Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal
Published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins / Wolters Kluwer Health
Rehabilitation
AI Policy at a Glance
Wolters Kluwer Health / LWW, which publishes hundreds of medical and nursing journals including Critical Care Medicine and Neurology, requires disclosure of AI tool use and prohibits AI authorship.
Text
Writing or editing manuscript text with AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Copilot)
Images
Creating or modifying figures, illustrations, or photos using AI
Data
Using AI to assist with data analysis, computational methods, or code
Review before using
AI use is permitted only in certain contexts. Review the conditions above or contact the journal to confirm before submitting.
Detailed Policy Findings
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Disclosure Guidance
Most AI policies require disclosure of AI use in your submission.
Requirements (Where to Disclose)
Authors must disclose use of AI tools in manuscript preparation in the Methods or Acknowledgements, specifying the tool and how it was used. AI cannot be listed as an author.
From the Source Policy
Template Language
This is sample language only. Always review the publisher’s specific disclosure requirements before submitting. Requirements vary and may change. BioRender is actively developing an automated disclosure workflow that will provide clarity to publishers on exactly how AI was used, if at all, on its platform and the degree to which it is copyright safe.
AI Text
Required by policyGeneric template — this publisher may have specific formatting requirements. Check the disclosure requirements above.
Methods section
AI-assisted tools (including [specify tool, e.g., ChatGPT]) were used in the preparation of this manuscript for [specify purpose, e.g., language editing/drafting/summarization]. All AI-generated content was reviewed and verified by the authors. The authors take full responsibility for the integrity of the work.
AI Images
RestrictedAI-assisted images are permitted only in specific cases. Contact the editorial office.
AI Data
Required by policyGeneric template — this publisher may have specific formatting requirements. Check the disclosure requirements above.
Methods section
AI-assisted tools were used for [specify use, e.g., data analysis/statistical processing/code generation]. All AI outputs were independently verified by the research team. Raw data and analysis scripts are available at [repository].
Additional Policy Details
Peer Review Restrictions
Peer reviewers must not use AI tools on confidential manuscript content.
Exemptions
Spell-check and grammar tools are not subject to this policy.
Enforcement
Compliance verified at submission and during editorial review.
Source & Verification
Policy last updated
Not published on policy page
Policy checked on
March 25, 2026
Policies are verified periodically but may change without notice. This tool does not constitute legal advice. Always confirm with the original policy page before submitting.
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