Many journals now require authors to disclose the use of AI-assisted tools in manuscript preparation (see the ICMJE Recommendations and COPE guidance). This helper produces a short, accurate statement you can adapt. RefScout does not generate manuscript text, arguments, data, or analysis — it surfaces candidate sources and flags potential issues for your review and decision, so the wording below reflects exactly that and nothing more. You remain the author and are responsible for verifying every source.
This is drafting help, not legal advice. Check your target venue's specific disclosure policy and wording requirements.
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Every clause is worded to state only what RefScout actually did (detection and suggestion), and always includes that you reviewed the output, verified every source independently, and take full responsibility for the work — mirroring the ICMJE model disclosure sentence.