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Introduction
Adagium Journal recognizes the development of artificial intelligence technology in academic practice, including the use of Generative AI in research and writing processes. This policy provides guidance for authors in using Generative AI ethically and responsibly throughout scholarly publication processes. |
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General Principles
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The use of Generative AI in research and article writing must be carried out transparently and responsibly. |
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Authors remain fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, and substance of the manuscript, including where AI is used in writing or analysis. |
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Generative AI must not replace the critical thinking, analysis, legal reasoning, and scholarly synthesis that form the core of academic publication. |
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Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI
| Transparency |
Where Generative AI is used to assist with writing, language editing, data processing, or data analysis, authors must explicitly disclose its use in the methodology, acknowledgements, or article footnotes. |
| Accountability |
Generative AI cannot be listed as an author or co-author. All human authors remain fully responsible for the manuscript’s content, arguments, data, citations, and conclusions. |
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Any information, analysis, argument, or text generated with AI assistance must be reviewed, validated, and verified by the author before being included in the manuscript. |
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Authors must ensure that the use of AI does not result in plagiarism, copyright infringement, unauthorized use of data, or any other form of publication ethics violation. |
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Prohibited Uses of Generative AI
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Generative AI must not be used to fabricate, engineer, manipulate, or falsify research data and results. |
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Generative AI must not be used to generate references, citations, legal sources, or data that cannot be verified. |
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Generative AI must not be used to produce an entire article without substantive contribution, critical reasoning, and full accountability from the human author. |
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Policy Review and Revision
This policy will be reviewed periodically by taking into account technological developments, relevant regulations, and applicable academic standards. Adagium Journal reserves the right to update this policy to maintain scholarly integrity and publication ethics. |
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Sanctions and Consequences
Violations of this policy may result in the return of the manuscript for revision, rejection of the article, retraction of the publication, or other academic actions based on the severity of the violation and the policies applicable to Adagium Journal. |
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Closing Statement
Adagium Journal supports the ethical and responsible use of technology in academic activities. This policy forms part of the journal’s commitment to maintaining the quality, credibility, transparency, and originality of published scholarly articles. |
