Artificial Intelligence Policy

1. Policy Statement
The Journal of Applied Computer and Information Technology (JACoIT) recognizes that Artificial Intelligence (AI), including Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs), can support certain activities in scholarly writing and publishing.

JACoIT permits the responsible and transparent use of AI by Authors and the Editorial Team for appropriate supporting purposes. However, AI must not replace human intellectual judgment, scientific responsibility, peer-review integrity, or editorial decision-making.

This policy applies to Authors, Editors, Editorial Board Members, and Peer Reviewers involved in the JACoIT publication process.

 

2. No Quantitative AI Percentage Limit
JACoIT does not impose a quantitative percentage limit on the use of AI in manuscripts.

AI use is assessed based on its purpose, nature, transparency, and potential impact on scholarly integrity, rather than on a numerical percentage of AI-generated content.

Any substantive use of AI must be appropriately disclosed, and Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and final content of their manuscripts.

 

3. Use of AI by Authors
Authors may use AI tools for appropriate supporting purposes, including:

  • language, grammar, spelling, and readability improvement;
  • translation assistance;
  • assistance in organizing or structuring text;
  • generating ideas or exploring research directions; and
  • assistance with coding or other technical tasks, provided that the results are independently verified.

Authors must not use AI to fabricate or falsify data, results, references, citations, images, or other scholarly content.

Authors are responsible for independently verifying AI-assisted information because AI systems may produce inaccurate, incomplete, biased, or fabricated content.

The use of AI does not reduce or transfer the Authors' responsibility for their work.

 

4. Disclosure of AI Use
Authors must disclose substantive use of AI in the preparation of a manuscript. The disclosure should identify the AI tool used and the purpose or nature of its use.

A suggested disclosure statement is:

AI Use Disclosure: During the preparation of this manuscript, the Authors used [name of AI tool] for [purpose]. The Authors reviewed and verified the AI-assisted content and remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and final content of the manuscript.

Routine use of standard software for spelling, grammar, formatting, or reference management does not require disclosure unless it involves substantive AI-generated content.

Editors and members of the Editorial Team must also disclose substantive use of AI when it materially contributes to their editorial work, where appropriate.

 

5. AI and Authorship
AI tools, including Generative AI systems and Large Language Models, cannot be listed as Authors or Co-Authors.

Authorship requires human intellectual contribution and accountability. AI cannot assume responsibility for the content, integrity, or ethical compliance of a scholarly work.

 

6. Use of AI by Editors and Editorial Team
Editors and Editorial Team members may use AI for limited administrative or supporting purposes, provided that such use does not compromise manuscript confidentiality, intellectual property, or editorial independence.

AI must not replace human assessment or be used to make autonomous decisions concerning:

  • manuscript suitability;
  • scientific quality;
  • methodological assessment;
  • acceptance or rejection;
  • revision requirements; or
  • other editorial decisions.

All editorial decisions remain the responsibility of the designated human Editor.

 

7. Prohibition of AI Use by Peer Reviewers
Peer Reviewers are prohibited from using AI in the peer-review process.

This prohibition includes, but is not limited to:

  • using AI to analyze or evaluate a submitted manuscript;
  • using AI to assess the scientific quality, methodology, originality, results, conclusions, or significance of a manuscript;
  • using AI to generate, formulate, or draft peer-review comments or recommendations;
  • using AI to determine whether a manuscript should be accepted, revised, or rejected; and
  • uploading, entering, or otherwise submitting a manuscript or any part of a manuscript into an AI application.

The prohibition also applies to confidential tables, figures, datasets, supplementary materials, and other materials contained in a submitted manuscript.

Peer Reviewers must conduct their evaluations independently based on their own expertise, scholarly judgment, and the journal's peer-review criteria.

 

8. Confidentiality, Integrity, and Accountability
All Authors, Editors, Editorial Board Members, and Peer Reviewers must protect the confidentiality of unpublished manuscripts, research data, personal information, peer-review reports, editorial correspondence, and other confidential materials.

Confidential manuscript materials must not be submitted to public or third-party AI systems in ways that may compromise confidentiality, intellectual property, privacy, or research integrity.

The use of AI does not transfer responsibility from humans to AI systems:

  • Authors remain responsible for their manuscripts;
  • Editors remain responsible for editorial decisions; and
  • Peer Reviewers remain responsible for their independent reviews.

Any use of AI that results in plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, misrepresentation, infringement of intellectual property, breach of confidentiality, or other forms of academic or publication misconduct may constitute a violation of JACoIT's publication ethics.

 

9. AI-Generated Research Materials
Where AI is used substantively to generate or modify research-related materials, including images, figures, code, datasets, synthetic data, or computational analysis, Authors must disclose such use where relevant.

Authors must ensure that AI-assisted research materials are appropriately verified and do not compromise the validity, reproducibility, originality, intellectual property, or ethical integrity of the research.

 

10. Non-Compliance
JACoIT may take appropriate action in cases of non-compliance with this policy. Such action may include requesting clarification or disclosure, requiring correction, rejecting or withdrawing a manuscript, correcting or retracting a published article where appropriate, removing a Peer Reviewer from the review process, or referring suspected misconduct to the relevant institution.

The action taken will depend on the nature and seriousness of the violation.

 

11. Policy Review
JACoIT will periodically review and update this policy in response to developments in Artificial Intelligence, scholarly publishing standards, publication ethics, and applicable national or international regulations.

Effective Date: August 2026
Policy Owner: Journal of Applied Computer and Information Technology (JACoIT)
Publisher: PT Global Research Innovation

Core Principle

AI may assist scholarly and publishing activities, but it must not replace human responsibility, scientific judgment, peer-review integrity, or editorial decision-making.