Artificial Intelligence Usage Policy

JEA (Jurnal Edukasi AUD) recognizes that generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies may support certain research, academic writing, and manuscript-preparation activities when used responsibly, transparently, and under appropriate human supervision.

AI Use by Authors

AI tools may assist authors with activities such as:

  • language improvement;
  • organization of material;
  • literature exploration;
  • coding assistance;
  • data analysis where methodologically appropriate; or
  • preparation of explanatory materials.

AI must not replace human scholarly reasoning, critical analysis, interpretation, verification, or accountability.

Authors remain fully responsible for:

  • factual accuracy;
  • citation accuracy;
  • originality;
  • legal and ethical compliance;
  • interpretation;
  • conclusions; and
  • the integrity of the final manuscript.

Mandatory Disclosure

Substantive use of generative AI during manuscript preparation must be disclosed.

The disclosure should identify:

  • the name of the tool or service;
  • the purpose for which it was used; and
  • confirmation that the authors reviewed and verified the resulting material.

A recommended declaration is:

Declaration of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies

“During the preparation of this work, the author(s) used [NAME OF TOOL/SERVICE] for [PURPOSE]. The author(s) subsequently reviewed, verified, and edited the material as necessary and take full responsibility for the content of the publication.”

Basic spelling, grammar, punctuation, and conventional reference-management functions do not normally require disclosure when they do not make substantive intellectual changes.

AI Used as a Research Method

Where AI is part of the research design, data analysis, coding, classification, modelling, or another substantive research method, authors must report sufficient methodological information to permit evaluation and, where possible, reproducibility.

This should include the tool or model, version where applicable, purpose, procedures, human oversight, and validation methods.

AI Cannot Be an Author

Artificial intelligence systems cannot be listed as authors or co-authors.

Authorship requires human accountability, approval, responsibility, and the capacity to address questions concerning the integrity of the work.

References Generated by AI

Authors must independently verify all references.

Fabricated, non-existent, or inaccurately represented AI-generated citations constitute a serious research integrity concern.

AI-Generated Images and Figures

AI tools must not be used to fabricate research data or create misleading representations of research findings.

AI-assisted explanatory diagrams may be considered when accurate and transparently disclosed.

Where AI is used in a figure or explanatory image, the authors should identify the tool and the manner of use in the figure caption and AI declaration.

Editors

Editors must not upload confidential submitted manuscripts into publicly accessible generative AI platforms.

AI may not make manuscript acceptance or rejection decisions.

Final editorial responsibility rests exclusively with qualified human editors.

Reviewers

Reviewers must treat submitted manuscripts as confidential documents.

Reviewers must not upload manuscripts, manuscript excerpts, unpublished data, or confidential editorial correspondence into external generative AI systems.

AI must not replace the reviewer's independent critical assessment.