibits AI authorship; AI-generated images prohibited; copy editing exempt from disclosure