AI Policy

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND GENERATIVE AI POLICY

Acceleration: Multidisciplinary Research Journal (AMRJ)

1. General Statement

Acceleration: Multidisciplinary Research Journal (AMRJ) recognizes that artificial intelligence (AI), including generative AI and large language model (LLM) technologies, may be used as supporting tools in academic research and manuscript preparation.

AMRJ permits responsible and transparent use of AI-assisted tools when such use does not compromise research integrity, originality, confidentiality, authorship, accountability, or scholarly standards.

The use of AI does not transfer responsibility for the manuscript from human authors to the AI system.

Authors, editors, and reviewers remain responsible for complying with this policy.

2. Human Responsibility

Human authors retain full responsibility for the manuscript, including:

  • accuracy of information;

  • originality;

  • research design;

  • interpretation of findings;

  • validity of data;

  • citations and references;

  • ethical compliance;

  • intellectual contribution;

  • disclosure of AI use; and

  • final approval of the manuscript.

AI-generated content must be critically evaluated and verified by the responsible human author.

Authors must not assume that AI-generated information is accurate merely because it appears plausible or authoritative.

3. Permitted Uses of AI by Authors

Authors may use AI-assisted tools for limited and responsible purposes, including:

  • language improvement;

  • grammar and spelling correction;

  • translation assistance;

  • improving readability and clarity;

  • formatting assistance;

  • brainstorming or generating preliminary ideas;

  • assistance with coding or programming;

  • data-processing assistance where appropriate; and

  • other supporting activities that do not replace the authors' scholarly judgment.

Authors remain responsible for verifying all outputs generated or assisted by AI tools.

4. Disclosure of AI Use

Authors must disclose the use of generative AI or other AI-assisted tools when the use materially contributes to the preparation of the manuscript.

The disclosure should identify:

  1. the name of the AI tool or system;

  2. the purpose for which it was used; and

  3. the general nature of the assistance provided.

An appropriate disclosure may be included in the Acknowledgments, Methods, or another appropriate section depending on the nature of the AI use.

For example:

AI-Assisted Writing Disclosure: During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used [name of AI tool] for language editing and readability improvement. The authors reviewed, verified, and revised all AI-assisted output and remain fully responsible for the content of the manuscript.

Minor use of standard spelling, grammar, or accessibility tools may not require a separate disclosure unless the tool materially generated or transformed scholarly content.

5. AI Cannot Be an Author

AI systems, generative AI tools, and large language models cannot be listed as authors or co-authors.

AI systems cannot:

  • accept responsibility for the integrity of the work;

  • approve the final manuscript;

  • respond to editorial questions;

  • disclose conflicts of interest;

  • provide informed consent; or

  • assume accountability for published findings.

Authorship must therefore remain limited to qualified human contributors who meet the AMRJ Authorship Criteria.

6. Prohibited Uses by Authors

Authors must not use AI tools to:

  • fabricate research data;

  • falsify research findings;

  • generate fictitious participants or observations;

  • create false references or citations;

  • manipulate images or research results deceptively;

  • conceal plagiarism;

  • impersonate another researcher;

  • fabricate ethical approval;

  • fabricate peer-review information;

  • generate misleading research findings;

  • misrepresent AI-generated content as independently verified research; or

  • otherwise compromise research or publication integrity.

AI-generated references must always be independently verified against the original scholarly source.

7. Data and Confidentiality

Authors must exercise caution when submitting information to external AI systems.

Authors should not upload:

  • confidential research data;

  • personal or identifiable participant information;

  • unpublished manuscripts;

  • confidential peer-review materials;

  • proprietary institutional information;

  • restricted datasets; or

  • other information that they are not authorized to disclose.

Authors remain responsible for complying with applicable privacy, confidentiality, intellectual property, and data-protection requirements.

8. AI Use in Research Data and Analysis

AI-assisted tools may be used in research data processing or analysis when their use is methodologically appropriate and transparently reported.

Where AI materially contributes to:

  • data classification;

  • coding;

  • statistical analysis;

  • qualitative analysis;

  • image analysis;

  • text analysis;

  • model development; or

  • other research procedures,

the authors should describe the relevant tool, procedure, and role of AI sufficiently for readers to understand how it contributed to the research.

Authors remain responsible for evaluating the validity and limitations of AI-assisted analysis.

9. AI-Generated Images and Other Media

AI-generated or AI-modified images, figures, audio, video, or other media must be appropriately disclosed when used in a manuscript.

Authors must ensure that the use of such material:

  • does not misrepresent evidence;

  • does not fabricate research results;

  • does not infringe third-party rights;

  • complies with applicable copyright requirements; and

  • is transparently identified when relevant to the interpretation of the research.

Images representing actual research data must not be deceptively generated or manipulated.

10. AI Use by Editors

Editors may use appropriate technological tools to assist with administrative or editorial workflows.

However, editors must not allow AI systems to replace human editorial judgment.

Editors remain responsible for:

  • editorial decisions;

  • confidentiality;

  • fair treatment of authors;

  • conflict-of-interest management;

  • ethical assessment; and

  • protection of unpublished manuscript information.

Editors must not upload confidential manuscript content into external AI systems when doing so would compromise confidentiality or violate applicable policies.

11. AI Use by Peer Reviewers

Reviewers must maintain strict confidentiality regarding manuscripts under review.

Reviewers must not upload manuscripts, unpublished research findings, confidential reviewer comments, or other protected manuscript content into generative AI systems or other external AI services unless explicitly authorized and the use is consistent with applicable confidentiality requirements.

Reviewers remain responsible for the accuracy, independence, and confidentiality of their evaluations.

AI tools must not be used as a substitute for the reviewer's scholarly expertise and judgment.

12. AI and Peer-Review Integrity

Authors, editors, and reviewers must not use AI tools to manipulate the peer-review process.

Examples of unacceptable conduct include:

  • generating fabricated reviewer reports;

  • impersonating reviewers;

  • manipulating editorial decisions;

  • generating undisclosed peer-review evaluations;

  • attempting to identify confidential reviewers through unauthorized AI use; or

  • using confidential manuscript content for unrelated AI training or analysis.

13. AI and Plagiarism

The use of AI does not exempt authors from the journal's plagiarism policy.

Authors remain responsible for ensuring that AI-assisted text, ideas, translations, summaries, references, and other materials do not improperly reproduce or misappropriate the work of others.

Authors should verify the originality and attribution of AI-assisted content before submission.

14. AI and References

AI systems may generate inaccurate, incomplete, or fictitious citations.

Authors must therefore independently verify every reference included in a manuscript.

Authors must not cite an AI-generated reference unless the cited source actually exists and is relevant to the claim being supported.

The use of AI-generated citations does not replace the requirement to consult and cite the original scholarly sources.

15. Editorial Action

Failure to disclose material AI use, or misuse of AI in a manner that compromises research or publication integrity, may result in editorial action.

Depending on the circumstances, AMRJ may:

  • request clarification;

  • require correction;

  • request additional documentation;

  • reject the manuscript;

  • issue an expression of concern;

  • publish a correction;

  • retract a published article; or

  • refer serious cases to the relevant institution or authority.

The action taken will depend on the nature and seriousness of the violation.

16. Relationship with Other AMRJ Policies

This AI Policy should be read together with:

  • Authorship Criteria

  • Author Guidelines

  • Types of Manuscript

  • Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

  • Research Ethics and Data Integrity requirements

Where an AI-related issue also constitutes plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, authorship misconduct, confidentiality violation, or another form of research misconduct, the relevant AMRJ publication ethics procedures will apply.

17. Continuous Review

Because AI technologies and responsible-use standards continue to evolve, AMRJ may periodically review and update this policy.

Updates will be communicated through the journal website and will apply to manuscripts submitted after the effective date specified by the journal.

Last Updated: 2026

Acceleration: Multidisciplinary Research Journal (AMRJ)
Publisher: PT Akselerasi Karya Mandiri
p-ISSN: 3026-0159
e-ISSN: 2986-9269
DOI Prefix: 10.70210