AJES recognizes that generative artificial intelligence and AI-assisted tools may be used in limited and responsible ways during manuscript preparation. However, such tools must never replace human scholarly responsibility, authorship accountability, or research integrity.
Permitted Use:
Authors may use AI-assisted tools for limited language improvement, grammar refinement, or formatting assistance, provided that such use does not compromise the originality, accuracy, interpretation, or confidentiality of the work.
Prohibited Use:
- AI tools must not be listed as authors or co-authors.
- AI tools must not be used to fabricate data, generate false references, manipulate results, create misleading images, or produce deceptive scientific content.
- Confidential manuscript content must not be uploaded into external AI systems in a way that compromises confidentiality, copyright, or data protection obligations.
Author Accountability:
Authors remain fully responsible for the content of the manuscript, including the accuracy of facts, citations, data, analyses, interpretations, and conclusions. Any permitted use of AI-assisted tools should be transparent and must not undermine the originality of the work.
Editorial Screening:
AJES may assess AI-assisted or AI-generated textual overlap during editorial screening and revision assessment. In AJES, the acceptable level for AI-assisted or AI-generated textual similarity is less than 20%. Manuscripts that raise concerns regarding undisclosed or inappropriate use of AI may be returned, placed under investigation, or rejected.
Reviewer and Editor Use:
Reviewers and editors must not upload confidential manuscripts or reviewer reports into external generative AI systems unless expressly permitted by the journal and consistent with confidentiality obligations.