AI Policies

IJSAM recognizes the increasing role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning in academic writing and research. This AI policy outlines standards for the ethical, responsible, and transparent use of AI tools by authors, reviewers, and editorial staff, aligned with international best practices such as those by Elsevier and COPE.

  1. Use of AI Tools by Authors

Authors may use AI tools for improving language clarity, grammar, formatting references, and translation. However, AI must not be used to generate substantive content, perform academic reasoning, interpret data, or replace intellectual contribution.
All authors must be human. AI cannot be credited as an author or take accountability for the work.

  1. Disclosure of AI Use

Any use of AI tools must be transparently disclosed in the Acknowledgements section, stating the tool name, version, and specific purpose. For example:

“The authors used ChatGPT (OpenAI, March 2025 version) to enhance language clarity. All outputs were thoroughly reviewed and verified by the authors.”
Failure to disclose AI usage may result in manuscript rejection or retraction.

  1. Author Responsibility & Accountability

Authors bear full responsibility for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of submitted material—even if AI tools were employed. They must ensure AI-generated content is free from factual inaccuracies, fabricated citations, plagiarism, or biased language.
IJSAM reserves the right to investigate misuse of AI and take action if needed.

  1. Use of AI in Peer Review

Peer reviewers must preserve confidentiality and integrity. AI tools must not be used to analyze or summarize manuscripts, nor should manuscript content be uploaded to external AI systems without explicit permission.

Minor, non-confidential tasks (e.g., grammar editing of reviewer’s comments) may be assisted by AI, but must be disclosed to the editorial team. Reviews predominantly influenced or generated by AI may be rejected.

  1. Use of AI by Editorial Staff

Editorial staff may use AI for routine administrative tasks—such as plagiarism detection, reference formatting, or language editing—but not for making editorial decisions. All publication decisions (acceptance or rejection) must be made by qualified human editors to ensure accountability.

  1. Ethical Use & Bias Prevention

All participants must ensure AI-generated content does not introduce bias, misinformation, or offensive material. AI outputs should be critically evaluated and never substitute expert academic judgment or compromise scholarly rigor.

  1. Violations & Consequences

Misrepresentation of AI-generated content as original human work, fabrication of data, or failure to disclose AI use constitutes misconduct. Consequences may include:

  • Manuscript rejection
  • Article retraction post-publication
  • Notification to authors' institutions
  • Suspension from future submissions to IJSAM
    Investigations will follow COPE guidelines.
  1. Review & Updates

This policy will be periodically reviewed and updated to reflect evolving AI technologies and publishing practices. IJSAM is committed to maintaining academic integrity while supporting responsible scholarly innovation.