Artificial Intelligence Policy

POLICY ON THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL PUBLISHING (SCOPUS-INDEXED)

 

CHAPTER I – GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 – Background
The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed the academic publishing ecosystem. While AI provides valuable assistance in writing, editing, and reviewing, its uncontrolled use may compromise scholarly integrity, originality, and credibility. This policy is established to regulate AI use in order to maintain ethical and scientific standards in journals indexed or targeted for Scopus.

Article 2 – Scope
This policy applies to:

  1. Authors submitting manuscripts to the journal.

  2. Editors, reviewers, and the editorial team.

  3. All stakeholders involved in the publication process.

 

CHAPTER II – PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES

Article 3 – Principles
The use of AI must comply with the following principles:

  1. Integrity: Manuscripts must reflect the genuine intellectual contribution of the author(s).

  2. Transparency: Any use of AI must be explicitly disclosed.

  3. Accountability: Human oversight is mandatory at all stages.

  4. Validity: Research data and findings must be authentic and verifiable.

Article 4 – Objectives
This policy aims to:

  1. Safeguard originality and ethical standards of published works.

  2. Provide clear guidance for ethical AI usage.

  3. Ensure compliance with international publishing ethics (COPE, Elsevier, Scopus).

 

CHAPTER III – PROVISIONS OF AI USAGE

Article 5 – Permitted Uses

  1. AI may be used for:

    • Proofreading and grammar checking.

    • Formatting and reference management.

    • Summarizing literature.

    • Data analysis support with transparent methodology.

  2. AI must be cited in the Acknowledgment or Methodology section (e.g., “The authors used ChatGPT for proofreading English grammar”).

Article 6 – Prohibited Uses

  1. Manuscripts entirely generated by AI without meaningful author contribution.

  2. Concealing AI involvement in manuscript preparation.

  3. Using AI to fabricate, manipulate, or falsify data.

 

CHAPTER IV – ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Article 7 – Author Responsibilities

  1. Declare AI usage explicitly in the manuscript.

  2. Ensure accuracy, originality, and compliance with ethics.

  3. Accept full accountability for manuscript content.

Article 8 – Editorial and Reviewer Responsibilities

  1. Editors and reviewers may use AI for similarity check and language assistance.

  2. Editorial decisions must remain under human authority.

  3. Editors must reject manuscripts suspected to be fully AI-generated.

 

CHAPTER V – SANCTIONS AND EVALUATION

Article 9 – Sanctions

  1. Manuscripts violating this policy may be:

    • Rejected during review.

    • Retracted post-publication.

    • Marked with an ethical warning.

  2. Authors committing repeated violations may be blacklisted from submission.

Article 10 – Evaluation and Review
This policy shall be reviewed periodically in line with advances in AI technology and evolving international standards in academic publishing