AI Policy

The journal recognizes the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in scholarly communication and supports their responsible and transparent use in accordance with publication ethics standards, Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and international academic publishing practices.

1. Disclosure of AI Use

Authors must clearly disclose any significant use of AI-assisted technologies in the preparation of manuscripts, including but not limited to:

  • Text generation;
  • Language editing;
  • Data analysis assistance;
  • Image generation or enhancement;
  • Coding or programming support.

The disclosure statement should be included in a dedicated section before the References or Acknowledgments.

Example:

“The authors used AI-assisted tools for language improvement and manuscript preparation. All outputs were reviewed, verified, and approved by the authors.”

2. Human Responsibility and Authorship

Authors remain fully responsible for:

  • The accuracy and integrity of the manuscript;
  • Verification of all facts, citations, data, and references;
  • Compliance with research and publication ethics.

AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors because they cannot assume accountability, copyright responsibility, or ethical obligations.

3. Prohibited Uses

The use of AI for the following purposes is strictly prohibited:

  • Fabrication or falsification of data;
  • Creation of fake citations or references;
  • Manipulation of images or research results in misleading ways;
  • Generation of peer review reports under false identities;
  • Any activity that violates publication ethics or academic integrity.

Such actions may result in rejection, retraction, or other editorial sanctions.

4. Editorial Assessment

The editorial team may evaluate the declared use of AI and reserves the right to:

  • Request additional clarification from authors;
  • Reject manuscripts containing unethical AI-generated content;
  • Use plagiarism detection or AI-detection tools where appropriate.

5. Ethical Compliance

Authors must ensure that the use of AI complies with:

  • COPE guidelines;
  • Copyright and licensing regulations;
  • Institutional ethical standards;
  • International scholarly publishing practices.