Sriwijaya Crimen and Legal Studies (SCLS) recognizes the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support academic research, writing, language editing, and scholarly communication. At the same time, the journal is committed to preserving academic integrity, originality, transparency, and accountability in all stages of the publication process.
This policy establishes the principles governing the use of AI tools by authors, editors, and reviewers involved in the publication process. All users of AI tools remain responsible for the accuracy, originality, ethical compliance, and integrity of their work.
Authors may use AI tools to support activities such as language improvement, grammar correction, translation, formatting, and preliminary research assistance, provided that such use does not compromise the originality, reliability, or scholarly integrity of the manuscript.
AI tools must not replace the author's intellectual contribution, independent legal analysis, critical reasoning, interpretation of legal sources, or responsibility for research conclusions. Authors remain fully accountable for all content submitted to SCLS, including content generated or modified with AI assistance.
Authors must independently verify all AI-generated information, legal authorities, case law, statutory provisions, quotations, references, citations, and research findings. AI-generated content must not be presented as verified fact without appropriate examination and supporting evidence.
The use of AI to fabricate data, invent legal authorities or references, manipulate research findings, misrepresent sources, or generate misleading scholarly claims is strictly prohibited.
Authors must disclose the use of generative AI tools when such tools have materially contributed to the development, analysis, interpretation, or substantive drafting of the manuscript.
The disclosure should identify the AI tool used, its purpose, and the nature of its contribution. Where applicable, authors should also describe how AI-generated information or content was verified.
Routine spelling, grammar, punctuation, and reference-formatting assistance generally does not require disclosure unless the journal's submission instructions specify otherwise.
The disclosure should be included in a dedicated section entitled Declaration of AI Use or another section designated by the journal. If no AI tools were used in preparing the manuscript, authors may provide a statement declaring that no generative AI tools were used, where required by the journal.
Failure to disclose material AI use may be considered during the journal's assessment of publication ethics, depending on the circumstances and the applicable requirements.
AI tools, including generative AI systems, cannot be listed as authors or co-authors of manuscripts submitted to SCLS. Authorship requires the capacity to take responsibility for the work, participate in scholarly decision-making, and respond to questions concerning the accuracy and integrity of the research.
Human authors must satisfy the journal's authorship requirements and accept full responsibility for the content of their manuscripts, including any material produced with AI assistance.
AI tools may be acknowledged where appropriate, but such acknowledgment does not confer authorship or transfer responsibility away from the human authors.
Editors may use AI tools for limited administrative or technical purposes, provided that such use complies with the journal's confidentiality requirements and does not compromise editorial independence.
Editors must not rely solely on AI-generated assessments to make decisions concerning the originality, scholarly quality, legal reasoning, or publication suitability of a manuscript.
Confidential manuscripts, reviewer reports, personal information, and unpublished research must not be uploaded to publicly accessible AI systems or other services that may expose confidential information without appropriate authorization and safeguards.
Editors remain responsible for ensuring that editorial decisions are based on scholarly merit, established publication ethics, and independent human judgment.
Reviewers must assess manuscripts independently and provide their own critical evaluation of the research. AI tools must not replace the reviewer's professional expertise, substantive analysis, or independent judgment.
Reviewers must not upload confidential manuscripts, unpublished findings, or identifying information to AI tools without appropriate authorization and safeguards that protect confidentiality.
Any permitted use of AI assistance must not compromise the confidentiality of the peer-review process, the impartiality of the assessment, or the reviewer's accountability for the submitted report.
Reviewers remain fully responsible for the accuracy, relevance, fairness, and integrity of their evaluations.
SCLS recognizes that AI-detection tools may produce inaccurate results and cannot, on their own, reliably establish whether a manuscript violates publication ethics.
The journal will not base rejection, allegations of misconduct, or other adverse editorial decisions solely on AI-detection scores. Any concerns regarding undisclosed AI use, fabricated references, plagiarism, or misleading content will be assessed through appropriate editorial procedures and, where necessary, additional verification.
The journal may request clarification, supporting documentation, source verification, or other relevant information from authors when legitimate concerns arise.
Authors must ensure that AI-assisted content complies with applicable copyright, licensing, privacy, and data protection requirements. AI tools must not be used in ways that unlawfully reproduce protected material, disclose confidential information, or misappropriate the work of others.
Authors are responsible for checking the provenance, accuracy, and permissible use of AI-generated text, images, tables, data, and other materials included in their manuscripts.
Where AI-generated or AI-assisted materials raise questions regarding attribution, copyright, originality, or licensing, authors must address those issues transparently and in accordance with applicable legal requirements and the journal's editorial policies.
Suspected violations of this policy will be assessed fairly and proportionately in accordance with the journal's publication ethics procedures.
Depending on the nature and seriousness of the violation, SCLS may request clarification or correction, require additional disclosure, reject a submitted manuscript, or take appropriate post-publication action, including correction or retraction where justified.
Authors, editors, and reviewers will ordinarily be given an appropriate opportunity to respond to concerns, subject to the need to protect confidentiality and the integrity of any investigation.
SCLS will periodically review this policy to reflect developments in AI technology, scholarly publishing standards, applicable legal requirements, and publication ethics guidance.
By submitting a manuscript to SCLS or participating in its editorial and peer-review processes, authors, editors, and reviewers are expected to comply with this policy and uphold the principles of transparency, accountability, and responsible scholarly communication.
