Generative AI Policies
The Journal of Islamic Humanities and Social Inquiry (JIHSI) recognizes the potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in academic writing and research. However, to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity and human accountability, JIHSI has established the following policy regarding their use. This policy follows the recommendations provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
Authorship and Accountability
• AI Cannot Be an Author: Generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini) cannot be listed as an author or co-author on any manuscript submitted to JIHSI.
• Human Accountability: Authorship requires the ability to take responsibility for the work, be accountable for its integrity, and provide final approval of the version to be published—criteria that AI cannot fulfill. Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of the content produced or assisted by AI.
Permissible Use of Generative AI
• Language and Readability Enhancement: AI tools may be used solely to improve the readability, grammar, and language flow of a manuscript. This is particularly encouraged for authors whose primary language is not English or Bahasa Indonesia, to ensure the clarity of their arguments.
• Administrative Tasks: AI may be used for non-substantive tasks such as formatting references or generating basic summaries for internal use by the authors.
Prohibited Use of Generative AI
• Substantive Content Generation: AI must not be used to generate the core intellectual substance of the research, including theoretical arguments, interpretations of Islamic primary sources, or the formulation of research findings.
• Data Analysis and Synthesis: AI-assisted data analysis must be clearly stated and overseen by the human authors to prevent "hallucinations" or the creation of fabricated data.
• Citation Manipulation: Authors must ensure that AI does not generate non-existent or fabricated citations, a known risk with large language models.
Mandatory Disclosure Requirements
Transparency is a core principle of JIHSI. Authors who use Generative AI or AI-assisted technologies in any part of their research or manuscript preparation must:
1. Disclose the Use: State explicitly in the Methods section or the Acknowledgements section that AI was used.
2. Detail the Application: Specify which AI tool was used (including version/date) and for what specific purpose (e.g., "ChatGPT-4 was used to proofread and improve the grammatical structure of the English translation").
3. Confirm Human Oversight: Include a statement confirming that the authors have reviewed and edited the AI-generated output and take full responsibility for the final content.
Editorial and Reviewer Use of AI
• Reviewer Confidentiality: Reviewers are strictly prohibited from uploading submitted manuscripts into Generative AI tools. Doing so constitutes a breach of the journal's confidentiality policy and a violation of the author’s intellectual property rights.
• Editorial Screening: JIHSI reserves the right to use specialized AI-detection tools during the Screening for Plagiarism process to identify undisclosed AI-generated content.
