Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Policy

1. Purpose and Scope

This policy governs the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in all activities related to manuscripts submitted to and published by Jurnal Anestesiologi dan Terapi Intensif (JATI). It applies to authors, reviewers, and editors.

For the purpose of this policy, "AI tools" include generative AI and AI-assisted technologies such as large language models and chatbots (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini), AI writing and editing assistants, AI image or figure generators, and AI-based translation or data-analysis tools.

This policy is consistent with the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).

2. General Principles

  • Human accountability. AI tools cannot take responsibility for a submission. Named human authors, reviewers, and editors remain fully accountable for the integrity, accuracy, and originality of all content.
  • Transparency. Any substantive use of generative AI must be disclosed.
  • Integrity. AI must not be used to fabricate, falsify, or misrepresent data, results, or references.
  • Confidentiality. Unpublished manuscripts and peer-review materials are confidential and must not be entered into public or third-party AI systems.

3. Policy for Authors

3.1 Authorship

AI tools cannot be listed as an author or co-author. Authorship implies responsibilities and accountability that only humans can hold. Authors who use AI tools remain fully responsible for the entire content of their manuscript, including any part produced with AI assistance.

3.2 Permitted uses (with disclosure)

AI tools may be used to assist with:

  • Language editing, grammar, spelling, and improving readability;
  • Formatting and reference organization;
  • Literature searching and idea structuring;
  • Assistance with statistical code or data-analysis scripts (with results independently verified).

3.3 Prohibited uses

Authors must not use AI tools to:

  • Generate, fabricate, or alter research data, results, or statistics;
  • Create or manipulate figures, images, or tables in a way that misrepresents original findings;
  • Produce fictitious or inaccurate references or citations;
  • Write substantial portions of the manuscript that are submitted without critical human review and verification;
  • Enter identifiable patient data or other confidential information into AI systems (see Section 6).

3.4 Disclosure requirements

Authors must disclose the use of generative AI in a dedicated statement within the manuscript (in the Methods section where AI assisted the research process, and/or in the Acknowledgements). The disclosure should state the name and version of the tool, the purpose of use, and how outputs were verified. Basic tools that only check spelling or grammar do not require disclosure.

3.5 Author responsibility

Authors are fully responsible for verifying the accuracy, validity, and originality of all AI-assisted content, ensuring it is free of plagiarism, fabrication, and factual error ("hallucinations"), and that all sources are genuine and correctly cited.

4. Policy for Reviewers

  • Peer reviewers must not upload or enter any part of a manuscript (text, figures, data, or supplementary material) into generative AI tools, as this breaches the confidentiality of the submission.
  • Reviewers must not delegate their critical assessment to AI tools. The review report must reflect the reviewer's own expert judgment.
  • Any limited, confidentiality-preserving use of AI assistance (e.g., improving the language of the reviewer's own comments) must be disclosed to the editor.
  • Reviewers remain fully responsible for the content and accuracy of their reports.

5. Policy for Editors

  • Editors must preserve the confidentiality of all submissions and must not enter manuscripts into public AI tools.
  • Editorial decisions must be made by human editors; AI must not be the sole basis for acceptance or rejection.
  • Editors may use approved, confidentiality-compliant tools for administrative screening (e.g., similarity/plagiarism checking) provided such use complies with this policy and the journal's data-protection obligations.

6. Patient Privacy and Research Ethics

Because JATI publishes clinical research, authors, reviewers, and editors must not input identifiable or potentially identifiable patient information (including images, case details, or records) into any AI tool. All AI use must comply with applicable patient-privacy regulations, institutional ethics approvals, and the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.

7. Data, Figures, and Images

AI-generated or AI-enhanced images that do not reflect the original data are not permitted. Where AI has been used legitimately in the preparation of figures or graphical content, this must be disclosed, and original data must be available upon request.

8. Violations

Failure to comply with this policy may result in desk rejection, rejection after review, correction or expression of concern, or retraction of a published article, and may be reported to the authors' institutions in accordance with COPE guidelines.

9. Sample Disclosure Statement (for authors)

During the preparation of this work, the author(s) used [TOOL NAME AND VERSION] for [PURPOSE, e.g., language editing / improving readability]. After using this tool, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the publication.

If no AI tools were used, authors may state:

The author(s) declare that no generative AI tools were used in the preparation of this manuscript.

10. Effective Date and Revision

This policy is effective as of August 2026 (Version 1.0) and is subject to periodic review and revision in line with evolving best practices and the guidance of COPE, ICMJE, and WAME.