International Journal of English Education and Linguistics (IJoEEL) acknowledges that the rise of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools and advanced language models presents unparalleled opportunities for improving scholarly communication, while also introducing new risks related to research integrity, transparency, and accountability. Drawing from the STM Association's 2023 White Paper on Generative AI in Scholarly Communications and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Position Statement on Authorship and AI Tools, Indonesian Journal of Education and Social Studies establishes a comprehensive policy for the use of GenAI in all stages of manuscript preparation, peer review, editorial decision-making, and post-publication activities. This policy ensures that the benefits of AI, such as improved efficiency in language enhancement and data synthesis, are harnessed in ways that uphold the highest standards of scholarly rigor, ethical responsibility, and intellectual ownership.
Acceptable AI Use and Responsibilities for Authors
Authors submitting to International Journal of English Education and Linguistics (IJoEEL) may use GenAI tools for basic language and formatting tasks such as grammar correction, style consistency, and reference formatting without explicit disclosure, provided such use does not alter the intellectual content or conceptual contributions of the work. However, any significant use of GenAI that shapes the research narrative, generates new textual passages, performs data analysis, creates figures, or influences the study’s conceptualization must be clearly disclosed. These disclosures should appear in a dedicated "AI Contributions" subsection within the Methods or Acknowledgments, specifying the tool, version, provider, and the exact nature of its input and output. GenAI systems cannot be credited as authors, as they lack legal personhood and the ethical capacity to take responsibility for scholarly claims. Human authors are fully responsible for all content, including AI-assisted elements, and must ensure the accuracy, originality, and proper citation of AI-generated content.