Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The Eirene Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies, in its commitment to academic excellence, scientific integrity, and best practices in research, establishes this Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to regulate its use in the research, writing, evaluation, and editing processes of the manuscripts it publishes.

This policy is guided by the principles of transparency, scientific quality, authorial responsibility, and explicit acknowledgment of all AI tools used in academic production.

This policy is mandatory for all individuals involved in the editorial process of Articles, Research Reports, and Book Reviews, including authors, reviewers, and editors.

1. Authors' Responsibilities
1.1. Mandatory AI Use Declaration
Any author who has used artificial intelligence tools in the preparation of their manuscript must submit an "AI Use Declaration" and attach it to the submission.

This declaration must clearly and precisely include the following information:

• Name(s) of the AI ​​tool(s) used, as well as the corresponding version.

• Detailed description of the specific methods and sections of the text in which AI was used (e.g., paragraph or section writing, literature review, draft editing and proofreading, data analysis, text translation, etc.).

1.2. Prohibited Unsupervised Use of Generative AI
The use of AI tools for the following purposes is strictly prohibited:

• Automatic generation of entire articles.

• Fabrication, invention, or alteration of nonexistent bibliographic citations, references, or sources.

1.3. 1.4. Responsibility for Content
The AI ​​tools used must be cited correctly according to APA format (7th edition), where applicable, ensuring proper acknowledgment of their use.

1.5. Mandatory Human Review
Authors are ultimately and non-delegably responsible for the content presented in their manuscripts. The use of AI tools does not, under any circumstances, exempt authors from ethical, academic, and legal responsibility for the submitted text.

1.6. Mandatory Human Review
All content generated wholly or partially with AI support must be critically reviewed, corrected, and validated by the authors to ensure its accuracy, coherence, academic relevance, and methodological rigor.

1.7. Prohibition of Data Manipulation
Artificial intelligence must not be used to generate, modify, alter, or simulate research data, empirical results, or scientific evidence.

2. Reviewers' Responsibilities
Reviewers collaborating with the journal must comply with the following obligations:
• Immediately inform the editorial team if they detect the undeclared use of AI tools in the manuscripts they evaluate.

• Report any reasonable suspicion regarding the generation of texts using AI, supporting their findings, when appropriate, with analysis and detection tools.

• Explicitly evaluate the information contained in the AI ​​Use Declaration submitted by the authors.

• Refrain from using AI tools to review manuscripts without proper human supervision and without prior notification to the editorial team.

3. Editors' Responsibilities
The editorial team of Eirene Peace and Conflict Studies assumes the following commitments:
• Use AI and originality detection systems, such as iThenticate software, to verify the ethical and transparent use of AI in the manuscripts received.

• Evaluate the AI ​​Use Declaration submitted by the authors and reserve the right to request additional information when deemed necessary.

• Periodically update the editorial policies related to AI, taking into account technological, regulatory, and ethical developments in scientific publishing.

• Promote good editorial practices and ensure compliance with international standards of ethics in research and academic publication.

4. Consequences of Policy Non-Compliance
4.1. Non-compliance by Authors
If a violation of this policy is detected, the editorial team may take one or more of the following measures:
• Immediate rejection of the manuscript.

• Request for retraction of previously published articles.

• Temporary or permanent ban on publishing in the journal.

• Notification to the author's academic institution in cases of fraud, malpractice, or academic misconduct.

4.2. Non-compliance by reviewers
If misuse of AI by reviewers is detected