Generative AI Policy
Selaparang: Journal of Law Studies (SEJALS) acknowledges the growing presence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in academic writing and research activities. The journal permits limited and transparent use of such tools while maintaining strict standards of academic responsibility and publication ethics.
Authors are required to clearly disclose any AI assistance used in the preparation of their manuscripts. The use of AI tools does not transfer or reduce the author's responsibility for the submitted work.
Full accountability for the content, arguments, data accuracy, citations, and ethical compliance remains entirely with the authors. AI systems cannot be recognized as authors or contributors under any circumstances.
General Policy Principles
SEJALS recognizes that generative AI may support certain technical and language-related aspects of academic work. However, its use must remain limited, transparent, and consistent with scholarly integrity. Authors remain fully responsible for ensuring that all submitted content is accurate, original, properly referenced, and ethically compliant.
1. Permitted Use of Generative AI
SEJALS permits the use of AI-assisted tools strictly for the following purposes:
2. Prohibited Use of Generative AI
The following practices are strictly prohibited under SEJALS's publication policy:
3. Disclosure Requirements
Authors must clearly disclose any generative AI or AI-assisted technologies used in preparing their manuscripts. Disclosure is required whenever such tools have contributed to the preparation of the submitted work.
Author Accountability
Disclosure of AI assistance does not transfer responsibility to the AI system. Authors remain entirely accountable for the accuracy, originality, validity, and ethical compliance of all content submitted to SEJALS.
4. AI Authorship and Contribution
Generative AI systems and AI-assisted tools cannot be recognized as authors or contributors in manuscripts submitted to SEJALS under any circumstances.
Authorship and scholarly contribution must remain attributable to human researchers who can take responsibility for the integrity and accuracy of the work. Authors are responsible for reviewing, verifying, and validating any material produced with the assistance of AI tools before submission.
5. Editorial Authority and Policy Enforcement
SEJALS reserves the right to take appropriate editorial action if undisclosed or unethical use of generative AI is identified during the submission, review, or publication process.
Depending on the nature and seriousness of the identified issue, the journal may:
- request clarification from the authors regarding the use of AI tools;
- require revisions to address concerns about AI-assisted content;
- reject a manuscript that does not comply with the journal's AI policy; or
- retract a published article if undisclosed or unethical AI usage is identified.
Editorial actions are taken to protect academic integrity, publication ethics, and the reliability of the scholarly record.
6. Policy Updates
This policy may be reviewed and updated periodically in accordance with international publishing standards and developments in research integrity practices. Authors, reviewers, and editorial personnel are expected to observe the applicable policy throughout their involvement in the journal's publication process.
Editorial Principle
SEJALS recognizes the potential of generative AI as a supporting technology in academic work. Nevertheless, technological assistance must never compromise human scholarly responsibility, research integrity, transparency, or publication ethics. The responsibility for every manuscript published in the journal rests entirely with its human authors.
