Generative AI Policy

Overview

Guidelines by Role

1. For Authors

• Authorship Rights and Responsibilities: GenAI tools cannot be listed or cited as an author or co-author. Authorship implies accountability for the integrity, validity, and ethics of the work, which non-human entities cannot assume.
• Data and Media Integrity: GenAI must not be used to generate, alter, or manipulate primary research data, field observation logs, community development metrics, maps, original images, or visual figures.
• Permissible Use: Authors may use GenAI tools solely to assist with language editing, copyediting, formatting, and refining prose.
• Mandatory Disclosure:
  • Authors must disclose any use of GenAI upon submission in their cover letter.
  • Authors must explicitly detail how GenAI was utilized within the relevant sections of the manuscript (e.g., Literature Review, Methodology, or Acknowledgments).
  • AI-generated content within submitted manuscripts must not exceed 20% of the total text.
• Misconduct Notice: Undisclosed use of GenAI tools constitutes academic misconduct and will trigger an editorial investigation according to COPE guidelines.

2. For Editors

• Integrity Checks: JSID editors and editorial team members may use verified GenAI tools to perform integrity screenings (e.g., detecting plagiarism, unauthorized text reuse, extensive paraphrasing, or copyright infringement), provided that author confidentiality, privacy, and intellectual property rights are strictly preserved.
• Human Oversight: Editorial decisions regarding the evaluation, acceptance, or rejection of manuscripts must never rely solely on automated or GenAI outputs.
• Allegation Investigations: If notified or if they suspect undisclosed AI use in a manuscript, the editorial team will initiate a formal investigation following COPE procedures.

3. For Peer Reviewers

• Prohibition in Review Drafting: Peer reviewers are strictly prohibited from using GenAI tools to evaluate manuscripts, analyze research arguments, or write evaluation reports for JSID.
• Confidentiality: Manuscripts submitted to JSID contain confidential intellectual property. Reviewers must never upload any part of a manuscript, dataset, or supplementary material into publicly accessible or third-party GenAI platforms.
• Reporting Violations: Reviewers who suspect undisclosed AI usage in a manuscript under evaluation should report their concerns directly to the JSID editorial team.