Policy of Generative AI or AI-assisted technologies Usage

Verdict: Journal of Law Science acknowledges the advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as part of the rapid development of science and technology, which has been widely adopted across various disciplines, including academic writing. Nevertheless, the use of Generative AI or AI-assisted technologies to create, generate, or substantially develop the main scholarly content of a manuscript is strictly prohibited. Manuscripts produced in whole or in part by Generative AI are considered unethical and may be classified as fabricated or fake publications (see Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Fake Papers).

Authors are solely responsible for the originality, integrity, and intellectual substance of their work. Accordingly, AI tools must not be used to generate primary arguments, legal analysis, interpretations, conclusions, or other substantive components of the manuscript. Furthermore, the use of AI tools to fabricate, manipulate, falsify, or selectively modify data, results, or references, or to engage in any form of academic misconduct, is strictly forbidden.

The limited and responsible use of AI tools is permitted only for supportive and non-substantive purposes, including assisting with literature searches, reference management, plagiarism screening, grammar and spelling checks, and language refinement. Any use of AI tools must not replace the author’s critical thinking, scholarly judgment, or intellectual contribution.

Authors remain fully accountable for the content of the manuscript, including accuracy, ethical compliance, and adherence to the journal’s publication standards.

In this context, authors are required to disclose explicitly whether generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were employed at any stage of manuscript development or writing in author contribution or acknowledgments section. In line with our commitment to research integrity, Verdict: Journal of Law Science uses Turnitin software to screen all submitted manuscripts for similarity. If the similarity index exceeds 20%, the manuscript will be returned to the author for revision. The journal maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward any form of research misconduct.