Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI Policy

Journal of Management Entrepreneurship and Tourism (JMET)

The Journal of Management Entrepreneurship and Tourism (JMET) recognizes that Artificial Intelligence (AI), including generative AI and AI-assisted technologies, is increasingly used in academic research, scholarly writing, data analysis, language improvement, and publishing workflows.

JMET supports responsible use of AI where it enhances research and scholarly communication without compromising research integrity, originality, transparency, confidentiality, intellectual property, academic accountability, or peer-review integrity.

I. Purpose and Responsible AI Principles

1. Purpose and Scope

This policy applies to authors, reviewers, editors, and other parties involved in the editorial and publication process of JMET.

AI-assisted technologies may support scholarly work only where their use remains consistent with responsible research and publication practices.

2. Principles of Responsible AI Use

Human Accountability
Human authors remain fully responsible for all submitted and published content.

Transparency
Material use of generative AI must be clearly disclosed.

Accuracy
AI-generated information must be independently checked and verified.

Originality
AI must not be used to create plagiarized, fabricated, misleading, or deceptive scholarly content.

Confidentiality
Unpublished manuscripts and confidential editorial information must not be uploaded to unauthorized external AI systems.

Research Integrity
AI must not fabricate, falsify, manipulate, or misrepresent data, evidence, images, citations, findings, or conclusions.

Human Oversight
Final intellectual and editorial decisions must remain under meaningful human control.

II. AI and Authorship

3. AI Cannot Be an Author

AI tools, generative AI systems, chatbots, large language models, and similar technologies cannot be listed as authors or co-authors.

Authorship requires human responsibilities including:

• Taking responsibility for accuracy and integrity;
• Approving the final manuscript;
• Responding to questions concerning research integrity;
• Declaring conflicts of interest;
• Entering into copyright and licensing agreements;
• Accepting accountability for the published work.

III. Permitted AI Use and Disclosure

4. Permitted Use of Generative AI by Authors

Authors may use AI-assisted technologies for appropriate purposes including:

• Improving grammar, spelling, readability, or language clarity;
• Supporting organization or presentation of author-generated material;
• Preliminary idea generation or brainstorming;
• Coding or computational tasks where output is independently verified;
• Literature organization where all sources are independently checked;
• Data processing or analysis where scientifically appropriate and transparently reported.

5. Mandatory Disclosure of Substantive AI Use

Authors must disclose AI use where it materially contributes to:

• Manuscript drafting or substantive rewriting;
• Literature synthesis;
• Coding or programming;
• Data analysis or interpretation;
• Generation or modification of research materials;
• Creation of tables, figures, or visualizations;
• Other substantive components of the research or manuscript.

The disclosure should identify:

1. The name of the AI tool or service;
2. The purpose for which it was used;
3. The stage of the research or manuscript preparation;
4. Confirmation that authors reviewed and verified the output.

Declaration of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies

Routine spelling, grammar, formatting, or reference-management functions that do not generate substantive intellectual content generally do not require disclosure.

IV. Verification and Research Methodology

6. Verification of AI-Generated Content

Authors must independently verify AI-produced information, particularly:

• References and citations;
• Quotations;
• Statistical information;
• Factual statements;
• Theoretical interpretations;
• Legal or policy information;
• Numerical results;
• Names of researchers, organizations, or publications;
• Bibliographic metadata.

7. AI Use in Research Methods and Data Analysis

Where AI or machine-learning systems constitute part of the research methodology, authors must provide sufficient methodological information.

Where applicable, authors should report:

• AI system or model used;
• Model or software version;
• Purpose of use;
• Input or data source;
• Important parameters or procedures;
• Validation procedures;
• Human oversight;
• Limitations and potential sources of bias;
• Relevant ethical considerations.

AI use does not reduce authors' obligations concerning methodological rigor, reproducibility, and responsible interpretation.

V. AI-Generated Images and Confidential Data

8. AI-Generated or AI-Modified Images

AI-generated or AI-modified images, figures, photographs, illustrations, or other visual materials must not misrepresent research evidence.

Manipulation of research images, empirical evidence, or primary data using AI technologies for deceptive purposes is prohibited.

Where AI-based image processing or generation is scientifically necessary, the process must be clearly disclosed and explained.

9. Protection of Personal and Confidential Data

Authors must not upload confidential, sensitive, personally identifiable, proprietary, copyrighted, or restricted research data to external AI systems without appropriate authorization.

Authors remain responsible for protecting:

• Participant confidentiality;
• Personal data;
• Institutional information;
• Unpublished research materials;
• Confidential business information;
• Intellectual property rights.

VI. AI Use by Reviewers and Editors

10. Use of AI by Reviewers

Manuscripts submitted to JMET are confidential scholarly documents.

Reviewers must independently evaluate manuscripts and remain personally accountable for the content and quality of their review reports.

Generative AI must not replace scholarly judgment or generate review reports without meaningful human evaluation and intellectual contribution.

11. Use of AI by Editors

Editors must maintain strict confidentiality regarding submitted manuscripts and editorial correspondence.

Editors must not upload confidential manuscript content, unpublished research, reviewer reports, or personally identifiable submission information to unauthorized external AI systems.

VII. Peer-Review Integrity and Prohibited AI Uses

12. AI and Peer-Review Integrity

AI tools must not be used to:

• Impersonate reviewers, editors, or authors;
• Fabricate peer-review reports;
• Manipulate reviewer recommendations;
• Generate fraudulent identities;
• Interfere with editorial independence;
• Conceal conflicts of interest;
• Circumvent JMET's peer-review procedures.

Manipulation of the editorial or peer-review process through AI may result in manuscript rejection and further action under JMET's Publication Ethics policy.

13. Prohibited Uses of AI

JMET considers the following uses unacceptable:

• Fabrication or falsification of research data;
• Fabrication of citations or references;
• Creation of nonexistent research evidence;
• Manipulation of empirical findings;
• Undisclosed replacement of substantive human scholarly contribution;
• Generation of deceptive or fraudulent content;
• Plagiarism or inappropriate reproduction of copyrighted material;
• Fabrication of authors, reviewers, institutions, or affiliations;
• Misleading manipulation of images or research evidence;
• Violation of confidentiality or data-protection requirements;
• Use of AI to compromise peer review or editorial decision-making.

VIII. Copyright and Intellectual Property

14. Responsibility for Copyright and Intellectual Property

Authors are responsible for ensuring that AI use does not infringe:

• Copyright;
• Intellectual property rights;
• Licensing restrictions;
• Database rights;
• Confidentiality obligations;
• Third-party rights.

IX. Undisclosed or Inappropriate AI Use

15. Editorial Response to Inappropriate AI Use

Where potentially inappropriate, misleading, or undisclosed AI use is identified, the Editorial Team may request:

• Clarification from authors;
• An AI-use declaration;
• Underlying data or documentation;
• Correction or revision of the manuscript;
• Removal or replacement of problematic material;
• Other information necessary to assess submission integrity.

Depending on seriousness and publication stage, actions may include:

• Manuscript revision;
• Rejection;
• Withdrawal;
• Correction;
• Expression of Concern;
• Retraction;
• Other appropriate publication-ethics actions.

X. Editorial Independence and Technology Claims

16. Editorial Independence and Technology Claims

JMET maintains editorial responsibility for all decisions concerning submitted manuscripts.

The journal does not represent AI-generated output as an independent substitute for human editorial judgment.

XI. Continuous Policy Review

17. Continuous Policy Review

Artificial intelligence technologies and international scholarly publishing standards continue to develop rapidly.

JMET may periodically update this policy to reflect developments in:

• Publication ethics;
• Research integrity;
• Academic publishing standards;
• Data protection;
• Intellectual property;
• Peer-review practices;
• Responsible AI governance.

Authors, reviewers, and editors are responsible for consulting the current version of this policy when participating in the JMET publication process.

XII. Final Responsibility

18. Human Accountability

The use of AI or AI-assisted technologies does not reduce or transfer the responsibilities of authors, reviewers, or editors.

JMET supports responsible innovation in artificial intelligence while protecting research integrity, confidentiality, intellectual property, peer-review independence, editorial accountability, and the fundamental role of human scholarly judgment.