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Journal AI policies have so far been ineffective at changing author behavior: He & Bu 2026 show that despite 70% of journals adopting AI policies, mostly requiring disclosure, AI writing tool use grew just as much in journals with policies as in those without.

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He & Bu state that despite 70% of journals adopting AI policies (primarily requiring disclosure), AI writing tool use increased dramatically with no significant difference between journals with or without policies.

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    “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 ↗