AI Usage Policy
AI Usage Policy
Our journal follows the recommendations provided by STM (International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers) and EASE (European Association of Science Editors) regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in scholarly publishing.
General Principles
- Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of their work. AI cannot be listed as an author or co-author.
- AI can be used to improve readability, edit, translate, or generate ideas. However, authors should ensure that the results are carefully reviewed and edited, as AI can generate inaccurate or biased information.
- Authors must provide a clear disclaimer if any AI or AI-assisted tools were used during the preparation of the manuscript. f AI was used, a dedicated section titled "Declaration of AI Use" must be included before the References, specifying the tool used and the nature of its application.
Suggested wording:
AI Use Statement. During manuscript preparation, the author(s) used [tool name] for [purpose: language editing/translation/etc] in the following parts of the paper: [specify]. The author(s) reviewed and edited the AI-assisted output and take full responsibility for the content of the manuscript.
- Unacceptable use
AI must not be used for:
- generating or replacing the core scholarly content (results, reasoning, conclusions) without full author control and verification;
- fabricating/falsifying data, results, tables/figures, or references;
- disguising plagiarism (e.g., using AI to rephrase others’ work to evade similarity checks);
- inserting fabricated sources, quotations, or citations.
- Guidance for reviewers
Where appropriate, reviewers may advise the editorial office to request clarifications from the author(s), including details on the tools used, intermediate manuscript versions, or evidence supporting the validity of data and sources.
- Editorial actions in cases of misconduct or undisclosed AI use
If the editorial office has reasonable grounds to believe that AI use was not disclosed or resulted in misconduct (e.g., fabricated references, data falsification, plagiarism), the journal may: (1) request explanations and supporting materials from the author(s); (2) initiate additional peer review or expert checks; (3) reject the manuscript. If misconduct is identified after publication, the journal will act in line with its policies on corrections/expressions of concern/retractions and may notify relevant institutions in cases of serious breaches.
