The Journal Computer and Technology recognizes that artificial intelligence (AI) tools may assist authors, editors, and reviewers in certain research and publication activities. The journal follows publication ethics principles promoted by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), including transparency, accountability, confidentiality, and human responsibility for scholarly work.

The use of AI tools is permitted only when it supports legitimate scholarly activities and does not compromise the originality, accuracy, integrity, or confidentiality of the work. Any use of AI in preparing a submitted manuscript must be disclosed as specified in this policy.

Authors may use AI tools for limited assistance, including:

• improving grammar, spelling, punctuation, readability, and language;
• paraphrasing or rephrasing text to improve clarity and expression;
• translating text;
• assisting with brainstorming, outlining, or organizing ideas;
• supporting coding, debugging, or technical documentation; and
• assisting with other tasks that do not replace the authors’ intellectual contribution or research responsibilities.

AI-assisted paraphrasing is permitted only when the authors verify that the revised text accurately represents the intended meaning, properly acknowledges the original sources, and does not conceal plagiarism or inappropriate text recycling. AI-generated wording does not remove the obligation to cite the sources of ideas, evidence, data, or claims.

Authors must not use AI to fabricate or falsify data, results, references, citations, research procedures, images, or other evidence. AI-generated references and factual claims must be independently checked against reliable sources. Authors must not submit AI-generated material as original scholarly work without appropriate human review, verification, and disclosure.

Authors must include an AI Use Statement in every submitted manuscript, whether AI tools were used or not. The statement must appear in a separate section before the References, using one of the formats below.

When AI tools were used

Authors must identify:

• the name of each AI tool;
• the version or model, if available;
• the purpose and manner of use; and
• the parts or activities of the manuscript for which the tool was used, where applicable.

AI Use Statement: The authors used [tool name and version, if available] to assist with [specific purpose, such as language editing, paraphrasing, or translation] in preparing this manuscript. The authors reviewed and verified the AI-assisted content and take full responsibility for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of the manuscript.

If more than one tool was used, each tool and its role must be stated.

When no AI tools were used

AI Use Statement: The authors declare that no artificial intelligence tools were used in the preparation of this manuscript.

Authors must not provide a false or incomplete declaration. The journal may request clarification about the use of AI tools when necessary.

AI tools, language models, and other automated systems do not meet the journal’s authorship requirements and must not be listed as authors or co-authors. They cannot take responsibility for the work, approve the final manuscript, or respond to questions about its integrity.

The human authors remain fully responsible for the manuscript, including all AI-assisted content, and must ensure that the final version reflects their own scholarly judgment and contribution.

Authors must not use AI tools to:

• fabricate, manipulate, or falsify research data, results, images, citations, or references;
• generate misleading evidence or unsupported scientific claims;
• disguise plagiarism, duplicate publication, or substantial unattributed text reuse;
• produce a manuscript that the authors cannot adequately explain, verify, or defend;
• violate confidentiality, privacy, copyright, or other applicable rights; or
• misrepresent the extent or nature of AI assistance.

The use of AI does not exempt authors from the journal’s requirements concerning plagiarism, research integrity, data accuracy, authorship, or citation.

Authors must critically review all AI-assisted material before submission. They are responsible for checking factual accuracy, references, quotations, calculations, interpretations, and compliance with ethical and legal requirements.

Authors must ensure that paraphrased material preserves the meaning of the source and that all borrowed ideas, methods, findings, and wording are properly cited. A similarity score or AI-detection result alone does not establish whether a manuscript complies with this policy; editorial assessment will consider the context and evidence.

Authors must not enter confidential, unpublished, personal, or otherwise sensitive information into AI tools unless they have the necessary authorization and the tool’s data-handling conditions are appropriate for that information.

Editors and reviewers must not upload submitted manuscripts, reviewer reports, or other confidential editorial material to public or third-party AI tools unless the journal has expressly authorized the use and confidentiality can be protected. Editors and reviewers must not use AI in ways that compromise the confidentiality, fairness, or independence of peer review.

Editors and reviewers may use AI tools only for limited, responsible assistance that does not replace their professional judgment or compromise confidentiality. AI must not be used as the sole basis for editorial decisions or peer-review recommendations.

Editors and reviewers remain responsible for the content and decisions they communicate. Any use of AI that materially assists an editorial or review task must be consistent with the journal’s confidentiality requirements and disclosed to the journal when requested.

The journal may request additional information about an AI Use Statement or the role of AI in preparing a manuscript. If an author fails to disclose AI use, provides a misleading statement, or uses AI in a manner that violates this policy, the journal may request clarification or correction, return the manuscript for revision, reject the submission, or take further action in accordance with the journal’s publication ethics procedures.

If concerns are identified after publication, the journal will assess the matter and may issue a correction, expression of concern, or retraction, as appropriate.

This policy may be updated as AI technologies, scholarly publishing practices, and publication ethics guidance evolve. Authors, editors, and reviewers are expected to follow the version of the policy in effect at the time of their submission or editorial activity.