Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan (JIKA), published by Sarana Ilmu Indonesia (Salnesia), recognizes that generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies may support certain activities in scholarly research and manuscript preparation. JIKA is committed to ensuring that these technologies are used responsibly, transparently, and in ways that preserve research integrity, confidentiality, originality, and human accountability.
This policy establishes requirements for authors, reviewers, and editors regarding the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the preparation, evaluation, and publication of manuscripts submitted to JIKA.
1. For Authors
1.1. Use of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies in Manuscript Preparation
Authors may use generative AI and AI-assisted technologies to support appropriate activities in manuscript preparation, such as language improvement, grammar correction, organization of content, and preliminary assistance with literature exploration or idea development.
However, these technologies must not replace the authors’ critical thinking, scholarly judgment, research expertise, or responsibility for the work. Authors remain fully accountable for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and content of their submitted manuscripts.
Authors must:
- Verify accuracy: Carefully review and verify AI-generated content, including factual claims, interpretations, statistical statements, citations, and references. Authors must ensure that cited sources exist and support the claims attributed to them.
- Maintain originality: Edit and evaluate AI-assisted material to ensure that the manuscript reflects the authors’ own scholarly contribution, analysis, interpretation, and conclusions.
- Disclose relevant AI use: Transparently disclose the use of generative AI in manuscript preparation when required by this policy.
- Protect confidential information: Ensure that the use of AI tools does not compromise unpublished research, personal data, patient information, intellectual property, or other confidential material.
- Respect third-party rights: Ensure that AI-assisted content does not infringe copyright, privacy, or other applicable rights.
- Retain human oversight: Ensure that all substantive scientific claims, methods, results, and conclusions are reviewed and approved by the authors.
Basic spelling, grammar, and punctuation checks that do not involve substantive content generation do not require a separate AI declaration. When AI is used for substantive manuscript preparation, content generation, analysis, or other research activities, the use must be disclosed as specified below.
1.2. Disclosure of AI Use
Authors must disclose substantive use of generative AI or AI-assisted technologies in manuscript preparation in a separate declaration placed before the reference list. The declaration should identify:
- The name of the AI tool or technology used.
- The purpose for which it was used.
- The nature and extent of its contribution to manuscript preparation.
- The authors’ role in reviewing, verifying, and validating the output.
When AI tools are used as part of the research design, data processing, analysis, or other research methods, their use must also be described in the Methods section in sufficient detail to support transparency and reproducibility. Where relevant, authors should identify the tool, model or version, and the specific procedures in which it was used.
Authors must not claim that AI-generated content, analyses, or outputs were independently produced by the authors without appropriate disclosure.
Suggested declaration:
“During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used [name of AI tool] for [specific purpose]. The authors reviewed and verified the generated content and take full responsibility for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of the final manuscript.”
Authors should adapt this declaration to accurately reflect their actual use of AI. It must not be included if no declaration is required under this policy.
1.3. Authorship and Accountability
Generative AI tools and AI-assisted technologies cannot be listed as authors or co-authors of a manuscript.
Authorship requires human scholarly contribution, accountability, and the ability to approve the final manuscript and accept responsibility for the work. All listed authors must meet JIKA’s authorship criteria and remain responsible for the integrity of their contributions.
Authors must ensure that their manuscripts comply with JIKA’s Authorship and Contributorship Policy and Publication Ethics Policy.
1.4. Responsible Use and Data Protection
Before using an AI tool, authors should review its applicable terms, privacy settings, data-handling practices, and conditions governing the use of submitted inputs and generated outputs.
Authors must not submit confidential patient information, identifiable personal data, unpublished research data, or other protected material to an AI service when doing so would breach applicable law, consent requirements, confidentiality obligations, or the service’s permitted use conditions.
Authors are responsible for identifying potential inaccuracies, fabricated references, unsupported conclusions, and bias in AI-generated outputs.
1.5. Use of AI in Figures, Images, and Artwork
Generative AI must not be used to fabricate, manipulate, or misrepresent scientific images, figures, or research evidence submitted to JIKA.
Prohibited practices include using AI to create or alter research images in ways that introduce, remove, obscure, or materially change information, features, or findings. This includes image manipulation that could mislead readers about the underlying research evidence.
Routine adjustments to brightness, contrast, or color balance may be acceptable when they do not obscure, remove, or misrepresent information contained in the original image.
An exception may apply when AI-assisted image generation or processing is an integral part of the research design or methodology. In such cases, the use must be fully described in the Methods section, including the tool or model used, its version where available, and the procedures applied. Authors may be asked to provide original or unprocessed images and supporting documentation for editorial assessment.
The use of generative AI to create graphical abstracts or other scientific artwork must be disclosed and comply with JIKA’s applicable submission requirements and third-party rights. Cover artwork may be considered separately with prior editorial approval and appropriate rights clearance.
2. For Reviewers
2.1. Confidentiality of Manuscripts and Review Reports
Manuscripts submitted to JIKA and the associated peer-review materials are confidential documents. Reviewers must protect the confidentiality of manuscript content, author identities, unpublished findings, and editorial communications.
Reviewers must not upload submitted manuscripts, manuscript excerpts, supplementary files, peer-review reports, or confidential editorial correspondence to generative AI tools or other third-party services when doing so would breach confidentiality, intellectual property rights, data protection requirements, or JIKA’s policies.
This restriction also applies when the purpose is merely to improve the language or readability of a review report.
2.2. AI Use in Scientific Assessment
Reviewers must conduct their scientific assessments independently and remain personally responsible for their evaluations, comments, and recommendations.
Generative AI must not replace the reviewer’s critical assessment of a manuscript’s scientific quality, research design, methodology, statistical analysis, interpretation, originality, or ethical integrity.
Reviewers must not submit AI-generated assessments as if they were their own independent scholarly judgment. Any permitted administrative or language-support use must comply with JIKA’s confidentiality requirements and must not compromise the independence or integrity of peer review.
Reviewers must disclose relevant conflicts of interest and report suspected research or publication misconduct to the appropriate editorial authority.
3. For Editors
3.1. Confidentiality of Editorial Materials
Editors must treat submitted manuscripts, reviewer reports, author responses, editorial correspondence, and decision letters as confidential materials.
Editors must not upload confidential manuscript content, reviewer reports, or identifiable editorial communications to generative AI tools or other third-party services when doing so would breach confidentiality, intellectual property rights, data protection requirements, or JIKA’s policies.
3.2. AI Use in Editorial Evaluation and Decision-Making
Editorial assessment and publication decisions require human judgment and accountability. Editors must independently evaluate manuscripts, reviewer recommendations, author revisions, research integrity concerns, and publication ethics issues.
Generative AI must not replace or determine editorial judgments concerning scientific merit, reviewer selection, acceptance, rejection, research ethics, or allegations of misconduct.
The Editor-in-Chief or an authorized editor retains responsibility for editorial decisions and communications with authors. AI-generated information must not be treated as conclusive evidence of plagiarism, research misconduct, or scientific unreliability without appropriate human assessment and verification.
3.3. Handling Suspected Violations
If an editor suspects that an author, reviewer, or other participant has violated this policy, the concern should be assessed fairly and confidentially. Where appropriate, the editor may request clarification, supporting documentation, or a written explanation from the relevant party.
Potential violations must be handled in accordance with JIKA’s applicable editorial and publication ethics procedures. Appropriate action will depend on the nature of the concern, the available evidence, and the seriousness of the violation.
4. Compliance and Related Policies
Failure to comply with this policy may result in a request for clarification, additional disclosure, manuscript revision, rejection, or further investigation, depending on the nature and seriousness of the issue.
Where a potential violation constitutes research or publication misconduct, JIKA will follow its established procedures and provide relevant parties with an appropriate opportunity to respond, where applicable.
This policy should be read in conjunction with the following JIKA policies:
- Editorial Policy
- Publication Ethics
- Publication Malpractice Statement
- Anti-Abuse Policy
- Peer Review Policy
- Authorship and Contributorship
- Research Ethics and Publication Policy
- Plagiarism Policy
JIKA will review this policy periodically to ensure consistency with its editorial practices, research integrity requirements, and recognized standards of scholarly publishing.