AI Policy

Authors who employ generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools or other technologies to assist in the preparation of their manuscript are required to disclose this fact in the paper. Information regarding AI use should be provided either in the Materials or Methods section or in the Supplementary Information section and must include:
- the name of the AI tool used (including the model designation),
- the software version and date of use,
- an exact description of the prompt employed to generate the text.

AI tools may be used exclusively for the purposes of improving clarity, style, translations, and linguistic editing. The use of AI to generate substantive content, produce research data, or perform analyses is strictly prohibited. Authors must independently verify and edit all AI-generated content, as such tools may produce incomplete, erroneous, or biased information.

Authors bear sole responsibility for the final content of the manuscript, including the accuracy, originality, and integrity of all its components, even those prepared with AI assistance. AI tools must not be listed as authors or co-authors, as authorship requires accountability, the ability to approve the final version, and compliance with all ethical standards, which are the criteria that can be fulfilled only by a human.

The use of AI to create or modify images, illustrations, and figures presented in the manuscript is prohibited, except in cases where such use is an integral part of the research methodology and is described in detail in the methodology section, including the tool name, version, and method of use. This restriction does not apply to the use of AI for generating charts or graphs based on data independently produced by the author. In such instances, AI is considered a graphic design tool, analogous to software such as Excel. The resulting chart must be a faithful, transparent visualisation of the data, each axis, point, and value must be comprehensible, easily verifiable, and reproducible. Authors are additionally required to disclose such use in the Materials or Methods section or in the Supplementary Information section.

Undisclosed use of AI tools in manuscript preparation will be considered a violation of publication ethics and may result in rejection of the submission or the imposition of disciplinary measures. The Journal of Modern Science reserves the right to conduct AI-content detection using tools available within the Plagiat.pl platform.

Reviewers receiving a manuscript for evaluation must treat it as a strictly confidential document. Uploading the manuscript, in whole or in part, into generative AI tools is prohibited, as this may infringe copyright, compromise author confidentiality, and if personal data are involved, violate data protection regulations.

The review report contains confidential information about the manuscript and its authors; therefore, it must not be entered into AI tools, even for the sole purpose of improving style or language.

The peer review process requires critical thinking, original judgement, and subject expertise, which are capabilities unique to human reviewers. AI is not an appropriate tool for supporting scholarly evaluation, as it may produce flawed, incomplete, or biased conclusions. Reviewers bear full responsibility for the content of their reports.

Authors may use AI tools solely for language and style improvements, with proper disclosure. Reviewers may find such disclosures in the manuscript, typically in the section preceding the references list.

Editors are required to treat submitted manuscripts as strictly confidential documents. Uploading manuscripts or their excerpts into generative AI tools is prohibited, as this may infringe copyright, compromise author confidentiality, and if personal data are involved, violate data protection regulations. This confidentiality obligation also applies to all manuscript-related correspondence, including informational letters and editorial decisions.

Editors must not use AI tools to improve the language or style of editorial correspondence containing confidential information, even if such use is intended solely to enhance communication efficiency.

The evaluation of manuscripts and the making of editorial decisions require critical thinking, subject expertise, and original judgement responsibilities that rest exclusively with human editors. AI tools must not be used to support decision-making in the editorial process, as they may generate inaccurate, incomplete, or biased assessments.