Claim 5 · research-integrity · finding

He & Bu (2026) report that journal AI policies, adopted by 70% of journals and mostly requiring disclosure, made no significant difference to growth in AI writing-tool use.

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He & Bu's abstract reports 70% of journals adopted AI policies, primarily requiring disclosure, with no significant difference in AI writing tool use between journals with and without policies.

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    “despite 70% of journals adopting AI policies (primarily requiring disclosure), researchers' use of AI writing tools has increased dramatically across disciplines, with no significant difference between journals with or without policies”

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    Yongyuan He 2026: Academic journals’ AI policies fail to curb the surge in AI-assisted academic writingYellowDOI ↗