Policy Scope

This policy governs the use of generative artificial intelligence and AI-assisted technologies in manuscript preparation, research, peer review, editorial evaluation, and journal production at Jurnal Sosiologi Agama Indonesia (JSAI).

AI-assisted technologies include large language models, chatbots, automated writing and translation systems, image generators, coding assistants, transcription tools, and other systems capable of generating or substantially modifying scholarly content.

Human Responsibility

Authors, reviewers, and editors remain fully responsible for all work submitted, evaluated, or approved under their names. The use of AI does not transfer or reduce responsibility for accuracy, originality, interpretation, confidentiality, copyright compliance, ethical conduct, or the integrity of the scholarly record.

Decisions concerning research design, data interpretation, scholarly argument, peer-review recommendations, and editorial outcomes must remain under meaningful human control.

AI and Authorship

Permitted Author Use

Authors may use AI-assisted technologies when such use supports, rather than replaces, responsible scholarly work. Permitted uses may include:

• language editing and improvement of readability;
• preliminary translation followed by qualified human review;
• transcription or organization of research materials, subject to confidentiality safeguards;
• assistance with coding, data processing, or visualization when the procedure is transparent and validated;
• development of preliminary outlines, search terms, or analytical prompts; and
• other uses that are lawful, ethically appropriate, disclosed where required, and subject to human verification.

Required Disclosure

Authors must disclose the use of generative AI when it has substantively contributed to manuscript drafting, translation, literature processing, coding, data analysis, interpretation, image generation, or another research or publication activity.

The disclosure should identify:

• the name and version of the tool, where available;
• the purpose for which it was used;
• the stage of the research or writing process;
• the nature and extent of the generated or modified content; and
• the procedures used for human verification and revision.

Routine use of spelling checkers, basic grammar correction, reference-management software, or ordinary formatting tools does not normally require disclosure when the tools do not generate or substantially alter scholarly content.

Suggested Disclosure Statement

AI Used as a Research Method

When an AI system forms part of the research method, the manuscript must provide sufficient information for scholarly assessment. Where relevant, authors should report:

• the tool, model, version, provider, and date of access;
• the research purpose and analytical task;
• material prompts, parameters, settings, or processing procedures;
• the type of data entered into the system;
• procedures used to validate outputs;
• human involvement in coding, interpretation, or decision-making; and
• known limitations, biases, reproducibility constraints, and ethical risks.

Accuracy, Sources, and Citations

Authors must independently verify all AI-generated factual statements, quotations, translations, references, statistical interpretations, and bibliographic information.

AI-generated references must not be included unless the authors have confirmed that the cited source exists, accurately supports the relevant claim, and has been recorded with correct bibliographic information.

An AI system should not be cited as the authoritative source of a scholarly or factual claim when the original or appropriate primary source is available.

Confidentiality and Personal Data

Authors must not upload confidential participant information, identifiable personal data, unpublished third-party materials, restricted documents, copyrighted manuscripts, or other sensitive research content to an external AI system without appropriate authorization, consent, security safeguards, and legal basis.

Anonymization must be adequate to prevent re-identification. Removal of names alone may be insufficient when contextual information can reveal participant identity.

AI-Generated Images and Research Evidence

AI-generated or AI-modified images must not be presented as authentic photographs, field evidence, archival records, research observations, or empirical data.

AI-generated images may be considered when they are themselves the object of study, are required by the research design, or serve a clearly identified illustrative purpose. Their origin, method of generation, and analytical status must be disclosed.

Authors must ensure that generated or modified visual material does not infringe copyright, misrepresent individuals or communities, fabricate evidence, or obscure material alterations.

Prohibited Uses

The following uses are prohibited:

• listing an AI system as an author or contributor;
• submitting AI-generated text without adequate human review and responsibility;
• using AI to fabricate data, quotations, interview statements, field notes, references, findings, images, or research participants;
• using AI to conceal plagiarism, duplicate publication, or inappropriate text reuse;
• presenting generated interpretations as findings derived from data when no valid analytical process occurred;
• using AI-generated citations or sources that have not been independently verified;
• uploading confidential or restricted content without proper authorization; and
• using AI in a manner that violates research ethics, intellectual-property rights, participant protection, or applicable law.

Use of AI by Reviewers

Reviewers must not upload manuscripts, supplementary files, review forms, editorial correspondence, or unpublished research information into external generative-AI systems unless the journal has expressly authorized the specific system and adequate confidentiality and data-protection arrangements are in place.

Reviewers may not delegate the substantive evaluation of a manuscript to an AI system. Review reports must reflect the reviewer’s own expert assessment.

Any authorized substantive use of AI during review must be disclosed to the editor. The reviewer remains responsible for the accuracy, fairness, confidentiality, and academic quality of the report.

Use of AI by Editors and Editorial Staff

Editors and editorial staff must not upload confidential manuscripts, reviewer reports, author identities, editorial deliberations, or unpublished supporting materials into external AI systems without verified authorization and appropriate safeguards.

AI must not make or determine editorial decisions. Decisions to send a manuscript for review, select reviewers, request revision, accept, reject, correct, or retract content require accountable human judgment.

Authorized AI-assisted tools may be used for limited technical or administrative purposes, such as formatting, metadata checking, or language support, provided that confidentiality is protected and a responsible editor verifies the result.

Journal Production and Transparency

When JSAI uses AI-assisted technologies in a manner that materially affects published content, copyediting, translation, image production, or another visible component of the publication process, appropriate human oversight and disclosure will be provided where relevant.

Non-Disclosure or Misuse

When undisclosed or inappropriate AI use is suspected, the journal may request an explanation, source materials, original data, prompts, processing records, or other documentation necessary to assess the integrity of the work.

Depending on the nature and severity of the issue, the journal may require correction, return the manuscript for revision, reject the submission, withdraw an acceptance decision, or take post-publication action under the applicable journal policies.