Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

Journal of Learning and Educational Innovation (JLEI)

The Journal of Learning and Educational Innovation (JLEI) recognizes the growing role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in research, education, and scholarly publishing. The journal supports the responsible, transparent, and ethical use of AI tools while maintaining academic integrity, human accountability, and research transparency.

This policy applies to authors, reviewers, editors, and all parties involved in the publication process.

A. Policy for Authors

Disclosure of AI Use

Authors must disclose any significant use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in the preparation of a manuscript.

Examples include, but are not limited to:
Content generation
Language editing and translation
Coding assistance
Data analysis
Statistical modeling
Data visualization
Literature organization
Research assistance

The nature and extent of AI use should be transparently reported in the manuscript, preferably in the Acknowledgements, Methods, or a dedicated disclosure statement.

Human Responsibility

Authors remain fully responsible for:
The accuracy of all information presented.
The integrity of research findings.
The validity of interpretations and conclusions.
The accuracy of references and citations.
Compliance with publication ethics.

The use of AI does not transfer responsibility from authors to any software or technology provider.

AI Cannot Be an Author

Artificial Intelligence tools, including generative AI systems, cannot be listed as authors or co-authors.

Authorship is restricted to individuals who meet accepted scholarly authorship criteria and who can assume responsibility for the content of the manuscript.

Research Integrity

Authors must ensure that AI-assisted outputs do not result in:
Plagiarism
Copyright infringement
Fabricated data
Falsified results
Invented references
Misleading interpretations

All AI-generated content must be critically reviewed and verified before submission.

Use of AI in Research

When AI technologies form part of the research methodology, authors must provide sufficient information regarding:
The AI system or model used.
The purpose of its use.
Relevant parameters or procedures.
Limitations and potential biases.

Such information should enable transparency, evaluation, and reproducibility of the research.

B. Policy for Reviewers

Confidentiality

Reviewers must maintain strict confidentiality regarding all manuscripts and associated materials received for review.

Reviewers must not upload manuscripts, figures, tables, datasets, supplementary files, reviewer reports, or any confidential editorial materials to public or external AI platforms.

Independent Scholarly Judgment

Peer review reports must reflect the reviewer's own expertise, critical assessment, and scholarly judgment.

AI tools must not replace independent academic evaluation.

Reviewers remain fully responsible for all review comments, recommendations, and editorial assessments provided to the journal.

C. Policy for Editors

Editorial Confidentiality

Editors must protect the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and all associated editorial communications.

Editors should not upload unpublished manuscripts, reviewer reports, author correspondence, or confidential journal materials to external AI systems that may compromise privacy, intellectual property rights, or publication ethics.

Human Editorial Decision-Making

Editorial decisions must be made by qualified editors based on:

Academic merit
Originality
Methodological quality
Ethical compliance
Relevance to the journal's aims and scope

AI-generated recommendations may not serve as the sole basis for editorial decisions.

Editors remain fully responsible for all publication decisions.

D. Ethical Principles for AI Use

JLEI supports the responsible use of AI technologies in scholarly publishing based on the principles of:
Transparency
Accountability
Academic integrity
Human oversight
Fairness
Reproducibility
Respect for privacy and confidentiality

Any undisclosed, misleading, or unethical use of AI may result in editorial action, including manuscript rejection, correction, retraction, or other measures consistent with the journal's Publication Ethics and Allegations of Misconduct policies.

E. Compliance

By submitting, reviewing, editing, or publishing manuscripts in JLEI, all participants agree to comply with this Artificial Intelligence Policy and to uphold the highest standards of ethical scholarly communication in the responsible use of AI technologies.