AI Policy

JIEF Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance · Published by UIN K.H. Abdurrahman Wahid Pekalongan · P-ISSN 2797-4014 · E-ISSN 2797-6432

1. Purpose

JIEF Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance (JIEF) recognizes that generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted tools may support some aspects of scholarly writing and research. This policy explains how authors, reviewers, and editors may use such tools responsibly while protecting originality, confidentiality, data and source accuracy, and human accountability in Islamic economics, finance, and related scholarship.

The journal treats AI as a tool, not as a scholarly authority. AI output may be inaccurate, incomplete, biased, or fabricated, and may be unsuitable for sensitive research involving Islamic (sharia) concepts, financial data, statistical analysis, or community-based fieldwork. Human authors remain responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the final work.

2. General Principle

Authors remain fully responsible for every statement, citation, translation, interpretation, reference, dataset, model specification, statistical result, figure, table, and conclusion in their work. AI tools may assist with limited tasks, but they must not replace the author's scholarly competence, the reviewer's expert judgment, or the editor's editorial responsibility.

AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors. Authorship is limited to human contributors who can approve the final manuscript, accept responsibility for the work, respond to editorial questions, disclose conflicts of interest, and be accountable for the integrity of the publication.

3. Permitted Uses by Authors

Authors may use AI tools for limited support such as improving readability, checking grammar, organizing notes, assisting transcription, formatting tables, or supporting data organization. Where permitted by the journal, AI may also assist with coding or running routine analyses (for example in EViews, Stata, R, or Python), provided the author verifies every output. Any AI-assisted output must be carefully reviewed, corrected, and verified by the author before submission.

The use of basic spelling checkers, grammar tools, reference managers (such as Mendeley), plagiarism checkers (such as Turnitin), or formatting tools does not require formal disclosure unless the tool generates or substantially rewrites scholarly content.

4. Unacceptable Uses

Authors must not use AI tools to fabricate references, quotations, financial statement data, market or Bloomberg-type data, survey or questionnaire responses, interview data, field notes, regression or other statistical outputs, or any other research evidence. AI must not be used to generate interpretation or conclusions without scholarly verification, to manipulate data or results, to create misleading figures or tables, to conceal plagiarism, or to produce literature reviews based on sources the author has not checked.

Because the journal publishes scholarship that may cite Islamic sources and use Indonesian, English, and Arabic terminology, authors must be careful when using AI for translation or transliteration. AI-assisted translation may be used only as a preliminary aid. Authors must verify the final wording against the original source and should not rely on AI to determine the meaning of sharia terms, fatwas, or Islamic texts without expert review.

5. Disclosure Requirement

Authors must disclose any substantive use of generative AI or AI-assisted technologies when such tools have shaped the manuscript's drafting, rewriting, summarizing, translating, coding, data analysis, figures, tables, or research presentation. The disclosure should identify the tool or service used, the purpose of use, the part of the manuscript or research process affected, and confirmation that the authors reviewed and approved the final content.

A suitable statement is: "During the preparation of this manuscript, the author(s) used [name of tool/service] for [purpose]. The author(s) reviewed, verified, edited, and approved all AI-assisted output and take full responsibility for the final content."

Artificial Intelligence Statement

If AI is not used at all

The authors declare that no artificial intelligence (AI) tools were used in the preparation, writing, editing, analysis, or revision of this article. All aspects of the research and manuscript preparation were conducted by the authors.

If AI is used solely for proofreading or language checks

The authors acknowledge the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools (please list the AI tools used) for language editing, grammar checking, and improving the clarity of the manuscript. AI tools were not used to generate research findings, data, analysis, or scholarly arguments. The authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of the content.

If AI is used to a limited extent in writing

During the preparation of this article, the authors used artificial intelligence (AI) tools (please list the AI tools used) to assist with language refinement, grammar correction, and improving the readability of the manuscript. AI was not used to generate or fabricate data, research findings, citations, or substantive scholarly arguments. All AI-assisted content was reviewed, verified, and critically evaluated by the authors, who take full responsibility for the final content of the article.

If AI is used for data analysis or coding

During the preparation of this article, the authors used artificial intelligence (AI) tools (please list the AI tools used) to assist with [data organization / coding / running analyses]. AI was not used to fabricate or manipulate data or results. All data, code, and analytical outputs were reviewed, replicated, and verified by the authors, who take full responsibility for the accuracy of the findings and the final content of the article.

6. Reviewers and Editors

Reviewers, editors, and editorial staff must not upload submitted manuscripts, review reports, editorial correspondence, unpublished data, or confidential author information into public or third-party AI systems unless the journal has explicitly approved the tool and confidentiality is protected.

Reviewers may not use AI to produce a review in place of their own expert evaluation. Editors are responsible for ensuring that any use of digital tools in editorial work does not compromise confidentiality, reviewer anonymity, author privacy, intellectual property, or editorial independence. This policy applies alongside JIEF's Publication Ethics, Plagiarism Screening, and Peer Review Process policies.

7. Handling Problematic AI Use

If the journal suspects undisclosed or improper AI use, the editor may request clarification from the author. Depending on the case, the journal may require revision, request a disclosure statement, reject the manuscript, issue a correction, or investigate the matter as possible publication misconduct. Questions about this policy should be sent to the JIEF editorial office at [email protected].