Responsible use of large language models in manuscript authorship, peer review, and editorial processes: a Delphi consensus among editors-in-chief of anaesthesia and pain medicine journals (RULE-AP).

De Cassai A, Dost B, Augoustides JG, Azamfirei L, Alanoğlu Z, Azi LM, Calvache JA, Cerny V, De Hert S, Eldawlatly A, Farber MK, Sobreira-Fernandes D, Fettiplace MR, Galante D, Garg R, Goldstein HV, Abad-Gurumeta A, Gupta L, Hemmings HC Jr, Jones CA, Hochberg MC, Katz JD, Kang H, Talu GK, Kraychete DC, Landau R, Lee S, Lum HD, Lundgren C, Makuloluwa TR, Martelletti P, Palermo TM, Peyton PJ, Poisbeau P, Rathmell JP, Roquilly A, Schwarz SKW, Shevade M, Sloan PA, Sweitzer B, Neto AS, Stahel PF, Şatırlar ZÖ, Turan A, Turk DC, Valeriani M, Werner MU, Young PJ, Zabolotskikh IB, Zacharowski K, Zdanowski S

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DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2026.01.029
Published: 2026 May
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.bja.2026.01.029,
  title = {Responsible use of large language models in manuscript authorship, peer review, and editorial processes: a Delphi consensus among editors-in-chief of anaesthesia and pain medicine journals (RULE-AP).},
  author = {De Cassai A and Dost B and Augoustides JG and Azamfirei L and Alanoğlu Z and Azi LM and Calvache JA and Cerny V and De Hert S and Eldawlatly A and Farber MK and Sobreira-Fernandes D and Fettiplace MR and Galante D and Garg R and Goldstein HV and Abad-Gurumeta A and Gupta L and Hemmings HC Jr and Jones CA and Hochberg MC and Katz JD and Kang H and Talu GK and Kraychete DC and Landau R and Lee S and Lum HD and Lundgren C and Makuloluwa TR and Martelletti P and Palermo TM and Peyton PJ and Poisbeau P and Rathmell JP and Roquilly A and Schwarz SKW and Shevade M and Sloan PA and Sweitzer B and Neto AS and Stahel PF and Şatırlar ZÖ and Turan A and Turk DC and Valeriani M and Werner MU and Young PJ and Zabolotskikh IB and Zacharowski K and Zdanowski S},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {British journal of anaesthesia},
  doi = {10.1016/j.bja.2026.01.029},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2026.01.029}
}

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A, D. C., B, D., JG, A., L, A., Z, A., LM, A., JA, C., V, C., S, D. H., A, E., MK, F., D, S., MR, F., D, G., R, G., HV, G., A, A., L, G., Jr, H. H., CA, J., MC, H., JD, K., H, K., GK, T., DC, K., R, L., S, L., HD, L., C, L., TR, M., P, M., TM, P., PJ, P., P, P., JP, R., A, R., SKW, S., M, S., PA, S., B, S., AS, N., PF, S., ZÖ, Ş., A, T., DC, T., M, V., MU, W., PJ, Y., IB, Z., K, Z., & S, Z. (2026). Responsible use of large language models in manuscript authorship, peer review, and editorial processes: a Delphi consensus among editors-in-chief of anaesthesia and pain medicine journals (RULE-AP).. British journal of anaesthesia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2026.01.029

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