The GYA has joined an initiative to work towards a Global Reporting Standard for AI Disclosure in Research, together with the International Science Council (ISC), the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and the Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM). This initiative forms the so-called “Focus Track” of the World Conference on Research Integrity in Vancoucer, Canada, from 3-6 May 2026, organised by the World Conference on Research Integrity Foundation (WCRIF).
While Artificial Intelligence (AI) can play a valuable role in research, its use must remain transparent, traceable, and responsibly integrated within scholarly practices. Transparency about the use of AI in research articles and other scholarly outputs is an important aspect of research integrity. At present, policies and practices for how to disclose AI use vary widely across disciplines, regions, and publication cultures. Many publishers have begun introducing their own disclosure requirements. These developments underscore the need for a shared, global understanding of how AI contributions should be disclosed in research.
To address this need, the five partners will work toward a Global Reporting Standard for AI Disclosure in Research. Th Conference’s focus track aims to develop a broadly supported reporting standard that can be used across research disciplines, publication cultures, and organisational contexts. Similar to established reporting tools such as the CRediT taxonomy, such a standard would help align expectations across the research ecosystem, make disclosure practices more consistent and comparable, and facilitate implementation by publishers, institutions, and researchers. By harmonising AI disclosure, the initiators hope to support transparency, reduce uncertainty among authors, and ultimately strengthen research integrity.
A participatory process
The five partners have come together from science and publishing to ensure that the development of this reporting standard reflects a wide range of perspectives. They now invite their members, networks, and the broader research community to contribute through three consultation rounds throughout 2026. The first round runs from December 2025 until February 2026.
For all details on how to participate, learn about deadlines, and access to preparatory material, please refer to the initiative’s main page here.
