R0029/2026-03-27/Q003/SRC03/E01¶
ACM policy on AI authorship and disclosure
URL: https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/new-acm-policy-on-authorship
Extract¶
FACT: ACM policy states: "Generative AI tools and technologies, such as ChatGPT, may not be listed as authors of an ACM published Work." Use must be "fully disclosed in the Work" — specifically in the Acknowledgements section. Example disclosure provided: "ChatGPT was utilized to generate sections of this Work, including text, tables, graphs, code, data, citations, etc."
Exceptions: "Basic word processing systems that recommend and insert replacement text, perform spelling or grammar checks and corrections, or systems that do language translations" are exempt from disclosure.
Applies to all ACM publication venues: journals, conferences, ICPS conferences, magazines, and books.
Relevance to Hypotheses¶
| Hypothesis | Relationship | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| H1 | Supports | Prohibition and disclosure confirmed |
| H2 | Contradicts | Formal policy exists |
| H3 | Supports | Acknowledgments-only location differs from Science's methods requirement |
Context¶
ACM's policy is notably permissive in what it allows (AI for content generation) while prohibiting authorship attribution. The grammar/spelling exemption creates a threshold question about what constitutes "generative" use.