Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies Policy

JICTRA recognizes the increasing use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in research and scholarly communication. The use of such tools must be transparent, responsible, and subject to human oversight.

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and scientific validity of all content submitted to JICTRA, including any content generated or modified using AI-assisted tools.

AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors because they cannot take responsibility for the work, approve the final manuscript, disclose conflicts of interest, or respond to questions regarding research integrity.

The use of AI solely for basic language improvement, such as grammar, spelling, or readability, does not require disclosure, provided that the scientific meaning is not altered.

Substantive use of generative AI for writing, restructuring, translation, data analysis, coding, visualization, literature mapping, or other research-related purposes must be disclosed in the manuscript.

Where AI is part of the research methodology, authors must describe the tool or model, version where applicable, provider, purpose of use, relevant parameters or procedures, validation methods, and limitations in sufficient detail to support reproducibility.

Reviewers and editors must not upload submitted manuscripts, confidential peer-review information, unpublished data, or identifiable author information to publicly accessible generative AI systems where confidentiality cannot be guaranteed.

AI tools must not replace human editorial judgment or peer-review assessment.