Declaration of Generative AI in Scientific Writing

International Journal of Justice and Legal Systems (IJJLS) is committed to maintaining academic integrity, transparency, and ethical scholarly publishing standards. This policy outlines the journal’s position regarding the responsible and ethical use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in the preparation of manuscripts submitted for publication. 

The editorial board encourages authors and reviewers to carefully comply with the policies regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in academic publishing, which can be accessed through Elsevier’s official policy on Generative AI for journals: Elsevier Generative AI Policies for Journals. The policy emphasizes transparency, ethical responsibility, disclosure obligations, and limitations concerning the use of generative AI technologies in scientific writing and the peer review process.

  1. Authorship and Accountability

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and AI-assisted technologies, including Large Language Models and Generative AI systems, do not meet the criteria for authorship because they cannot assume responsibility for the originality, integrity, accuracy, or ethical validity of scholarly work. Therefore, AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors of any manuscript submitted to International Journal of Justice and Legal Systems (IJJLS).

    Authors remain fully responsible and accountable for the entire content of the submitted manuscript, including any sections generated, edited, translated, reformatted, or improved using AI technologies. Authors are responsible for verifying the factual accuracy, originality, references, legal analysis, interpretations, and conclusions contained within the manuscript.

    The use of AI technologies must always remain under direct human supervision. Authors are required to critically review, revise, and validate all AI-assisted outputs to ensure compliance with scientific standards, academic integrity, publication ethics, and legal scholarship standards.

  2. Transparency and Disclosure

    Authors are required to disclose clearly, specifically, and transparently any use of AI or AI-assisted technologies during manuscript preparation.

    The disclosure should include:

    • The name of the AI tool or platform used, such as ChatGPT, GPT-4, Grammarly, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Midjourney, or other AI-based technologies;
    • The specific purpose for which the AI tool was used, including language refinement, grammar checking, translation assistance, formatting support, brainstorming, literature exploration, data analysis assistance, image generation, or drafting support;
    • A brief explanation regarding the extent of AI involvement in manuscript preparation.

    Disclosure regarding AI use should be included in one of the following sections:

    • The Acknowledgements section;
    • The Methods section, if AI tools were used in methodological procedures or data analysis;
    • A separate “Declaration of AI Use” statement placed before the References section or within an author note.

    Example of disclosure statement:

    “Portions of this manuscript were edited and refined using ChatGPT (OpenAI) for language improvement and grammatical correction. All AI-assisted outputs were critically reviewed, revised, and validated by the authors, who remain fully responsible for the final content of the manuscript.”

  3. Permissible Uses of AI Technologies

    AI technologies may be used only as supporting tools and not as substitutes for scholarly responsibility. Permissible uses include:

    • Language improvement, grammar correction, spelling correction, and readability enhancement;
    • Translation assistance and manuscript formatting support;
    • Brainstorming, idea organization, and preliminary literature exploration;
    • Assistance in drafting non-substantive sections, provided all content is substantially reviewed and revised by the authors;
    • Assistance in data analysis or visualization, provided the methods are transparent, verifiable, reproducible, and fully validated by the authors.

  4. Prohibited Uses of AI Technologies

    The use of AI technologies is strictly prohibited for the following activities:

    • Generating fabricated data, fictitious legal analysis, false interpretations, or non-existent references and citations;
    • Conducting plagiarism or presenting AI-generated content as entirely original human work without disclosure;
    • Replacing the authors’ intellectual contribution, legal reasoning, scientific interpretation, or academic judgment;
    • Manipulating, misleading, or falsifying research findings, legal arguments, or conclusions;
    • Violating manuscript confidentiality during the peer review or editorial process.

  5. Consequences of Policy Violations

    Failure to comply with this policy regarding the ethical and transparent use of AI technologies will be considered a serious violation of publication ethics.

    Violations may result in:

    • Rejection of the manuscript during the editorial process;
    • Retraction of published articles;
    • Suspension or prohibition of future submissions to the journal;
    • Notification to the authors’ affiliated institutions or relevant ethics committees where necessary.

This policy may be periodically reviewed and updated to reflect developments in AI technologies, publication ethics standards, and international scholarly publishing practices.

For further information regarding the ethical use of AI technologies in manuscript preparation, authors may contact the editorial office via email: editor@triazpustaka.id.

 

Reference: 
Elsevier. “Generative AI Policies for Journals.” Elsevier. Last modified September 2025. Accessed May 27, 2026. https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/generative-ai-policies-for-journals.