Use of Generative AI

Policy on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-Assisted Technologies

Southeast Asia Journal of Graduate of Islamic Business and Economics (SAJGIBE) recognizes the rapid development and utilization of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted tools in scientific research. To uphold scientific integrity, accountability, and academic ethics, SAJGIBE applies the following principles regarding the use of AI:

  1. Authorship and Accountability Generative AI tools and large language models (such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or similar software) cannot be credited as an author or co-author. Authorship implies legal, ethical, and academic accountability for the entirety of the work. AI systems cannot take responsibility for submitted content, copyright clearance, factual accuracy, or potential conflicts of interest. Human authors remain solely and fully accountable for all content presented in the manuscript.

  2. Permissible Use of AI Authors are permitted to utilize AI-assisted technologies primarily to improve readability, grammar, and linguistic fluency, or to support data collection processes, code execution, and preliminary literature mapping. Generative AI must not replace original scholarly analysis, contextual interpretations of Islamic business and economic principles, or qualitative and quantitative syntheses.

  3. Mandatory Declaration and Transparency If generative AI or AI-assisted technologies are used in any phase of manuscript preparation, authors must explicitly disclose this in the manuscript prior to submission. A formal declaration should be placed in a dedicated section immediately preceding the References list, titled "Declaration on the Use of Generative AI", following this structure:

    "During the preparation of this manuscript, the author(s) utilized [Name of Tool/Service, Version] to [state specific purpose, e.g., improve the English phrasing of the draft / assist in sorting survey dataset codes]. After using this service, the author(s) reviewed, edited, and verified all outputs, and take(s) full responsibility for the ultimate integrity and factual accuracy of the publication."

    If no generative AI tools were employed, authors must state:

    "The author(s) declare that no generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in the research, writing, or preparation of this manuscript."

  4. Fabrication, Falsification, and Citation Integrity Authors must ensure that all references, quotes, empirical data, and interpretations—particularly canonical textual references or Sharia legal arguments—are authentic and verifiable. Generative AI models are known to generate false citations or hallucinated data. Submissions containing fabricated citations or falsified data will be subjected to immediate rejection under standard scholarly misconduct procedures.

  5. Editorial and Peer Review Restrictions In line with confidentiality guidelines, editors and peer reviewers are strictly prohibited from uploading submitted manuscripts or peer-review documents to public or third-party generative AI platforms, as this breaches author confidentiality and proprietary intellectual property rights.