In light of the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and their growing use in scholarly research worldwide, the editorial team of Miejsce follows the current recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) regarding the responsible and ethical use of AI in the publication process.

• Authorship: AI tools, including Large Language Models (LLMs), cannot be listed as authors or co-authors. They do not meet the criteria for authorship, as they cannot take responsibility for the content, declare conflicts of interest, or manage copyright and licensing agreements.

• Use of AI in manuscript preparation: AI may assist authors with language polishing, reference formatting, and other supportive tasks, but authors remain fully responsible for the content and quality of the manuscript.

• Substantive interpretive or analytical content: AI should not independently generate significant interpretive, analytical, or scholarly content. If AI is used in these areas, authors must be fully transparent, disclosing the tool used, its purpose, and the scope of its application in the manuscript.

• Transparency: Authors are expected to clearly disclose any use of AI in preparing the manuscript, ensuring full transparency toward editors, reviewers, and readers.

• Peer review: Reviewers must not rely on AI tools when assessing manuscripts. All evaluations must reflect the reviewer’s own careful scholarly judgement. Uploading manuscripts under review to AI tools is prohibited to protect copyright and maintain confidentiality.

The editorial team of Miejsce monitors ongoing discussions on the use of AI in scholarly work and relevant COPE guidance. This policy may be updated periodically as recommendations and best practices evolve.