JIECoP recognises that generative AI tools can support scholarly work when used responsibly and transparently. Authors may use such tools as aids, but remain fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, integrity, and validity of all content, analyses, and conclusions.
This policy is aligned with the COPE position on authorship and AI tools and with the generative AI policies of major international publishers.
Generative AI tools and large language models (LLMs) cannot be listed or cited as authors or co-authors. Only humans can take responsibility for the work, approve the final version, and be accountable for its integrity.
Authors may use AI tools to search and organise literature, structure ideas, translate, or improve the clarity of their own text. AI may support drafting only where the author(s) rigorously revise the output so that it reflects their own analysis and argument. All references and factual statements must be checked against original sources, as AI-generated citations may be inaccurate or fabricated.
Tools used only to correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation do not need to be declared. Substantive AI-assisted editing that changes sentence structure, organisation, or wording beyond basic correction must be disclosed.
AI tools may support data processing, coding, or analysis, provided the author(s) independently verify the outputs, apply appropriate methods, and describe the tool (name, version, developer) and procedure in the Method of Implementation section with enough detail to allow replication.
Authors must not use AI to generate, alter, or fabricate data, results, participant responses, quotations, or references, nor to interpret findings in place of the author(s). Outputs must never be presented as original data unless AI is a documented part of the research method.
AI tools may be used to create explanatory or conceptual illustrations, such as flowcharts, framework diagrams, timelines, and schematic figures. Each such figure must state in its caption the tool and version used, for example: “Illustration created with [tool, version]; content verified by the authors.” Authors must keep the prompts and image versions and provide them on request.
Photographs documenting community-engagement activities, participants, locations, and outputs must be real and must not be generated or altered by AI beyond basic adjustments of brightness, contrast, cropping, or blurring for privacy. Charts and data visualisations must be produced directly from the authors’ data through reproducible methods.
Include a statement headed Declaration of Generative AI Use before the References, stating the tool name and version, the purpose, and the extent of human review. For example:
“During the preparation of this work, the author(s) used [tool, version] to [purpose]. After using this tool, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take full responsibility for the content of the publication.”
Reviewers and editors must not upload manuscripts, review reports, or any part of them into generative AI tools, as this may breach confidentiality and authors’ rights. The editorial team may request clarification about AI use, ask for prompts or supporting materials, and require revision. Undisclosed or inappropriate use may lead to rejection, correction, or retraction in line with the journal’s publication ethics policy.
| Countries | Count |
|---|---|
 Indonesia |
24 |
 Malaysia |
2 |
 Thailand |
1 |
