R0029/2026-03-27/Q003/SRC02
Science/AAAS — AI Authorship Policy (revised)
Source
| Field |
Value |
| Title |
Science Journals: Editorial Policies — AI and generative tools |
| Publisher |
AAAS / Science |
| Author(s) |
H. Holden Thorp (Editor-in-Chief), Valda Vinson (Executive Editor) |
| Date |
November 2023 (revised from January 2023 initial ban) |
| URL |
https://www.science.org/content/page/science-journals-editorial-policies |
| 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 Science family of journals; evolved through two policy iterations |
| Relevance |
Directly answers the query; notable for the policy reversal |
| Bias flags |
Low risk |
| Evidence ID |
Summary |
| SRC02-E01 |
Science reversed initial ban; now allows AI assistance with acknowledgment and methods disclosure; requires full prompts |