AI Policy

Artificial Intelligence Policy

Editorial Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence and Automated Tools

The Political Sciences Journal recognizes the rapidly growing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automated tools in scientific research and academic publishing and emphasizes the need for clear ethical guidelines governing such use. The Political Sciences Journal adheres to the principles and recommendations issued by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) regarding the responsible and transparent use of artificial intelligence in scientific research and academic publishing, and also follows the best practices recommended by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) in this area, as follows:

First: Use of Artificial Intelligence by Authors

  1. Artificial intelligence tools, including Large Language Models (LLMs), may not be listed as authors under any circumstances.
  2. Authorship and full responsibility for the manuscript are exclusively limited to human authors.
  3. Authors remain fully responsible for all content of the research, including text, images, or data produced with the assistance of artificial intelligence tools. Authors must verify the validity, accuracy, and reliability of the outputs of any AI or automated tools used in conducting the research or preparing the manuscript.
  4. Any use of artificial intelligence tools in writing, editing, translation, image generation, or data analysis must be transparently disclosed.
  5. The disclosure should identify the artificial intelligence tool used and explain how it was used. Such information should preferably be included in the Methods section or the Acknowledgments section.
  6. Generative AI tools may not be cited as scientific sources or references.
  7. The use of artificial intelligence must not compromise the originality, accuracy, or scientific integrity of the research.
  8. Authors bear full legal and ethical responsibility for any breach of publication ethics arising from content produced with the assistance of artificial intelligence.
  9. The use of artificial intelligence tools to fabricate, falsify, or manipulate data is strictly prohibited.
  10. Failure to comply with this policy may result in rejection of the manuscript or retraction of the published article, depending on the nature of the violation and the stage at which it is identified.

Second: Use of Artificial Intelligence by Peer Reviewers and Editors

11. Peer reviewers and editors should not use generative artificial intelligence tools to create their scientific assessments of manuscripts, peer-review reports, or editorial decisions. Such tools may be used for limited purposes related to editing or rephrasing text, provided that such use is disclosed and does not compromise the confidentiality of the manuscript or the peer-review process.

12. Peer reviewers and editors remain fully responsible for their assessments, reports, and decisions. The outputs of artificial intelligence tools must not be relied upon as a substitute for human scholarly judgment.

Third: Use of Automated Tools by the Journal

13. The journal shall disclose any routine use of automated tools in its editorial processes. Any such tools must be appropriately tested and evaluated before adoption.

14. All outputs generated by automated tools must be subject to human oversight and verification (Human in the Loop). No editorial decision shall be made solely or automatically on the basis of the outputs of such tools. This includes, for example, automated detection of text similarity, image manipulation or duplication, undeclared use of generative artificial intelligence, or automated peer-reviewer suggestions.