AI-Policy

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Policy 

1. General Principles

• The journal recognizes that AI tools are increasingly used in research and writing.
• AI cannot be listed as an author, since authorship requires accountability, responsibility, and the ability to consent.
• Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of their work, regardless of AI assistance.

2. Permitted Uses

• Language editing and grammar improvement.
• Technical support (e.g., formatting references, generating figures with clear attribution).
• Data analysis support if transparently documented and validated by the authors.

3. Prohibited Uses

• Undisclosed AI‑generated content (text, figures, or data) presented as original human work.
• Fabrication of data, references, or results using AI.
• AI‑generated peer review reports — reviewers must provide their own independent evaluation.

4. Disclosure Requirements

• Authors must clearly state in the Methods or Acknowledgments section if AI tools were used, specifying:
  • The tool name .
  • The purpose (e.g., language editing, figure generation).
• Example statement:
  • “We used ChatGPT (OpenAI, 2026) to improve the clarity of English grammar in the manuscript draft. No AI tool was used for data analysis or interpretation.”

5. Editorial and Reviewer Use

• Editors may use AI tools for technical checks (plagiarism, grammar, formatting), but not for decision‑making.
• Reviewers must not submit AI‑generated reviews without their own critical input.

6. Ethics and Accountability

• Any misuse of AI (plagiarism, data fabrication, lack of disclosure) will be treated as research misconduct.