Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

Journal of Education Policy and Management Studies (JEPAMS) recognizes the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in academic publishing. This policy establishes principles for the responsible use of AI in manuscript preparation, editorial processes, and peer review while maintaining academic integrity, originality, confidentiality, and human responsibility.

1. Use of AI by Authors

Authors may use AI-assisted tools for limited purposes such as language improvement, grammar checking, translation, or formatting assistance, provided that such use does not replace the authors' intellectual contribution, scientific judgment, or responsibility for the manuscript.

Authors must disclose the use of AI when AI or AI-assisted technologies have been used in preparing the manuscript. The disclosure should identify the AI tool used and briefly describe its purpose.

AI tools cannot be listed as authors or credited as authors of a manuscript. Authors remain fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, integrity, content, citations, and conclusions of their work.

2. Use of AI by Editors

Editors may use AI-assisted tools for limited administrative or editorial purposes, provided that such use does not replace editorial judgment or decision-making.

Editors must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and must not upload manuscripts or confidential manuscript content to AI applications in a manner that could compromise confidentiality.

Any substantive use of AI by Editors in the editorial process should be appropriately disclosed.

3. Use of AI by Reviewers

Reviewers must not use AI applications to conduct peer review. Reviewers are prohibited from using AI to:

  • analyze or evaluate submitted manuscripts;
  • generate or formulate peer-review comments or reports; or
  • upload or enter manuscripts, parts of manuscripts, data, or other confidential manuscript information into AI applications.

Peer review must be conducted independently by the assigned reviewer, who remains fully responsible for the assessment and recommendations provided.

4. Human Responsibility and Research Integrity

AI must not replace the scientific judgment of authors or the editorial decision-making of Editors. AI cannot be identified as an author of any manuscript published by JEPAMS.

The use of AI does not transfer or reduce the responsibility of authors, editors, or reviewers for originality, accuracy, academic integrity, confidentiality, proper citation, and compliance with publication ethics.

JEPAMS may request clarification regarding the use of AI and may take appropriate editorial action if its use results in plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, breach of confidentiality, misrepresentation, or other violations of publication ethics.