Gen AI Policy

Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Manuscript Preparation

This journal supports the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in scientific writing while maintaining the highest standards of research integrity, transparency, and publication ethics. Authors are required to comply with the official policies of the publisher and internationally recognized publication ethics.

Important Notice
Scopus does not issue an independent policy governing the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in manuscript preparation. Scopus is an abstracting and indexing database rather than a scientific publisher. Therefore, authors must comply with the AI policies established by the respective journal and publisher (e.g., IJOBAS, Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, IEEE, IOCS, Taylor & Francis).

1. Permitted Use of AI

Authors may use Generative AI or AI-assisted technologies solely to support the writing process, including:

  • Improving grammar and spelling.
  • Enhancing language quality and readability.
  • Improving sentence structure and clarity.
  • Assisting with manuscript organization.
  • Supporting language editing before submission.

AI may only function as a writing assistance tool and must never replace the authors' scientific judgment, interpretation, or intellectual contribution.

2. AI Cannot Be Listed as an Author

The Journal strictly prohibits listing any Artificial Intelligence system (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, or similar technologies) as:

  • Author
  • Co-author
  • Corresponding author

Only human authors can assume responsibility for the integrity, originality, accuracy, and ethical compliance of a scientific publication.

3. Mandatory Disclosure of AI Use

If Generative AI has been used during manuscript preparation (excluding basic spelling or grammar correction), authors must disclose its use in a separate section immediately before the References entitled:

Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted Technologies in the Writing Process

Example:

During the preparation of this work, the authors used ChatGPT to improve language quality and readability. After using this tool, the authors carefully reviewed, revised, and verified all generated content and accept full responsibility for the final manuscript.

4. Author Responsibility

Authors remain fully responsible for:

  • Scientific accuracy.
  • Originality of the manuscript.
  • Interpretation of results.
  • Verification of all AI-generated content.
  • Correction of hallucinated or fabricated information.
  • Verification of all citations and references.

AI-generated output must never be copied directly into a manuscript without careful human review and verification.

5. AI-Generated References

Authors must verify every reference generated or suggested by AI tools. Fabricated citations, incorrect DOIs, inaccurate bibliographic information, or non-existent references constitute publication misconduct.

6. AI Used as Research Methodology

The use of Artificial Intelligence as part of the research methodology (e.g., Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Large Language Models, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing) is permitted when fully described within the Methods section, including:

  • Name of the AI model.
  • Software version.
  • Model configuration.
  • Training procedure.
  • Validation methodology.
  • Experimental settings.

7. AI-Generated Images

AI-assisted technologies must not be used to fabricate, manipulate, or alter scientific figures, microscopy images, experimental photographs, or research data in a manner that could misrepresent scientific findings.

Image enhancement is only acceptable when it does not modify the scientific interpretation and complies with accepted publication ethics.

8. Confidentiality

Authors should not upload confidential, unpublished, copyrighted, or sensitive research materials to publicly available AI systems unless they have confirmed that the service guarantees confidentiality and does not use submitted content for model training.

9. Editorial and Peer Review Process

Editors and reviewers must not upload submitted manuscripts or peer-review materials into publicly accessible AI systems because doing so may violate confidentiality, copyright, and research integrity.

Summary of AI Policy

Activity Status
Grammar and language improvement Permitted
Writing assistance Permitted (with human oversight)
AI listed as author Prohibited
Disclosure of AI usage Required
AI-generated references without verification Prohibited
AI-generated scientific images Prohibited
AI used as research methodology Permitted (fully documented)

References

  1. Elsevier. The Use of Generative AI and AI-assisted Technologies in Writing for Elsevier. Available at: https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/the-use-of-generative-ai-and-ai-assisted-technologies-in-writing-for-elsevier
  2. Elsevier. Generative AI Policies for Journals, Books and Commissioned Content. Available at: https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/publishing-ethics-books/generative-ai-policies
  3. Ganjavi C, Eppler MB, Pekcan A, et al. Bibliometric Analysis of Publisher and Journal Instructions to Authors on Generative-AI in Academic and Scientific Publishing. arXiv:2307.11918.