Artificial Intelligence Policy

ISEMA: Islamic Educational Management acknowledges the rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) and their increasing utilization in academic research and writing. To maintain research integrity and ethical publishing standards, the journal aligns its policy with the guidelines established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) regarding the use of AI tools in manuscript preparation.

Authors submitting manuscripts to ISEMA must adhere to the following principles:

1. Authorship and Accountability Artificial Intelligence tools (such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or similar LLMs) cannot be credited as an author or co-author of a manuscript. AI systems do not possess the capacity to take intellectual, ethical, or legal responsibility for the work, which is a fundamental requirement of academic authorship. Human authors are fully responsible and accountable for the content, accuracy, and originality of their submitted work.

2. Permitted Uses of AI Authors are permitted to use AI tools strictly to improve the readability and quality of the manuscript. Acceptable uses include language editing, grammar correction, translation, and structuring text.

3. Data and Content Integrity AI tools must not be used to generate original research data, fabricate results, manipulate images, or alter empirical findings. Authors must ensure that any literature or citations generated or suggested by AI tools are accurate, genuinely exist, and are properly referenced, as AI systems are prone to generating false or non-existent citations (hallucinations).

4. Transparency and Disclosure If AI tools are used in the research process or manuscript preparation (beyond basic grammar checking or reference management software), authors must transparently disclose their use. This disclosure should be placed in the Acknowledgments or Methodology section, specifying the name of the tool, its version, and exactly how it was utilized.

5. Reviewer and Editor Guidelines Peer reviewers and editors are strictly prohibited from uploading submitted manuscripts into public AI systems for the purpose of generating review reports or editorial decisions. Doing so violates the confidentiality and double-blind review principles of the journal.