Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

Jurnal Teknologi Informasi dan Multimedia (JTIM) recognizes the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in scholarly research and publishing. The journal supports the responsible and transparent use of AI while maintaining the principles of academic integrity, research integrity, confidentiality, accountability, and human oversight. This policy applies to authors, editors, and peer reviewers involved in the publication process.

Use of AI by Authors

Authors may use AI tools to support certain aspects of research and manuscript preparation, provided that their use is appropriate, transparent, and does not compromise the originality, accuracy, integrity, or confidentiality of the work.

Authors are required to disclose the use of AI tools in the manuscript when AI has been used in the preparation or development of the article. The disclosure should identify the AI tool used and briefly describe its purpose and extent of use. AI tools may be used, for example, for language improvement, grammar checking, translation, coding assistance, data processing, or other legitimate purposes, provided that the authors critically evaluate and verify the outputs.

AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors. Authors remain fully responsible for the content of their manuscript, including the accuracy of information, interpretation of results, originality, citations, and compliance with research and publication ethics. Authors must also ensure that AI-generated content does not contain fabricated information, inappropriate citations, plagiarism, or undisclosed copyrighted material.

Use of AI by Editors

Editors may use AI-assisted tools only in a limited and responsible manner for administrative or non-substantive editorial purposes, provided that such use does not compromise the confidentiality, security, or integrity of submitted manuscripts.

Editors must not use generative AI tools to make substantive editorial decisions, evaluate the scientific quality or originality of a manuscript, determine its suitability for publication, or replace their own professional judgment. Editors remain personally responsible for all editorial decisions.

Editors must not upload, enter, or otherwise disclose confidential manuscript content, reviewer information, unpublished research data, personal information, or other protected materials into public or third-party generative AI systems unless the system has been specifically approved by the journal and provides appropriate confidentiality and data protection safeguards.

Prohibition of AI Use by Peer Reviewers

Peer reviewers are not permitted to use generative AI tools to evaluate, analyze, summarize, or generate peer-review reports for submitted manuscripts.

Manuscripts received for peer review are confidential documents. Reviewers must not upload or share any part of a submitted manuscript, including its text, data, figures, tables, supplementary materials, or other confidential information, with generative AI systems or other external tools.

Peer reviewers are expected to conduct the review themselves and provide an independent, objective, constructive, and confidential assessment based on their academic expertise. AI-generated or AI-assisted peer-review reports are not permitted because they may compromise manuscript confidentiality, introduce inaccurate or biased assessments, and undermine the integrity of the peer-review process.

If a reviewer has any doubt regarding the appropriate use of AI during the review process, the reviewer should consult the editorial office before using any AI-assisted tool.

Accountability and Compliance

The use of AI does not transfer responsibility for scholarly work from the authors, editors, or reviewers to the AI system. Human users remain fully accountable for their decisions, statements, and actions throughout the publication process.

Failure to disclose the use of AI, inappropriate use of AI, disclosure of confidential manuscript information to AI systems, or use of AI in violation of this policy may be considered a breach of JTIM's publication ethics. The journal may take appropriate action in accordance with its publication ethics policies and relevant guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

JTIM periodically reviews this policy to ensure that its approach to AI-assisted research and publishing remains consistent with developments in technology, scholarly communication, research integrity, and international publication ethics standards.