Modern Studies in Management & Organization (JMSMO)
Date of Approval: July 27, 2025
Last Updated: August 2026
The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI tools has created new opportunities as well as new ethical challenges in research and scholarly publishing.
Modern Studies in Management & Organization (JMSMO) recognizes that AI tools may assist researchers, authors, reviewers, and editors in certain tasks. However, the use of AI must not compromise research integrity, academic originality, confidentiality, transparency, or human accountability.
This policy is based on four fundamental principles:
Transparency: Relevant use of AI must be appropriately disclosed.
Human accountability: Authors and other responsible individuals remain fully accountable for scholarly decisions and published content.
Research integrity: AI must not be used to fabricate, falsify, manipulate, or misrepresent research.
Confidentiality: Confidential manuscripts, peer-review materials, personal data, and unpublished research information must not be disclosed to AI systems inappropriately.
This policy applies to authors, reviewers, editors, editorial board members, and other individuals involved in the publication process.
AI tools, including generative AI systems, cannot be listed as authors or co-authors of manuscripts submitted to or published by JMSMO.
Authorship requires human responsibility for the work, including accountability for the accuracy and integrity of the research and compliance with the journal's Authorship Policy.
Any use of AI must therefore remain under the responsibility and supervision of the human authors.
Authors may use AI tools as assistive technologies for appropriate research and writing tasks, provided that their use does not compromise the integrity of the research and that applicable disclosure requirements are followed.
Examples of potentially acceptable uses include:
brainstorming or generating research ideas;
organizing or structuring preliminary material;
language editing, grammar correction, and improvement of readability;
translation, provided that the translated content is carefully verified by the authors;
assistance with computer programming or coding;
assistance with statistical or qualitative analysis, provided that the methodology and results are independently verified by the authors;
summarizing materials for research purposes, provided that the original sources are consulted and appropriately cited;
improving the clarity or organization of author-generated text.
Authors remain fully responsible for checking the accuracy, originality, completeness, and appropriateness of any material produced or modified with AI assistance.
AI must not be used to:
fabricate or falsify data, results, observations, or research materials;
generate false, nonexistent, or unverifiable citations or references;
misrepresent AI-generated material as independently verified scholarly work;
manipulate images, figures, or research results in a misleading manner;
create or alter research evidence in a way that compromises research integrity;
conceal plagiarism, duplicate publication, or other forms of misconduct;
circumvent plagiarism or other editorial screening procedures;
impersonate authors, reviewers, editors, or other individuals;
interfere with or manipulate the peer-review process;
replace the authors' responsibility for scholarly reasoning, interpretation, and final judgment.
AI-generated content must never be accepted uncritically as evidence or as a substitute for scholarly verification.
Authors must disclose material use of AI or generative AI tools that contributed to the preparation of the manuscript.
The disclosure should identify:
the name of the AI tool or system;
the version, where reasonably available;
the purpose for which it was used;
the part or stage of the work in which it was used; and
the extent to which the output was reviewed, verified, modified, or incorporated by the authors.
Routine use of basic spelling, grammar, or formatting tools that do not generate substantive content generally does not require disclosure.
Statement on the Use of Artificial Intelligence:
In preparing this manuscript, the authors used [name of AI tool/system and version, if available] for [describe the purpose, e.g., language editing, translation, coding assistance, or data-analysis support]. All outputs were critically reviewed and verified by the authors, who remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and final content of the manuscript.
Statement on the Use of Artificial Intelligence:
The authors declare that no generative artificial intelligence tools were used to generate substantive content, analysis, or research findings in the preparation of this manuscript.
The absence of an AI-use statement does not by itself constitute misconduct. However, failure to disclose material AI use when disclosure is required may be investigated as a publication-ethics matter.
Authors must not upload confidential, personally identifiable, proprietary, unpublished, or otherwise sensitive research data to external AI systems unless they have appropriate authorization and adequate safeguards are in place.
Authors remain responsible for compliance with applicable ethical, legal, institutional, and data-protection requirements when using AI in research.
Where AI is used for data analysis, authors must ensure that the methodology is scientifically appropriate, reproducible where applicable, and independently verified.
Peer reviewers must protect the confidentiality of manuscripts and all information obtained through the peer-review process.
Reviewers must not upload or submit manuscripts, substantial portions of manuscripts, reviewer reports, unpublished data, figures, tables, or other confidential peer-review materials to public or third-party generative AI systems unless the journal has explicitly authorized such use and appropriate confidentiality safeguards are in place.
Reviewers may use limited AI-assisted tools for non-confidential auxiliary purposes where appropriate, but the reviewer must remain fully responsible for the review and final recommendation.
AI must not replace the reviewer's independent assessment of:
originality;
methodological quality;
validity of analysis;
interpretation of findings;
scholarly significance; or
publication suitability.
Editors and editorial board members must maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and editorial information.
Editors should not upload confidential manuscript content, reviewer reports, unpublished research information, or personal information to public or unauthorized AI systems.
AI tools may be used for limited administrative or non-confidential purposes where appropriate, but editorial decisions must always be based on independent human judgment.
Editors remain responsible for ensuring that AI-assisted processes do not compromise:
confidentiality;
impartiality;
editorial independence;
peer-review integrity; or
the rights of authors and reviewers.
Authors must clearly identify the use of generative AI to create or substantially modify images, figures, or other research materials when such use is relevant to the scholarly content of the article.
AI-generated or AI-modified materials must not be used to fabricate or misrepresent research evidence.
Where the use of generative AI is subject to restrictions imposed by the underlying data source, publisher, copyright holder, funder, institution, or applicable law, authors are responsible for complying with those restrictions.
AI systems may generate inaccurate, biased, incomplete, or fabricated information, including citations and references.
Authors, reviewers, and editors must therefore independently verify information generated or assisted by AI before relying on it.
The use of an AI tool does not transfer responsibility for the resulting content to the AI provider.
Human authors and responsible editorial participants remain accountable for their decisions, statements, analyses, and published work.
JMSMO may use AI-detection or other analytical tools as part of an initial assessment when there is a legitimate concern regarding undisclosed or inappropriate AI use.
AI-detection tools are not considered definitive evidence of misconduct.
Any concern based on automated detection must be evaluated by a qualified human editor and, where appropriate, through additional evidence and communication with the authors.
No editorial decision involving allegations of misconduct will be based solely on an AI-detection score.
If JMSMO becomes aware of suspected inappropriate or undisclosed AI use, the journal may request clarification, documentation, or additional information from the authors or other relevant parties.
Depending on the circumstances, the journal may take appropriate action in accordance with its publication-ethics policies, including:
requesting correction or disclosure;
requiring additional verification;
rejecting the manuscript before publication;
publishing a correction or other editorial notice;
publishing an Expression of Concern; or
retracting a published article where AI-related misconduct has materially compromised the integrity or reliability of the published work.
Serious cases may also be referred to the relevant institution or research integrity authority.
All such cases will be handled in accordance with the journal's Allegations of Misconduct Policy and relevant COPE guidance.
Because AI technologies and responsible-use standards are developing rapidly, JMSMO will periodically review and update this policy.
Any significant revision will be communicated through the journal's official website.
AI is regarded by JMSMO as an assistive technology, not a substitute for human scholarly responsibility.
The use of AI must support, rather than undermine, scientific integrity, transparency, originality, critical thinking, and responsible research practice.
The ultimate responsibility for the content and integrity of every article published by JMSMO remains with the human authors and responsible editorial participants.