Preserving academic integrity in the age of AI: Ethical guidelines for medical manuscript preparation

• Appropriate AI usage is critical for maintaining writing quality and integrity in publishing research findings. • Established norms of conduct and regulations are required to ensure ethical AI use in academic research writing. • Integrating innovation and accountability allows you to gain the benefits of AI while remaining true to academic research standards. • The use of artificial intelligence in medical writing provides benefits, but it also increases the possibility of inaccuracy, plagiarism, and ethical difficulties.