1. Artificial intelligence (AI) powered content generation tools refer to software or applications that use artificial intelligence techniques to generate information, perform tasks, or solve problems. AI tools such as ChatGPT may be used to support idea generation, proofreading, grammar correction, sentence structuring, literature searching, coding, visualisation, presentation, and citation formatting. The substantive development, interpretation, and execution of ideas in the writing process must originate from the author. Authors retain full responsibility for the originality and intellectual ownership of their work throughout the writing process.
   
   
2. The use of a generative AI tool as the sole author of any text is not permitted. This includes the generation of an abstract, as well as any part of the main body of an article, including the introduction, literature review, methodology, presentation of research findings, discussion, conclusions, and recommendations.
   
   
3. The use of artificial intelligence software to support the analysis of quantitative or qualitative data constitutes the sole exception in the context of research reporting. Any such use must be transparently disclosed and appropriately referenced in the article.
   
   
4. Authors bear full responsibility for ensuring the accuracy, credibility, and authenticity of all submitted content.
   
   
5. Authors must declare the exact use of AI in their articles in the initial article submission form, which must be submitted together with the article to the journal.
   
   
6. In instances were generative AI is detected, and has not been disclosed by the authors during the submission process, the article will be rejected. In rare occasions where AI is detected after publication, the article will be retracted.
   
   
7. Reviewers are prohibited from using generative AI throughout the reviewing process. This includes uploading the manuscript onto any AI platforms, AI analysis of the manuscript or generation of referee feedback. The focus should remain on objective, developmental and scholarly feedback to authors, drawing on reviewers’ knowledge and experience.

Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk supports the ASSAf and SciELO Guidelines for the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools and Resources in Research Communication