Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Policy

1. General Principle

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, interpretation, and presentation of all content submitted to NJMCS.

The use of AI tools does not transfer responsibility from the authors to the AI system, software provider, or platform.

AI tools must not be listed as authors or co-authors because they cannot take responsibility for the work, approve the final manuscript, respond to editorial queries, or accept accountability for the integrity of the research.

2. Permitted Uses of AI

Authors may use AI-assisted tools for limited and supportive purposes, including:

• Language improvement and grammar correction;
• Improving clarity and readability;
• Formatting assistance;
• Code debugging and programming support;
• Mathematical notation assistance;
• Literature organization;
• Translation assistance;
• Summarization of the authors' own notes;
• Data-processing assistance;
• Generation of preliminary outlines or structural suggestions; and
• Other non-substantive editorial or technical support.

Any AI-assisted content must be carefully reviewed, verified, corrected, and approved by the authors before submission.

3. Prohibited or Unacceptable Uses

NJMCS does not permit the use of AI tools in a manner that compromises research integrity.

The following practices are unacceptable:

• Submitting AI-generated content without adequate human review;
• Using AI to fabricate data, results, references, citations, proofs, experiments, or findings;
• Using AI to create false or unverifiable references;
• Presenting AI-generated arguments, theorems, proofs, or conclusions as original human reasoning without verification;
• Using AI to manipulate or falsify images, tables, graphs, datasets, or computational outputs;
• Using AI to conceal plagiarism or duplicate publication;
• Using AI to produce misleading interpretations of research results; and
• Using AI-generated material in a way that violates copyright, confidentiality, privacy, or research ethics.

4. AI Use in Mathematical and Computational Research

Because NJMCS publishes work in Mathematics, Computer Science, Computational Sciences, Statistics, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and related disciplines, special care is required when AI tools are used in technical research.

Authors must independently verify:

• Mathematical derivations;
• Theorems and proofs;
• Algorithms;
• Source code;
• Numerical computations;
• Statistical analyses;
• Simulation results;
• Computational experiments;
• Tables and figures; and
• References and citations.

AI-generated mathematical expressions, proofs, code, or computational outputs must not be accepted without independent verification by the authors.

The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all technical results are correct and reproducible.

5. Disclosure of AI Use

Authors must disclose the use of generative AI or similar tools where such tools have made a meaningful contribution to the preparation of the manuscript.

The disclosure should state:

• The name of the AI tool used;
• The purpose for which it was used; and
• The extent of its contribution to the manuscript.

Minor uses such as spelling correction, grammar checking, basic formatting, or standard reference-management functions do not normally require disclosure.

6. AI and Authorship

AI systems, large language models, chatbots, and automated software tools cannot be listed as authors.

All listed authors must satisfy accepted authorship criteria and must be able to:

• Make a substantial scholarly contribution;
• Approve the final manuscript;
• Take responsibility for the work; and
• Respond to questions concerning the accuracy or integrity of the research.

7. AI-Generated References and Citations

Authors are responsible for verifying every reference cited in their manuscript.

NJMCS does not accept fabricated, non-existent, incomplete, or inaccurate references generated by AI tools.

All references must correspond to genuine and verifiable scholarly sources.

Where appropriate, authors should verify bibliographic details through reliable scholarly databases, journal websites, DOI records, or recognized indexing services.

8. AI Similarity and Detection Reports

NJMCS may use plagiarism-detection software, AI-content detection tools, editorial screening, and manual assessment as part of its manuscript evaluation process.

However, AI-detection scores are not treated as conclusive evidence of misconduct on their own.

Where a manuscript is flagged for unusually high levels of suspected AI-generated content, the Editorial Office may request:

• Clarification from the authors;
• Revision of affected sections;
• Supporting research notes;
• Source files;
• Data or computational files;
• Evidence of original authorship; or
• Other relevant documentation.

Editorial decisions will be based on the overall evidence, academic integrity of the manuscript, and the authors' response.

9. AI Percentage and Manuscript Decisions

NJMCS does not rely solely on a fixed AI percentage as the basis for accepting or rejecting a manuscript.

The journal focuses primarily on whether the manuscript demonstrates genuine scholarly contribution, originality, accuracy, transparency, appropriate citation, and responsible authorship.

Authors may be asked to revise manuscripts that contain excessive AI-generated wording, formulaic text, unsupported claims, fabricated references, or content that does not demonstrate adequate human scholarly input.

10. AI Use by Reviewers

Peer reviewers must maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts.

Reviewers must not upload confidential manuscripts, unpublished data, figures, supplementary files, or identifiable manuscript content into public AI systems where confidentiality cannot be guaranteed.

AI tools must not replace the reviewer's independent academic judgment.

Reviewers remain personally responsible for all comments and recommendations submitted to the journal.

11. AI Use by Editors

Editors may use appropriate digital or AI-assisted tools for administrative, screening, formatting, similarity checking, or workflow-support purposes.

However, final editorial decisions must remain under human editorial responsibility.

Confidential manuscript information must not be entered into AI systems in a manner that compromises author confidentiality, intellectual property, or data protection.

12. Research Involving AI

Authors submitting research in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Computational Sciences, or related areas must provide sufficient methodological information to support transparency and reproducibility.

Where applicable, manuscripts should clearly describe:

• The AI or machine-learning model used;
• Model version;
• Dataset source;
• Training and validation procedure;
• Evaluation criteria;
• Software or computational environment;
• Relevant parameters;
• Limitations;
• Ethical considerations; and
• Reproducibility information.

13. Responsibility for Errors

Authors remain responsible for any errors introduced through the use of AI tools.

The use of AI does not excuse:

• Incorrect mathematics;
• Incorrect references;
• Fabricated data;
• Misleading interpretations;
• Plagiarism;
• Copyright infringement;
• Ethical violations; or
• Other forms of research misconduct.

14. Research Integrity and Misconduct

Where inappropriate or undisclosed AI use raises concerns about the integrity of a manuscript, NJMCS may take appropriate editorial action.

Depending on the circumstances, such action may include:

• Requesting clarification;
• Requesting revision;
• Rejecting the manuscript;
• Withdrawing an editorial decision;
• Correcting or retracting a published article; or
• Taking other appropriate action consistent with accepted publication-ethics standards.

15. Policy Review

NJMCS may periodically review and update this policy in response to developments in Artificial Intelligence, scholarly publishing, research ethics, and editorial best practices.

Authors are encouraged to consult the most recent version of this policy before submitting a manuscript.