Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policies

Jurnal Otorinolaringologi Kepala dan Leher Indonesia (JOKLI) has published a policy on the use of generative AI-assisted tools in the preparation of manuscripts for publication in the JOKLI.

For authors : (The use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in scientific writing)

Authors should disclose the use of generative AI in preparing the article, beyond straightforward language correction, editing, and formatting. Applying the technology should be done with human oversight and control, and authors should carefully review and edit the result, because AI can generate authoritative-sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete, or biased. Authors must verify the output of any automated tools used in their research and prepare their manuscript.

Declaring the use of these technologies supports transparency and trust between authors, readers, reviewers, editors, and contributors and facilitates compliance with the terms of use of the relevant tool or technology.

Authors should not list AI and AI-assisted technologies as an author or co-author, nor cite AI as an author. Authorship entails responsibilities and tasks that are exclusive to humans. Authors are also responsible for ensuring that the work is original, that the listed authors meet the criteria for authorship, and that the work does not infringe on third-party rights; they should also familiarize themselves with our journal's Ethics in Publishing policy before submission.

We do not permit the use of generative AI or AI-assisted tools to create or alter images in submitted manuscripts. This may include enhancing, obscuring, moving, removing, or introducing a specific feature within an image or figure. You can change brightness, contrast, or color balance as long as the original data is not obscured or lost.

For reviewers and journals : (The use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the journal peer review process)

When a peer reviewer is invited to review a manuscript, it must be treated as a confidential document. Reviewers should not upload a submitted manuscript or any part of it into a generative AI tool, as this may violate the authors’ confidentiality and proprietary rights and, where the paper contains personally identifiable information, may breach data privacy rights.

Any routine use of automated tools by the journal or publisher should be disclosed. The tool should have been appropriately tested. The use of automated tools should be overseen by humans (human in the loop). Journals should make sure that an editor or other staff checks the automated detection of problems like text similarity, altered figures, duplication, undisclosed use of generative AI, or suggestions from automated peer reviewers.