Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

Bulletin of Educational Management and Innovation (BEMI) recognizes the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in academic publishing. This policy establishes responsible use of AI in manuscript preparation, editorial processes, and peer review while maintaining academic integrity, originality, confidentiality, and human responsibility.

1. Use of AI by Authors

Authors may use AI-assisted tools to support limited aspects of manuscript preparation, such as language improvement, grammar checking, translation, or formatting assistance, provided that such use does not replace the authors' intellectual contribution and scientific judgment.

Authors must disclose the use of AI when AI has been used in preparing the manuscript. The disclosure should identify the AI tool used and briefly describe its purpose.

AI tools cannot be listed as authors or credited as authors of a manuscript. Authors remain fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, integrity, content, citations, and conclusions of their manuscript.

2. Use of AI by Editors

Editors may use AI-assisted tools for limited administrative or editorial purposes, provided that such use does not replace editorial judgment or decision-making.

Editors must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and must not upload manuscripts or confidential manuscript content to AI applications when doing so could compromise confidentiality.

Any use of AI by Editors that materially contributes to editorial work must be appropriately disclosed in accordance with the journal's policies.

3. Prohibition of AI Use by Reviewers

Reviewers are prohibited from using AI applications to conduct peer review. This prohibition includes using AI to:

  • analyze or evaluate manuscripts;
  • generate or formulate peer-review comments or reports; or
  • upload or enter manuscripts, parts of manuscripts, data, or other confidential manuscript information into AI applications.

Reviewers must conduct their assessment independently and remain fully responsible for their comments and recommendations.

4. Human Responsibility and Research Integrity

AI cannot be identified as an author and must not be used by authors or editors to replace human scientific judgment or editorial decision-making.

The use of AI does not transfer or reduce the responsibility of authors, editors, or reviewers for:

  • originality and academic integrity;
  • accuracy and validity of information;
  • confidentiality;
  • proper citation and attribution;
  • research and publication ethics; and
  • editorial decisions.

BEMI reserves the right to request clarification regarding the use of AI and to take appropriate editorial action when AI use results in plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, breach of confidentiality, misrepresentation, or other violations of publication ethics.