Generative AI Policy

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

Jurnal Riset Sains dan Kimia Terapan (JRSKT) recognizes that generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies can support authors, reviewers, and editors in various aspects of scholarly communication. However, their use must comply with the principles of academic integrity, transparency, originality, confidentiality, and accountability.

This policy applies to authors, reviewers, editors, and other parties involved in the publication process of JRSKT.

1. Use of Generative AI by Authors

Authors may use generative AI or AI-assisted technologies to support manuscript preparation, provided that such use does not compromise the originality, integrity, accuracy, or confidentiality of the submitted work.

Permitted uses may include:

a. improving grammar, spelling, language, and readability;
b. assisting with translation;
c. improving clarity and organization of text;
d. assisting with brainstorming or developing research ideas;
e. assisting with coding, data processing, statistical analysis, or visualization when appropriately verified by the authors; and
f. other legitimate research-support activities, provided that the authors maintain full responsibility for the resulting work.

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical compliance of the entire manuscript, including any content produced or modified with the assistance of AI.

AI-generated content must be carefully reviewed and verified by the authors because AI systems may produce inaccurate, incomplete, biased, fabricated, or misleading information.

2. Disclosure of AI Use

Authors must disclose the use of generative AI or AI-assisted technologies when such tools have materially contributed to the preparation, analysis, interpretation, or presentation of the manuscript.

The disclosure should specify:

1. the name of the AI tool or system;
2. the version or model, where available;
3. the purpose for which the tool was used; and
4. the extent or nature of its contribution.

For AI use limited to language improvement, proofreading, grammar correction, or readability enhancement, authors should provide a statement in the Acknowledgments section.

For AI use involving research methodology, data analysis, data processing, image generation, figure preparation, or other substantive research activities, the use of AI should be described in the relevant Methods or equivalent section.

A suggested disclosure statement is:

Generative AI Use: During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used [name of AI tool/model] for [describe purpose, e.g., language editing and improvement of readability]. The authors reviewed and edited all AI-assisted content and take full responsibility for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of the final manuscript.

3. AI Cannot Be Listed as an Author

Generative AI tools, including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, or other AI systems, cannot be listed as an author or co-author of a manuscript.

AI systems cannot assume responsibility for the accuracy, originality, integrity, ethical compliance, conflicts of interest, copyright, or final approval of a manuscript. Therefore, authorship must remain with qualified human contributors.

4. Responsibility for AI-Generated Content

Authors are responsible for ensuring that AI-assisted content:

a. is factually accurate and scientifically valid;
b. does not contain fabricated or unverifiable information;
c. does not constitute plagiarism or inappropriate text reuse;
d. contains appropriate citations to the original sources;
e. does not infringe copyright or other intellectual property rights;
f. does not introduce undisclosed bias or misleading statements; and
g. complies with applicable research ethics and publication standards.

AI tools must not be treated as primary sources of scientific evidence. Authors must verify information generated by AI against appropriate primary or authoritative sources.

5. AI-Generated Images, Figures, Tables, and Data

The use of generative AI to create, modify, enhance, or manipulate scientific images, figures, tables, or data must be disclosed.

AI must not be used to fabricate, falsify, selectively manipulate, or otherwise misrepresent experimental data, analytical results, scientific images, spectra, chromatograms, microscopy images, or other research evidence.

Where AI is an integral component of the research methodology, its use must be clearly described in the Methods section, including the relevant tool, model/version, purpose, and applicable parameters.

The use of AI must never alter or obscure the original scientific evidence in a misleading manner.

6. AI Use by Reviewers

Reviewers must maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts submitted to JRSKT.

Reviewers must not upload, submit, copy, or otherwise transfer a manuscript or any part of a confidential manuscript into generative AI systems unless explicit permission has been obtained from the journal and confidentiality can be assured.

This restriction includes the use of AI systems to generate peer-review reports based on confidential manuscript content.

Reviewers remain fully responsible for the content, accuracy, fairness, and confidentiality of their peer-review reports.

7. AI Use by Editors

Editors may use AI-assisted technologies only in ways that preserve the confidentiality, integrity, and fairness of the editorial process.

Editors must not upload confidential manuscripts, reviewer reports, author information, or other unpublished material into AI systems where confidentiality and data protection cannot be assured.

AI must not independently determine editorial decisions, acceptance or rejection of manuscripts, reviewer selection, or ethical judgments. Final editorial decisions remain the responsibility of the journal's human editors.

If AI-assisted tools are used in the editorial or production process, the journal will ensure appropriate human oversight and verification.

8. Confidentiality and Intellectual Property

Submitted manuscripts are considered confidential documents. Authors, reviewers, and editors must protect unpublished research, intellectual property, personal information, and other confidential information contained in manuscripts.

The use of AI tools must not result in unauthorized disclosure, storage, processing, or dissemination of confidential manuscript content.

9. Non-Disclosure and Misuse of AI

Failure to disclose substantive use of generative AI, or the use of AI to fabricate data, references, results, images, or other scientific content, may constitute a breach of publication ethics.

Where concerns regarding inappropriate AI use arise, JRSKT may request clarification or supporting information from the authors and may take appropriate editorial action in accordance with the journal's publication ethics policies.

Possible actions may include requesting revision or disclosure, rejection of the manuscript, correction or retraction of a published article, or referral of the matter to the authors' affiliated institution where appropriate.

10. Human Oversight and Accountability

JRSKT emphasizes that generative AI is an assistive technology and does not replace the intellectual responsibility of researchers, authors, reviewers, or editors.

Human authors remain accountable for the complete manuscript and must ensure that all scientific claims, data, interpretations, references, figures, and conclusions are accurate, original, and ethically presented.

This policy is intended to promote the responsible and transparent use of emerging AI technologies while maintaining the highest standards of scholarly publishing.

11. Policy Basis

This policy is developed with reference to internationally recognized principles concerning the responsible use of artificial intelligence in scholarly publishing, including guidance from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).