Artifical Intelligence Policy

MJCCE is actively monitoring ongoing developments in this area and will review and update these policies as necessary.

AI authorship

Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, do not currently meet our authorship criteria. Authorship entails accountability, which cannot be effectively applied to LLMs. Similar to using a spell checker, the use of an LLM (or other AI tool) for ‘AI-assisted copy editing’ does not require disclosure. We define ‘AI-assisted copy editing’ as AI-driven refinements to human-generated text for readability, style, and error correction in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and tone. These improvements may involve wording and formatting adjustments but do not include generative editorial work or autonomous content creation such as method development, results, discussion or references generation. In all cases, human accountability for the final text is essential, and authors must confirm that the edits reflect their original work.

Generative AI images

The rapidly evolving field of generative AI image creation has introduced novel legal, copyright, and research integrity challenges. As a publisher, we adhere strictly to existing copyright laws and best practices in publication ethics. Given the unresolved legal complexities surrounding AI-generated images and videos, MJCCE does not permit their use in publications. 

The publisher holds the right to upload material to a third-party AI checker if there is suspicion of AI-generated content.