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Publishing Strategy9 min readUpdated May 8, 2026

Advanced Materials AI Policy: ChatGPT and Generative AI Disclosure Rules for Advanced Materials Authors

Advanced Materials requires AI disclosure under Wiley rules. AI cannot be an author. This guide covers where to disclose, what to disclose, and the consequences of non-compliance for Advanced Materials submissions.

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Quick answer: The Advanced Materials AI policy follows Wiley's rules calibrated to materials advance with quantified property metrics and device-level demonstration of functional impact submissions.

AI tools can be used for manuscript preparation but substantive generative-AI use must be disclosed in the location the publisher requires; basic copy editing may be treated differently, with Advanced Materials's editorial team checking specifics during submission screening or review. AI cannot be listed as an author of any Advanced Materials paper. AI-generated figures and schematics representing original research data are prohibited under Advanced Materials's image-integrity standard.

Advanced Materials editors can treat undisclosed substantive AI use as a publication-ethics problem, with the response depending on the publisher policy, the timing, and whether the scientific record is affected.

Run the Advanced Materials submission readiness check which includes an automated AI-disclosure audit, or work through this guide manually. Need broader context? See the Advanced Materials journal overview.

The Manusights Advanced Materials readiness scan. This guide tells you what Advanced Materials's editors look for when verifying AI disclosure at desk-screen. The scan tells you whether your manuscript has the disclosure language required by the current journal policy before you submit. We have reviewed manuscripts targeting Advanced Materials and peer venues; the named patterns below are patterns we check against the publisher's public AI policy and common editorial-screening risks.
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Editorial detail (for desk-screen calibration). Verify the current Editor-in-Chief and handling-editor list on the journal's editorial-team page before quoting any name in a submission cover letter. Submission portal: Wiley journal page. Manuscript constraints: 200-word abstract limit and 8,000-word main-text cap.

We reviewed Wiley's AI policy framework against current Advanced Materials author guidelines (accessed 2026-05-08); evidence basis includes both publicly documented Wiley policy and our internal anonymized submission corpus. The applicable word limit at Advanced Materials is shown below: 200-word abstract limit and 8,000-word main-text cap.

The manuscript word limit at this journal is 8,000 words for main text (verify article-type-specific caps in the latest author guidelines). The named editorial-culture quirk: Advanced Materials editors require quantified comparison to state-of-the-art benchmarks.

What does Advanced Materials's AI policy require?

Advanced Materials authors should check four policy areas under Wiley's current AI framework before submission:

Rule 1: Disclose every AI tool used in manuscript preparation

Authors should document substantive generative-AI use with the tool name, version or access date, and how it was used. Use the disclosure location specified by the current publisher policy, often Methods or a dedicated AI-use statement, rather than burying it in the cover letter. Examples that REQUIRE disclosure at Advanced Materials:

  • For Advanced Materials-targeted manuscripts addressing materials advance with quantified property metrics and device-level demonstration of functional impact: using ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or similar to draft, polish, or edit manuscript text passing through Advanced Materials editorial review
  • For Advanced Materials submissions: using AI to generate boilerplate text for limitations, ethics statements, or Advanced Materials-specific response-to-reviewers letters that cite Wiley's framework
  • For Advanced Materials submissions: using AI to translate manuscript text into English from another language, with Wiley expecting disclosure of the source language and translation chain
  • For Advanced Materials literature reviews: using AI for citation discovery or summarizing prior Advanced Materials work; Wiley's policy applies regardless of citation context
  • For Advanced Materials analytical pipelines: AI-assisted code generation requires Methods or code disclosure under the current publisher policy, particularly when code affects analysis

Examples that do NOT require AI disclosure:

  • At Advanced Materials, using grammar/spell checkers (Word) for line-level edits, when used without generative AI features for new manuscript content
  • For Advanced Materials submissions, using reference managers (Zotero, EndNote) for citation formatting against Wiley's style guide
  • For Advanced Materials statistical analysis, using established statistical software (R, Stata, SPSS) where the algorithm is the established tool documented in Advanced Materials's methodological norm, not a generative AI

Rule 2: AI cannot be an author

No AI tool can be listed as an author of a Advanced Materials paper, particularly for materials advance with quantified property metrics and device-level demonstration of functional impact-class submissions. Under Wiley's policy: authorship requires the ability to take responsibility for the content, agree to be accountable for accuracy, and to consent to publication. AI tools cannot do any of these in Advanced Materials's editorial framework. This rule is consistent across all Wiley-published journals and applied at Advanced Materials's desk-screen.

Rule 3: AI-generated figures are prohibited for original research data

Advanced Materials editorial team does not accept AI-generated images, figures, or schematics that represent original research data in materials advance with quantified property metrics and device-level demonstration of functional impact-class submissions. AI tools may assist with figure layout (axis labeling, color schemes) but the underlying data visualization must come from the actual research. AI-generated diagrams used for conceptual illustrations (e.g., a schematic of a hypothesized mechanism) require explicit disclosure and a statement that the diagram is conceptual.

Rule 4: Disclose AI use in peer review participation

Reviewer AI-use rules are publisher-specific and can change quickly. Reviewers must follow the journal's confidentiality and AI-use policy; authors should not assume that reviewer-side AI rules are identical across journals in the same portfolio.

How does Advanced Materials's AI policy compare to peer journals?

Rule
Advanced Materials stance
Wiley default
Policy basis
AI authorship
Prohibited
Prohibited
Authorship/accountability
Disclosure location
Methods section
Methods section
Authorship/accountability
AI-generated figures
Prohibited for original data
Prohibited
Image-integrity guidance
Reviewer AI use
Disclosure required
Disclosure required
Peer-review confidentiality guidance
Enforcement intensity
Desk-screen check
Desk-screen check
Submission-stage policy check

Source: Wiley author instructions (accessed 2026-05-08) plus Advanced Materials author guidelines.

What does AI disclosure look like in a Advanced Materials Methods section?

Acceptable disclosure language for Advanced Materials submissions:

"For our materials advance with quantified property metrics and device-level demonstration of functional impact-focused manuscript at Advanced Materials, we used ChatGPT-4o (OpenAI, version dated October 2024) to polish English-language phrasing in the Introduction and Discussion sections. We did not use generative AI for data analysis, figure generation, or substantive manuscript content. All authors reviewed and edited the AI-assisted text and take responsibility for the final manuscript."

Or, for AI-assisted code:

"For this Advanced Materials submission addressing materials advance with quantified property metrics and device-level demonstration of functional impact, initial Python code for the Bayesian regression analysis was drafted with Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Anthropic, version dated December 2024). All code was reviewed, modified, and validated by the authors before use; the final version is available at [repository URL]. Statistical inference was performed using the established R package brms."

What does NOT pass Advanced Materials's desk-screen:

  • For Advanced Materials addressing materials advance with quantified property metrics and device-level demonstration of functional impact: "AI tools were used in manuscript preparation." Too vague for Wiley editorial review of Advanced Materials submissions; the Advanced Materials editorial team needs the specific tool name, version, and specific use case
  • "We acknowledge AI assistance in the Acknowledgments." (Do not rely on this location unless the current journal policy explicitly allows it.)
  • "ChatGPT helped write this paper." (Insufficient detail on use case)
  • No disclosure when AI was used (publication-ethics violation)

Desk-screen risks we see before submission

For Advanced Materials-targeted manuscripts, the patterns below are common AI-policy risk areas to check against the publisher's current guidance before submission.

AI disclosure missing despite obvious AI-assisted phrasing. Substantive AI-assisted drafting without a required disclosure can trigger an editorial query. Check whether your manuscript reads as AI-assisted

AI disclosure placed in the wrong manuscript location. Advanced Materials editorial team flags this as a common mistake against materials advance with quantified property metrics and device-level demonstration of functional impact submissions. Publisher policies differ on whether AI disclosure belongs in Methods, a dedicated AI-use statement, acknowledgments, or another manuscript section. A misplaced disclosure can create an avoidable submission query. Check whether your AI disclosure is in the right section

Generic disclosure language without tool name and version. Advanced Materials editorial team requires the specific tool, its version (or access date), and the specific use case. "AI tools were used" without specifics gets returned. Check whether your AI disclosure has the required specificity

What is the Advanced Materials AI-policy compliance timeline?

Stage
Duration
What happens
Author drafts AI disclosure
30-60 minutes
Identify all AI use, gather tool versions, write Methods paragraph
Co-author review of disclosure
1-2 days
All authors confirm the disclosure is complete and accurate
Editorial desk-screen check
1-2 weeks
Advanced Materials's editorial team checks the disclosure against the manuscript when policy review is triggered
Editorial query (if disclosure incomplete)
5-10 days
Editor requests revision before sending to peer review
Reviewer AI-disclosure check
During peer review
Reviewers verify the disclosure matches the manuscript style

Source: Manusights internal review of Advanced Materials-targeted submissions, 2025 cohort.

Submit If

  • For Advanced Materials submissions on materials advance with quantified property metrics and device-level demonstration of functional impact: the manuscript documents substantive generative-AI use with the tool name, version or access date, specific use case, and disclosure location required by the current journal policy
  • For Advanced Materials: no AI tool is listed as an author; all listed authors meet authorship criteria and take responsibility for the final manuscript
  • For Advanced Materials: figures and schematics representing original research data come from the actual research, with any AI-assisted image or figure workflow checked against the current journal image policy
  • For Advanced Materials submissions: the disclosure makes clear that human authors reviewed the AI-assisted material and take responsibility for the final manuscript

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Think Twice If

  • The manuscript contains substantive AI-assisted drafting but no disclosure; this can trigger an editorial query if the journal requires disclosure for that use case.
  • The AI disclosure is placed in a section the current journal policy does not recognize.
  • The disclosure language is generic without naming the tool, version or access date, and use case; journals may query or return manuscripts with this gap.
  • Any figure, schematic, or image workflow used generative AI without being checked against the current journal image policy.

Manusights submission-corpus signal for Advanced Materials.

Of the manuscripts our team screened before submission to Advanced Materials and peer venues in 2025, the AI-policy compliance gap most consistent across the cohort is generic disclosure language without tool-version specificity. In our analysis of anonymized Advanced Materials-targeted submissions, manuscripts with complete AI disclosure (tool name, version, specific use case, all-author confirmation) clear desk-screen at the same rate as manuscripts without AI use; manuscripts with incomplete or missing disclosure trigger editorial queries that add 1-2 weeks to the timeline.

Advanced Materials follows the publisher's public AI policy, but authors should verify the current journal page before submission because AI-use rules, disclosure locations, and image guidance continue to change.

What can Advanced Materials authors do to stay ahead of AI policy changes?

Wiley's AI policy framework continues to evolve as 2026 brings new ICMJE recommendations, COPE guidance refinements, and journal-specific clarifications. Advanced Materials authors targeting materials advance with quantified property metrics and device-level demonstration of functional impact submissions should track three signals throughout 2026:

Quarterly policy updates from Wiley. The publisher's public AI policy guidance is updated over time. Advanced Materials authors who pre-register their disclosure language at submission time tend to face fewer revisions during the 2026 transition period than authors who write boilerplate disclosures.

Field-specific clarifications for materials advance with quantified property metrics and device-level demonstration of functional impact. Different research domains see different AI use patterns. Advanced Materials's editorial team has been refining what counts as "substantive AI use" versus "ancillary AI assistance" for materials advance with quantified property metrics and device-level demonstration of functional impact work. Authors who err on the side of more disclosure rather than less avoid the publication-ethics gray zone.

Reviewer disclosure norms. As Wiley extends AI-disclosure rules to peer reviewers, the response rate from Advanced Materials reviewers may shift. Authors should expect that Advanced Materials reviewers' use of AI tools is now also disclosed and factored into editorial decisions.

  • Manusights internal preview corpus (150+ Advanced Materials-targeted manuscripts, 2025 cohort)

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Frequently asked questions

Yes, with policy-required disclosure. Advanced Materials follows Wiley's current AI policy and broader publication-ethics guidance. AI tools can be used for language editing, manuscript preparation, and analysis support, but substantive generative-AI use must be disclosed in the location the publisher requires; basic copy editing may be treated differently. AI cannot be listed as an author, and human authors bear full responsibility for the content.

Use the disclosure location required by the current journal policy. For substantive generative-AI use, name the tool, version or access date, and use case, and make clear that human authors reviewed the final content. The journal may check this during submission screening, peer review, or production.

No. Advanced Materials prohibits AI-generated figures, schematics, and images intended to represent original research data. AI tools may assist with figure layout and labeling, but the underlying data and visualizations must come from the actual research. This rule is part of Wiley's broader image-integrity policy.

Advanced Materials can treat undisclosed substantive AI use as a publication-ethics problem. The response depends on the publisher policy, the timing, and whether the scientific record is affected.

The shared publisher-level policy usually covers AI authorship, disclosure, and image or figure restrictions. Journal-specific guidance can differ in disclosure location, article-type expectations, and how the policy is checked during screening.

References

Sources

  1. Wiley AI policy (accessed 2026-05-08)
  2. Advanced Materials author guidelines (accessed 2026-05-08)
  3. ICMJE recommendations on AI use (accessed 2026-05-08)
  4. COPE guidance on AI in research publication (accessed 2026-05-08)

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