Editorial Board Policy on the Use of AI Tools

The growing popularity of generative artificial intelligence and AI-powered technologies, which will be used increasingly by authors of publications, has led the editorial board to create an appropriate AI policy.These rules are aimed at ensuring greater transparency and improving the quality of publications for authors, reviewers, editors and readers.

The Editorial Board will monitor the development of AI technologies and adjust or improve these rules.

For Authors

If authors use generative AI and AI-enabled technologies in their writing, these technologies should only be used to improve readability and correct grammatical errors in the work.Authors should carefully review and edit the output, as AI can produce authoritative results that may be incorrect, incomplete, or biased.
Authors are fully responsible for the content, accuracy, and originality of all materials created using AI.
Authors should disclose in their manuscripts the use of AI and AI-enabled technologies.
The use of AI should be noted in the published work in the “Generative AI Disclosure” section, indicating the name of the tool and the nature of its use. The declaration of the use of these technologies supports transparency and trust between authors, readers, reviewers, and editors, and also promotes compliance with the terms of use of the relevant tool or technology.

The editorial board does not permit the use of generative artificial intelligence or AI-powered tools to create or modify figures, images in submitted manuscripts.

Failure to comply with this policy may be grounds for rejection or retraction of the article.

For Reviewers

Reviewers should not upload the submitted manuscript or any part of it into a generative AI tool, as this may violate the confidentiality and proprietary rights of the authors, and if the article contains personal information, may violate data privacy rights.
This confidentiality requirement extends to the reviewer’s report (review), as it may contain confidential information about the manuscript and/or the authors. For this reason, reviewers should not upload their review into an AI tool, even if it is only for the purpose of correcting grammatical errors and readability.

For Editors

The submitted manuscript should be treated as a confidential document.Editors should not upload the submitted manuscript or any part of it into a generative AI tool, as this may violate the confidentiality and proprietary rights of the authors and, if the article contains personal information, may violate data privacy rights.
This confidentiality requirement applies to all communications about the manuscript, including any decision messages or letters, as they may contain confidential information about the manuscript and/or the authors.For this reason, editors should not upload their letters into an AI tool, even if this is done only for the purpose of improving language and readability.

If an editor suspects that an author or reviewer has violated the AI ​​Policy, he or she should report this to the Editorial Board.