Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

Maharot: Journal of Islamic Education recognizes that generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools and AI-assisted technologies are increasingly used in research and writing. This policy sets out how such tools may and may not be used by authors, reviewers, and editors.

Authors

• AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors, because they cannot take responsibility for the work.
• Authors who use generative AI tools in preparing a manuscript (for example, for language editing, translation, or summarizing literature) must disclose this in an AI declaration statement at the end of the manuscript, naming the tool and the purpose of its use.
• Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of the whole manuscript, including any content produced with the help of AI. All references must be checked against the original sources.
• AI tools must not be used to generate or alter research data, findings, or images.

Reviewers

• Manuscripts under review are confidential. Reviewers must not upload a manuscript, or any part of it, to a generative AI tool.
• Reviewers must not use generative AI tools to assess manuscripts or to write review reports. The scientific evaluation of a manuscript requires the reviewer's own expert judgement.

Editors

• Editors must not upload submitted manuscripts or related correspondence to generative AI tools, and must not use such tools to make editorial decisions.

Undisclosed or inappropriate use of AI is handled under the journal's Publication Ethics policy.