{"id":1775,"date":"2026-08-13T00:21:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/?p=1775"},"modified":"2026-09-22T14:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T08:49:03","slug":"how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"AI paper editing: Submitting an AI proofread paper to a journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>AI editing tools can invent facts, misstate numbers, and fabricate citations, so every AI-edited manuscript needs structured, human-led verification before submission.<\/li>\n<li>A human professional editor should review the manuscript after AI editing to fix logic, flow, and argument structure, which AI tools tend to flatten or overlook.<\/li>\n<li>Authors must run specific accuracy checks, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-ai-generated-citations-references-steps-checklist-examples\/\">citation verification<\/a> and unit checks, and use targeted prompts that reduce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-check-for-hallucinations-in-ai-text-examples-and-checklist-for-researchers-and-students\/\">hallucination risk<\/a> during AI editing.<\/li>\n<li>Before using AI to edit your paper, you should lock data, finalize references, and write a style brief. This reduces errors and need for rework.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#What_Should_You_Do_Before_AI_Editing\" >What Should You Do Before AI Editing?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#Lock_your_data_and_figures\" >Lock your data and figures<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#Finalize_your_reference_list\" >Finalize your reference list<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#Write_a_short_style_brief\" >Write a short style brief<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#Other_essential_steps\" >Other essential steps<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#What_Accuracy_Checks_Should_You_Run_After_AI_Editing\" >What Accuracy Checks Should You Run After AI Editing?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#Editing_Prompts_That_Reduce_Hallucination_Risk\" >Editing Prompts That Reduce Hallucination Risk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#Prompts_You_Should_Avoid\" >Prompts You Should Avoid<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#Why_Does_an_AI-Edited_Manuscript_Still_Need_a_Human_Editor\" >Why Does an AI-Edited Manuscript Still Need a Human Editor?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#What_a_professional_editor_checks_that_AI_often_misses\" >What a professional editor checks that AI often misses<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#Before-After_Editor_Changes_to_an_AI-Proofread_Paper\" >Before-After: Editor Changes to an AI-Proofread Paper<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#Human-edited_version_after_AI_proofreading\" >Human-edited version after AI proofreading<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#What_the_editor_did\" >What the editor did<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions\" >Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#Can_AI_editing_tools_introduce_fake_citations_into_a_manuscript\" >Can AI editing tools introduce fake citations into a manuscript?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#What_is_the_best_AI_prompt_to_avoid_hallucinated_references\" >What is the best AI prompt to avoid hallucinated references?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#Should_I_hire_a_human_editor_after_using_AI_editing_software\" >Should I hire a human editor after using AI editing software?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#How_do_I_check_if_AI_changed_the_meaning_of_my_sentences\" >How do I check if AI changed the meaning of my sentences?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#Is_AI_editing_enough_to_submit_to_an_SCI_journal\" >Is AI editing enough to submit to an SCI journal?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-verify-an-ai-edited-manuscript-checks-for-hallucinations-flow-and-scientific-writing-quality\/#Can_AI_editing_tools_fix_scientific_writing_flow_and_logic\" >Can AI editing tools fix scientific writing flow and logic?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_AI-Edited_Manuscripts_Still_Need_Human_Verification\"><\/span>Why AI-Edited Manuscripts Still Need Human Verification<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>AI editing tools are useful for spotting typos, fixing grammar, and suggesting smooth phrasing. They are not reliable fact-checkers. Language models generate text based on patterns, not verified truth, so they can quietly change a statistic, misattribute a finding, or invent a citation that looks plausible but does not exist.<\/p>\n<p>For scientific manuscripts, a misquoted p-value, an incorrect unit, or a fabricated reference can result in harsher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/peer-review-definition-types-process-timelines\/\">peer review<\/a> comments, delay publication, or damage the author&#8217;s credibility.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Should_You_Do_Before_AI_Editing\"><\/span>What Should You Do Before AI Editing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lock_your_data_and_figures\"><\/span>Lock your data and figures<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Before running any AI editing tool, finalize your tables, figures, and analyses in a separate, saved file. This gives you a fixed reference point to check the AI-edited text against later.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Finalize_your_reference_list\"><\/span>Finalize your reference list<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Compile your reference list from your reference manager, not from memory. A complete, correctly formatted list before editing means you can quickly spot any citation the AI tool alters or adds.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Write_a_short_style_brief\"><\/span>Write a short style brief<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>List your target journal&#8217;s style guide, preferred terminology, abbreviations, and tone. Feeding this to the AI tool reduces unwanted rewrites and keeps edits within your discipline&#8217;s conventions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_essential_steps\"><\/span>Other essential steps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Save a clean, unedited backup copy of the full manuscript.<\/li>\n<li>Freeze all numerical data, units, and figure labels before editing begins.<\/li>\n<li>List author names, affiliations, and grant numbers separately, since these are common hallucination targets.<\/li>\n<li>Note any direct quotations that must remain word-for-word unchanged.<\/li>\n<li>Decide which sections, such as the methods, need the lightest possible AI touch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Accuracy_Checks_Should_You_Run_After_AI_Editing\"><\/span>What Accuracy Checks Should You Run After AI Editing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Run a fact-checking pass covering numbers, citations, quotations, and terminology. Compare every changed sentence against your locked data file and original reference list before accepting the edit.<\/p>\n<table width=\"627\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"173\"><strong>Accuracy check<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\"><strong>What to verify<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\"><strong>How to verify it<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"173\">Numbers and statistics<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Every value, percentage, and unit matches the original data.<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Compare against your locked data file line by line.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"173\">Citations<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Every citation exists and supports the exact claim made.<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Cross-check against your reference manager library.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"173\">Quotations<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Quoted text is word-for-word identical to the source.<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Search-compare the quote against the original document.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"173\">Terminology<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Technical terms and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/abbreviations-academic-writing\/\">abbreviations<\/a> match field conventions.<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Check against your style brief and discipline glossary.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"173\">Author or funding details<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Names, affiliations, and grant numbers are unchanged.<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Compare against your submission system record.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"173\">Meaning shifts<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">The edited sentence still says what you intended.<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Read edited and original sentences side by side.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>If any AI tool offers a summary of its own edits, do not trust that summary as complete. Always compare the full before-and-after text using track changes in MS Word, since AI-generated change summaries can themselves omit or misdescribe edits.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Editing_Prompts_That_Reduce_Hallucination_Risk\"><\/span>Editing Prompts That Reduce Hallucination Risk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/what-are-ai-hallucinations-in-research-causes-examples-and-risks\/#Ambiguous_prompts_and_leading_questions\">The way you prompt<\/a> an AI editing tool affects how much it invents. Narrow, source-anchored prompts produce fewer fabricated details than open-ended requests to rewrite freely.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cEdit this text for grammar and clarity only. Do not add, remove, or change any facts, numbers, or citations.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDo not generate new citations. If a claim needs a source, flag it with SOURCE NEEDED only.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKeep all numerical values, units, and statistical results exactly as written. Do not round off or truncate any numbers.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cList every change you made in a separate summary, including small word substitutions.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRewrite only for flow between paragraphs 3 and 4; do not touch the methods section.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Always request itemized, trackable output rather than a single rewritten block of text. A trackable output makes it far easier to isolate exactly what changed and check each change individually.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prompts_You_Should_Avoid\"><\/span>Prompts You Should Avoid<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Some prompts give the AI tool too much freedom, which raises the risk of hallucinated facts, invented citations, or unwanted rewrites. Avoid these when AI editing a manuscript.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Improve this paper&#8221; or &#8220;make this better.&#8221; Open-ended prompts like this invite the AI to rewrite freely, including facts, structure, and claims you did not ask it to touch.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Rewrite this section.&#8221; This increases the chance of meaning changes and can introduce paraphrased claims that no longer match your original data.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Make this section stronger.&#8221; This is a direct invitation to fabricate references or exaggerate your claims, since the AI tool has no way to verify real sources.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Make this sound more impressive or more novel.&#8221; This can push the AI to overstate your findings or exaggerate the significance of your results.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Summarize the related work in this field.&#8221; Without a locked source list, the AI tool may invent studies, authors, or findings that do not exist.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Fix any factual errors you find.&#8221; This gives the AI authority to alter data or claims it cannot actually verify, which can introduce new errors instead of removing them.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Shorten this by half.&#8221; Aggressive length cuts without guidance often remove qualifiers, caveats, or conditions that were scientifically necessary.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMake my writing more academic.\u201d Academic writing conventions differ by field. A sociology paper doesn\u2019t follow the same writing style as a psychology paper or economics paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a rule, avoid any open-ended prompt or a prompt that asks the AI tool to add, verify, or judge the truth of content. Keep AI prompts limited to grammar, clarity, and structure, and keep all factual judgment with the author or human editor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Does_an_AI-Edited_Manuscript_Still_Need_a_Human_Editor\"><\/span>Why Does an AI-Edited Manuscript Still Need a Human Editor?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>AI tools are strong at sentence-level fixes but weak at judging whether an argument holds together across a whole manuscript. A human professional editor reads the paper as a connected argument, not as isolated sentences.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_a_professional_editor_checks_that_AI_often_misses\"><\/span>What a professional editor checks that AI often misses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/introduction-research-paper\/\">the introduction<\/a>&#8216;s stated gap matches the study&#8217;s actual contribution.<\/li>\n<li>Whether each section logically follows from the one before it.<\/li>\n<li>Whether transitions between paragraphs signal the right relationship, such as contrast or consequence.<\/li>\n<li>Whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/discussion-section-research-paper\/\">the discussion<\/a> actually addresses the questions posed in the introduction.<\/li>\n<li>Whether discipline-specific conventions and reviewer expectations are respected throughout.<\/li>\n<li>Whether a necessary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/how-to-write-an-ai-disclosure-statement-examples-and-format-for-journal-articles-and-dissertations\/\">AI disclosure statement<\/a> and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/informed-consent-and-irb-approval-a-practical-guide-for-researchers\/\">ethical declarations<\/a> are in place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A professional editor also brings judgment about audience and journal fit that AI tools cannot reliably replicate. They can flag where a claim is overstated, where evidence is thin, or where a reviewer is likely to push back, and suggest restructuring that improves persuasiveness without changing your findings.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Before-After_Editor_Changes_to_an_AI-Proofread_Paper\"><\/span>Before-After: Editor Changes to an AI-Proofread Paper<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example of a paragraph proofread by AI, the opening paragraph of a paper meant to be submitted to a medical anthropology journal:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2559\" src=\"http:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AI-paragraph-anthropology-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AI-paragraph-anthropology-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AI-paragraph-anthropology-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AI-paragraph-anthropology-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.editage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AI-paragraph-anthropology.jpg 1031w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Human-edited_version_after_AI_proofreading\"><\/span>Human-edited version after AI proofreading<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>Diabetes is increasingly recognized as a condition shaped not only by biology but also by the social and cultural environments in which people live. Food practices, in particular, are closely tied to family relationships, cultural identity, and social expectations, making dietary change more complex than simply following medical advice.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>People may view medical dietary recommendations through culturally established beliefs about the body and illness. Even when individuals recognize the health risks associated with certain foods, family gatherings and other social occasions can make dietary restrictions difficult to maintain. Examining these experiences can therefore reveal how cultural and social factors shape diabetes management and health behavior.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_the_editor_did\"><\/span>What the editor did<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Removed a lot of unnecessary background information (e.g., the explanation of medical anthropology, the mention of urban settings) after consulting the author as that was irrelevant to the main focus of the paper.<\/li>\n<li>Split the paragraph into two, so that each contains a distinct idea.<\/li>\n<li>The AI-proofread version retained the author&#8217;s generic opening sentence about health being understood differently across cultures. The editor recognized that this sentence was too vague and contained information that any anthropologist would already know. So the editor began the introduction by directly stating the focus of the paper: diabetes and cultural and social factors.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_AI_editing_tools_introduce_fake_citations_into_a_manuscript\"><\/span>Can AI editing tools introduce fake citations into a manuscript?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, AI editing tools can generate citations that look real but do not exist or misattribute a real source to the wrong claim. Always verify every citation against your reference manager before submission.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_best_AI_prompt_to_avoid_hallucinated_references\"><\/span>What is the best AI prompt to avoid hallucinated references?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Use a narrow prompt such as \u201cdo not generate new citations, and flag any unsupported claim instead of inserting a source.\u201d This limits the model&#8217;s freedom to invent references.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_I_hire_a_human_editor_after_using_AI_editing_software\"><\/span>Should I hire a human editor after using AI editing software?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, a human professional editor catches logic gaps, weak transitions, and structural issues that AI tools typically miss, and adds discipline-specific judgment about audience and reviewer expectations.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_check_if_AI_changed_the_meaning_of_my_sentences\"><\/span>How do I check if AI changed the meaning of my sentences?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Read the original and edited sentences side by side, not just the edited version alone. 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