AI Policy

Media Jurnal Informatika (MJI) recognizes that generative AI tools and large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or Copilot, can support research and writing. This policy, based on the guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), explains how such tools may and may not be used by authors, reviewers and editors. It concerns the use of AI tools in preparing and handling manuscripts; it does not restrict AI as a research method, which is the core scope of MJI.

1. Authors

  • AI is not an author. AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors, because they cannot take responsibility for the work, approve the final version, or be accountable for its integrity.
  • Permitted use. Authors may use AI tools to improve the language, grammar and readability of their own text, and to assist with coding or data analysis, provided the authors review and verify all output.
  • Not permitted. Generating or fabricating data, results, images, figures or references; producing substantial parts of the manuscript (for example the discussion or conclusions) without the authors' own intellectual contribution; and using AI to manipulate images or data.
  • Disclosure is mandatory. Any use of generative AI beyond basic spelling and grammar checking must be declared in a section titled “Declaration of Generative AI Use” placed before the References. State the tool name and version, the purpose, and the sections where it was used. Example: “During the preparation of this work the authors used ChatGPT (GPT-4o) to improve the readability of Sections 1 and 2. The authors reviewed and edited the output and take full responsibility for the content.”
  • AI as a research method. When AI models (including LLMs) are part of the research itself, describe them in the Methods section: model name and version, parameters or prompts, data used, and evaluation procedure, so that the work can be reproduced.
  • Responsibility. Authors are fully responsible for the accuracy, originality and integrity of the whole manuscript, including any content produced with AI assistance. All references must be checked against the original sources.

2. Reviewers

  • Manuscripts under review are confidential. Reviewers must not upload manuscripts, or any part of them, to generative AI tools, as this may breach confidentiality and authors' rights.
  • Reviewers must not use AI tools to write their review reports. The scientific assessment must be the reviewer's own. Reviewers may use tools only to correct the language of their own comments.

3. Editors

  • Editors must not upload submitted manuscripts or decision letters containing confidential information to generative AI tools.
  • Editorial decisions are made by the editors and are never delegated to AI tools. Automated tools may be used only for technical checks such as similarity screening.

4. Detection and Consequences

MJI may use similarity-checking and other screening tools during the editorial process. Undisclosed or inappropriate use of generative AI, including fabricated references or data, is treated as a breach of publication ethics and handled in line with the journal’s Publication Ethics and COPE guidance. Depending on the case, this may lead to rejection of the manuscript or retraction of a published article.

This policy will be updated as tools and community guidance evolve. Last updated: November 2026.