Generative AI Policy

For Authors

General Principles

  1. AI cannot be an author or co-author. All authors must be human and must take responsibility for the content and integrity of the manuscript.

  2. AI may assist but must not replace scholarly judgment. Authors, reviewers, and editors remain responsible for their intellectual, academic, and editorial decisions.

  3. Human verification is mandatory. AI-assisted content must be reviewed and verified for accuracy, relevance, originality, and consistency with the research.

  4. Research integrity must be protected. AI must not be used to fabricate or falsify data, findings, references, citations, or other research materials.

  5. Confidentiality must be maintained. Confidential manuscripts, unpublished data, personal information, and peer-review materials must not be uploaded to public or unauthorized AI systems.

  6. Transparency is required. Substantive use of AI in preparing or developing a manuscript must be disclosed.

Permitted Use of AI

Authors may use AI tools for limited and assistive purposes, including:

  • grammar, spelling, proofreading, and language improvement;

  • translation and language assistance;

  • improving clarity and readability of author-written text;

  • brainstorming or exploring research ideas;

  • assistance with coding or data organization, provided that the outputs are independently checked; and

  • other routine editorial or technical assistance.

Authors remain fully responsible for all AI-assisted content. AI-generated information, references, quotations, calculations, and other substantive outputs must be independently verified before inclusion in the manuscript.

Prohibited Use of AI

AI must not be used to:

  • generate or manipulate research data or findings;

  • fabricate references, citations, quotations, or sources;

  • falsify or distort research results;

  • manipulate research images, figures, or other evidence in a misleading manner;

  • present substantial AI-generated intellectual content as the author's own without appropriate disclosure;

  • circumvent plagiarism detection, editorial screening, or peer review;

  • upload confidential manuscripts, unpublished research data, personal data, or peer-review materials to public or unauthorized AI systems; or

  • conceal material AI use that should be disclosed.

Such practices may constitute a violation of the journal's publication ethics and research-integrity standards.

AI Disclosure

Authors should disclose substantive use of AI in the preparation, analysis, or presentation of a manuscript.

The disclosure should identify the AI tool used and briefly describe its purpose.

Example:

AI Disclosure: The authors used [name of AI tool] to assist with language editing and improve the readability of the manuscript. All AI-assisted outputs were reviewed, revised, and verified by the authors. The authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, interpretation, and integrity of the final manuscript.

Routine spelling, grammar, or formatting assistance does not normally require detailed disclosure unless the use involves substantive generation or modification of the manuscript.

The disclosure should be included in the Acknowledgements or another appropriate section of the manuscript according to the journal's Author Guidelines.

AI-Generated Images and Research Materials

The use of generative AI to create or substantially modify images, figures, or other research materials must be disclosed where it is relevant to the scholarly content of the manuscript.

AI must not be used to fabricate or misleadingly alter research evidence.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that AI-assisted materials comply with applicable copyright, licensing, privacy, consent, and intellectual property requirements.

AI in Peer Review and Editorial Processes

Manuscripts submitted to TIK ILMEU and materials associated with peer review are confidential.

Reviewers and editors must not upload manuscripts, unpublished data, reviewer reports, author responses, or other confidential materials to public or unauthorized generative AI systems.

AI tools must not replace the independent scholarly judgment of reviewers or editors. Reviewers and editors remain responsible for the confidentiality, objectivity, accuracy, and integrity of their assessments and editorial decisions.

Editorial Guidelines   Reviewer Guidelines

Responsibility and Editorial Action

The use of AI does not transfer responsibility for a manuscript to the AI system. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of their work.

If the journal identifies inappropriate, undisclosed, or potentially harmful use of AI, the editorial team may request clarification or additional disclosure. Where AI use involves fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, misrepresentation of authorship, breach of confidentiality, or other forms of misconduct, the journal may take appropriate action in accordance with its Publication Ethics policy.

This policy is intended to support the responsible, transparent, and ethical use of Artificial Intelligence in scholarly communication while preserving human authorship, academic integrity, confidentiality, and editorial independence.