AI Use Policy

Jurnal Ilmu Peternakan Terapan (JIPT) recognizes the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), including generative AI and AI-assisted technologies, in academic research and scholarly publishing. JIPT permits the responsible and transparent use of AI tools, provided that such use does not compromise research integrity, originality, confidentiality, authorship, or accountability.

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

1. General Principles

The use of Artificial Intelligence is not prohibited by JIPT. AI-assisted technologies may be used as supporting tools in research and manuscript preparation when their use is appropriate, transparent, and consistent with research and publication ethics.

The use of AI does not transfer responsibility for any part of the research or manuscript from the human authors to the AI system. Authors, reviewers, and editors remain responsible for their respective contributions and decisions.

2. Permitted Use of AI by Authors

Authors may use AI-assisted tools for appropriate purposes, including but not limited to:

• grammar, spelling, and punctuation correction;
• improving language clarity and readability;
• translation between languages;
• formatting and organization of manuscript content;
• brainstorming and development of research ideas;
• assistance in organizing or summarizing information;
• assistance with coding, programming, or computational tasks;
• data processing or analysis when scientifically appropriate and adequately verified; and
• other legitimate forms of research or manuscript preparation assistance.

Authors must critically evaluate and verify all AI-assisted output before including it in a manuscript or using it as part of the research process.

3. Substantive AI-Generated Content

AI may be used to assist with the preparation or modification of substantive manuscript content. However, authors must maintain intellectual and scientific responsibility for the resulting content.

When AI has materially contributed to the generation, rewriting, analysis, interpretation, or modification of manuscript content, authors are expected to disclose such use to JIPT.

The disclosure should indicate the AI tool used and briefly describe how and where the tool was used.

4. AI Use Disclosure

Authors should disclose material use of generative AI in the manuscript. The disclosure may be placed in the Acknowledgements section for writing or language assistance, or in the Methods section when AI has been used as part of the research methodology, data analysis, or other substantive research activities.

A suitable disclosure statement may be written as follows:

If AI was used as part of the research methodology or data analysis, authors should provide sufficient information about its use to allow readers to understand its role in the research.

5. AI Detection and Percentage Threshold

JIPT does not establish a fixed numerical percentage as the maximum allowable use of Artificial Intelligence.

The percentage reported by AI-detection software shall not, by itself, be considered conclusive evidence of inappropriate AI use, academic misconduct, or a reason for automatic rejection of a manuscript.

JIPT evaluates AI use based on the nature, extent, purpose, transparency, and potential impact of AI assistance on the scholarly content of the manuscript.

A manuscript may be subject to further editorial clarification when the editors identify substantial AI-generated content, undisclosed AI use, inconsistencies in authorship or writing, fabricated information, unreliable references, or other concerns relating to research and publication integrity.

Authors remain responsible for ensuring that the manuscript represents their own scholarly work and that all AI-assisted content has been appropriately reviewed and verified.

6. Verification of AI-Generated Information

AI systems may generate inaccurate, incomplete, biased, outdated, or fabricated information. Authors must therefore independently verify AI-assisted output before using it in their manuscript.

Particular attention should be given to:

• scientific claims and interpretations;
• research data and numerical values;
• statistical calculations and interpretations;
• references and citations;
• quotations and attributed statements;
• methodological descriptions;
• species, scientific, technical, and other specialized terminology; and
• any information that may affect the validity or conclusions of the research.

7. Prohibited Uses of AI

AI must not be used in a manner that constitutes or facilitates research or publication misconduct.

Prohibited uses include, but are not limited to:

• fabricating or falsifying research data or results;
• generating fictitious references, citations, or sources;
• creating false scientific evidence;
• misrepresenting AI-generated information as verified scientific findings;
• concealing plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct;
• manipulating research images or figures in a manner that misrepresents the underlying evidence;
• creating misleading or fabricated statements about research procedures or results;
• submitting AI-generated content without appropriate human review when such content materially affects the scholarly work;
• using AI to impersonate an author, reviewer, or editor; and
• using AI in a manner that violates confidentiality, copyright, privacy, or other applicable ethical requirements.

8. AI and Authorship

AI tools, including generative AI systems, cannot be listed as authors or co-authors of manuscripts submitted to JIPT.

Authorship is limited to human contributors who meet the journal's authorship requirements and who are able to take responsibility and accountability for the work.

Authors are responsible for the accuracy, integrity, originality, ethical compliance, and final approval of the manuscript. AI systems cannot assume these responsibilities.

9. AI in Research, Data Analysis, and Coding

AI-assisted technologies may be used in research activities such as data processing, statistical analysis, programming, modelling, simulation, or other computational activities when scientifically appropriate.

When AI plays a substantive role in the research, authors should describe its use in sufficient detail in the manuscript, particularly when the use of AI may affect the methodology, analysis, interpretation, or reproducibility of the research.

Authors remain responsible for the validity of the methodology, integrity of the data, accuracy of the analysis, interpretation of the results, and conclusions of the study.

10. AI-Generated and AI-Modified Images

AI-generated or AI-modified images must not be used to fabricate, manipulate, or misrepresent scientific evidence.

When AI is used to generate or substantially modify an image that forms part of the scientific content or evidence of a manuscript, authors should disclose the use of AI and ensure that the resulting image accurately represents the research.

Routine adjustments to images that do not alter the underlying scientific information may be permitted when consistent with accepted research practices.

11. Use of AI by Peer Reviewers

Reviewers must maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts and all information obtained during the peer-review process.

Reviewers must not upload submitted manuscripts, unpublished data, confidential figures, reviewer reports, or other confidential materials to publicly accessible or unauthorized AI systems.

AI-assisted tools must not replace the reviewer's own scholarly judgment. The reviewer remains responsible for the content, accuracy, and appropriateness of the review report.

Where the use of AI may involve processing confidential manuscript content, reviewers should follow the journal's instructions and obtain appropriate authorization before using such tools.

12. Use of AI by Editors

Editors may use AI-assisted technologies for appropriate administrative and non-substantive editorial tasks, provided that confidentiality, publication ethics, and author rights are maintained.

AI must not replace the editor's independent judgment in decisions concerning peer review, research integrity, ethical issues, conflicts of interest, manuscript evaluation, acceptance, revision, or rejection.

Editors remain accountable for all editorial decisions made on behalf of JIPT.

13. Confidentiality and Data Protection

Authors, reviewers, editors, and editorial staff must protect confidential, unpublished, personal, and sensitive information associated with the publication process.

Users of AI tools must ensure that the use of such tools does not result in unauthorized disclosure of manuscript content, research data, personal information, intellectual property, or other confidential materials.

Particular caution should be exercised when using AI platforms that may retain, process, or reuse submitted information.

14. Editorial Review of AI-Related Concerns

JIPT reserves the right to request clarification from authors when concerns arise regarding the use of AI in a submitted or published manuscript.

The editorial team may consider the nature and extent of AI use, the author's disclosure, the accuracy and originality of the manuscript, and any potential impact on research integrity.

Where necessary, authors may be requested to provide additional information regarding how AI was used during the preparation or conduct of the research.

15. Misuse of AI and Editorial Action

Undisclosed material use of AI, fabrication of information, falsification of research, plagiarism, manipulation of scientific evidence, or other forms of misconduct may result in appropriate editorial action.

Depending on the circumstances and severity of the issue, JIPT may request clarification, revision, correction, withdrawal, or retraction of a manuscript or published article in accordance with applicable publication ethics procedures.

16. Final Responsibility

The use of AI does not diminish or replace human scholarly responsibility. The authors remain fully responsible for the manuscript submitted to JIPT, including its accuracy, originality, integrity, appropriate attribution, ethical compliance, and conclusions.

By submitting a manuscript to JIPT, authors confirm that they have reviewed the manuscript carefully and accept responsibility for all content, including content produced or modified with the assistance of AI.

Last updated: September 2026