American Meteorological Society AI Guidelines
Last updated: March 30, 2026
Check AI policies for below classifications
Refinement, correction, editing or formatting the manuscript to improve clarity of language
Policy Summary
The American Meteorological Society permits authors to use AI tools in preparing manuscripts, including for writing-related work such as language refinement and editing. Authors must disclose how and which AI tool was used when the use is substantive. Authors remain fully responsible for all manuscript content, including any portions produced by an AI tool. The policy does not specify human review requirements for this classification.
Evidence
- Authors are fully responsible for the content of their manuscript, even those parts produced by an AI tool, and are thus liable for any breach of publication ethics. Authors who make substantive use of AI tools in the writing of a manuscript, production of images or graphical elements of the paper, or in the collection and analysis of data, must be transparent in disclosing in the appropriate data/methods/materials sections of the paper how the AI tool was used and which tool was used.
AI Status
Writing or drafting manuscript content
Policy Summary
AMS permits authors to use AI tools when writing a manuscript, producing images or graphical elements, or collecting and analyzing data. When such use is substantive, authors must disclose how the AI tool was used and identify which tool was used in the appropriate section(s) of the paper. Authors remain fully responsible for all manuscript content, including any portions produced by an AI tool, and AI tools are not permitted to be listed as authors. The policy does not specify human review requirements for this classification.
Evidence
- Authors are fully responsible for the content of their manuscript, even those parts produced by an AI tool, and are thus liable for any breach of publication ethics. AI tools cannot meet the requirements for authorship as they cannot take responsibility for the submitted work. As non-legal entities, they cannot assert the presence or absence of conflicts of interest nor manage copyright and license agreements. Authors who make substantive use of AI tools in the writing of a manuscript, production of images or graphical elements of the paper, or in the collection and analysis of data, must be transparent in disclosing in the appropriate data/methods/materials sections of the paper how the AI tool was used and which tool was used.
AI Status
Translation of manuscript text for the purpose of publishing
Policy Summary
The publisher does not provide explicit guidance on using AI for translation of manuscript text. AMS's general AI policy requires disclosure of substantive AI use in the writing of a manuscript, production of images or graphical elements, or collection and analysis of data — translation is not specifically addressed.
Evidence
- not defined
Source
Refining or formatting of data reported in the manuscript
Policy Summary
When authors make substantive use of AI tools in the collection and analysis of data, they must disclose both how the AI tool was used and which tool was used in the appropriate data/methods/materials sections. Authors are fully responsible for the content of their manuscript, including any parts produced by an AI tool. The policy does not otherwise provide specific guidance on using AI tools for refining or formatting data reported in the manuscript beyond these disclosure and responsibility requirements. The policy does not specify human review requirements for this classification.
Evidence
- Authors are fully responsible for the content of their manuscript, even those parts produced by an AI tool, and are thus liable for any breach of publication ethics. Authors who make substantive use of AI tools in the writing of a manuscript, production of images or graphical elements of the paper, or in the collection and analysis of data, must be transparent in disclosing in the appropriate data/methods/materials sections of the paper how the AI tool was used and which tool was used.
AI Status
Generation, refinement, correction, editing or formatting of images, diagrams or other figures for illustrative purposes only
Policy Summary
The American Meteorological Society permits authors to use AI tools to produce images or other graphical elements. When authors make substantive use of an AI tool for producing images or graphical elements, they must disclose in the appropriate data/methods/materials sections how the tool was used and which tool was used. Authors are fully responsible for all manuscript content, including any parts produced by an AI tool, and are liable for any breach of publication ethics. The policy does not specify human review requirements for this classification.
Evidence
- Authors are fully responsible for the content of their manuscript, even those parts produced by an AI tool, and are thus liable for any breach of publication ethics. Authors who make substantive use of AI tools in the writing of a manuscript, production of images or graphical elements of the paper, or in the collection and analysis of data, must be transparent in disclosing in the appropriate data/methods/materials sections of the paper how the AI tool was used and which tool was used.
AI Status
Generation, refinement, correction, editing or formatting of visualisations of research data or results
Policy Summary
Authors remain fully responsible for all content in their manuscript, including any portions produced using an AI tool. When authors make substantive use of AI tools in producing images or graphical elements of the paper (including visualizations), they must transparently disclose in the appropriate data/methods/materials sections how the AI tool was used and which tool was used. The policy does not specify additional requirements uniquely for data visualizations beyond these disclosure and responsibility statements. The policy does not specify human review requirements for this classification.
Evidence
- Authors are fully responsible for the content of their manuscript, even those parts produced by an AI tool, and are thus liable for any breach of publication ethics. Authors who make substantive use of AI tools in the writing of a manuscript, production of images or graphical elements of the paper, or in the collection and analysis of data, must be transparent in disclosing in the appropriate data/methods/materials sections of the paper how the AI tool was used and which tool was used.
AI Status
Refinement or formatting of code reported in the submitted manuscript
Policy Summary
The publisher does not provide explicit guidance on the use of AI specifically to refine or format code reported in the submitted manuscript.
Evidence
- not defined
Source
Assisting with gathering references
Policy Summary
The publisher does not provide explicit guidance on using AI to assist with gathering references. The general AMS AI policy requires disclosure of substantive AI use in the writing of a manuscript, production of images or graphical elements, or collection and analysis of data. Reference-gathering is not specifically addressed.
Evidence
- not defined
Source
Presentation of any kind of content generated by AI tools as though it were original research data/results from non-machine sources
Policy Summary
The American Meteorological Society requires authors who make substantive use of AI tools in the collection and analysis of data to transparently disclose, in the appropriate data/methods/materials sections, both how the tool was used and which tool was used. Authors are fully responsible for all manuscript content, including any portions produced by an AI tool, and are liable for any breach of publication ethics arising from that content. Beyond these transparency and author-responsibility requirements, the policy does not explicitly address presenting AI-generated content as though it were original research data or results from non-machine sources. The policy does not specify human review requirements for this classification.
Evidence
- Authors are fully responsible for the content of their manuscript, even those parts produced by an AI tool, and are thus liable for any breach of publication ethics. Authors who make substantive use of AI tools in the writing of a manuscript, production of images or graphical elements of the paper, or in the collection and analysis of data, must be transparent in disclosing in the appropriate data/methods/materials sections of the paper how the AI tool was used and which tool was used.