Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Chempublish Journal – University of Jambi

The editorial board of Chempublish Journal recognizes the increasing use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI) tools in scientific writing and research communication. To uphold academic integrity, transparency, and scientific rigor, this policy outlines the acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI technologies in manuscript preparation and submission.

1. Permitted Uses of AI Tools

Authors are allowed to use AI-based tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Grammarly, DeepL, QuillBot, or similar technologies) only for the following purposes:

  1. Language editing, including grammar correction, spelling checks, and sentence structure improvement.

  2. Paraphrasing or clarity enhancement of non-technical or descriptive text, without altering the scientific meaning.

  3. Translation from one language to another.

  4. Assistance with reference or citation formatting, provided that authors manually verify accuracy.

  5. Coding assistance, such as generating or debugging programming scripts (Python, R, MATLAB, etc.), with full verification by the authors, especially in chemical computations or simulations.

All permitted uses must remain under full human oversight, judgment, and responsibility.

2. Prohibited Uses of AI Tools

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

  1. Generating original scientific content, including hypotheses, experimental methodologies, chemical reaction mechanisms, results, discussions, or conclusions.

  2. Drafting abstracts, discussions, or conclusions without substantial intellectual contribution from the authors.

  3. Producing, manipulating, or falsifying scientific data, including tables, graphs, spectra, microscopy images, instrument outputs (NMR, IR, UV-Vis, GC-MS), or computational chemistry results.

  4. Generating citations or bibliographic entries that are not manually checked and verified for accuracy.

  5. Submitting manuscripts that are wholly or substantially AI-generated without disclosure and without critical review by the authors.

All scientific reasoning, interpretation, and data presented in the manuscript must originate from human scholarly work.

3. Authorship and Responsibility

  1. AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors.

  2. Any use of AI in the manuscript must be explicitly disclosed in the Acknowledgment section or another appropriate part of the manuscript.

  3. Authors bear full responsibility for:

    • the accuracy of the scientific content,

    • the originality of the work,

    • the validity of the data, and

    • the integrity of the manuscript.

Authors must be able to explain, reproduce, and defend all aspects of the submitted work.

4. Editorial Screening and Ethics Compliance

Chempublish Journal reserves the right to:

  1. Conduct AI-detection screening or use internal review procedures to assess inappropriate reliance on AI tools.

  2. Request clarification or revision if questionable AI usage is detected.

  3. Take editorial or ethical action, including:

    • manuscript rejection,

    • major revision requests,

    • notification to the authors’ institutions,

    • or other measures in accordance with publication ethics.

Failure to disclose AI usage or evidence of unethical practices may result in rejection or further investigation.

5. Policy Updates

This policy may be revised periodically in response to evolving ethical guidelines, technological developments, and best practices in scientific publishing.