Artificial Intelligence: AI Policy

Journal of Human and Life Studies (JHLS)

The Journal of Human and Life Studies (JHLS) recognizes the growing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI technologies in academic research and scholarly publishing. The journal supports the responsible and transparent use of AI while maintaining the principles of academic integrity, research ethics, and publication ethics.

1. AI Use by Authors

Authors may use AI or Generative AI tools to assist with language improvement, grammar checking, manuscript organization, and formatting. However, authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, integrity, originality, and validity of all content submitted to the journal.

AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors because they cannot assume responsibility for the work, approve the final manuscript, or meet authorship criteria.

Authors must disclose the use of AI when it has contributed substantially to the preparation of the manuscript. Such disclosure should be included in the Acknowledgements section or other appropriate sections of the manuscript.

Authors must not use AI to fabricate, falsify, manipulate, or misrepresent research data, results, images, references, or any other scholarly content.

2. AI Use by Reviewers

Reviewers are required to maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts and all related materials received for peer review.

Reviewers must not upload manuscripts, figures, tables, supplementary files, or any unpublished materials into public AI systems or third-party AI services that may compromise confidentiality, intellectual property rights, or data security.

The peer-review process must be conducted by the reviewer personally. AI tools must not replace the reviewer’s scholarly judgment, critical evaluation, or professional responsibility.

3. AI Use by Editors

Editors may use AI tools for limited editorial support purposes, such as language enhancement, administrative assistance, and preliminary manuscript screening.

Editorial decisions, including acceptance, revision, and rejection, must be made solely by the editorial team and cannot be delegated to AI systems.

Editors are responsible for ensuring that the confidentiality, integrity, and ethical standards of the journal are maintained throughout the editorial process.

4. Ethical Compliance

Any inappropriate use of AI that violates research integrity, publication ethics, or journal policies may result in editorial action. Such actions may include manuscript rejection, publication correction, article retraction, or other measures deemed appropriate by the Editorial Board.

5. Policy Review

The Journal of Human and Life Studies reserves the right to revise this policy periodically in response to developments in AI technologies, publishing standards, and international best practices.

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This policy is informed by the recommendations and principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).