Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

MUMTAZ : Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam recognizes the rapid development and adoption of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) in academic research and scholarly writing. To safeguard academic integrity, originality, human accountability, and peer-review confidentiality in Islamic education and Islamic studies scholarship, the journal establishes the following policy governing the use of AI tools by authors, peer reviewers, and editors.

1. AI Tools and Authorship Criteria

In accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Position Statement on Authorship and AI Tools, generative AI tools and Large Language Models (such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, or similar technologies) do not meet the criteria for authorship and must never be listed as an author or co-author, nor cited as an author in the References section. AI tools cannot take legal or ethical responsibility for the submitted work, cannot verify the accuracy or integrity of scholarly arguments, cannot approve the final version to be published, and cannot manage conflicts of interest.

2. Permitted and Prohibited Uses by Authors

Permitted Uses (Subject to Human Oversight and Full Disclosure):

• Language and Readability Enhancement: Authors may use AI-assisted tools to improve grammar, spelling, phrasing, or readability of text that was originally conceived and drafted by the human authors.
• AI as a Formal Object or Instrument of Study: Studies that explicitly investigate the pedagogical application of AI in Islamic Religious Education (e.g., AI-assisted learning media in schools, madrasahs, or pesantren) or utilize computational AI tools for formal data analysis are welcomed, provided the methodology is rigorously documented in the Research Methods section.

Strictly Prohibited Uses:

• Generating substantive scholarly arguments, literature syntheses, interpretations of Islamic primary sources (Qur'an, Hadith, or classical turath texts), or research conclusions without independent human reasoning and verification.
• Fabricating, falsifying, or synthetically generating empirical field data (such as interview transcripts, classroom observation notes, or survey responses).
• Generating unverified bibliographic citations or nonexistent references (AI-hallucinated references).

3. Mandatory Disclosure by Authors

Authors who use generative AI or AI-assisted technologies during manuscript preparation (beyond basic tools used solely for standard spell-checking, grammar checking, or reference management) must transparently disclose such use upon submission.

If AI was part of the formal research design, it must be detailed in the Research Methods section. If generative AI was used to assist with language editing or manuscript preparation, a disclosure statement must be included in the Acknowledgment section (placed before the References section) specifying: (1) the name and version of the AI tool used, (2) the specific purpose of its use, and (3) a confirmation of human review and full accountability.

Standard Disclosure Template:
"During the preparation of this manuscript, the author(s) used [Name and Version of AI Tool / Service] in order to [state specific purpose, e.g., improve language readability and grammatical accuracy]. After using this tool, the author(s) thoroughly reviewed, edited, and verified the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the accuracy and integrity of the published article."

4. AI in Images, Figures, and Research Data

MUMTAZ : Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam prohibits the use of generative AI tools to create, alter, or manipulate photographic field documentation, figures, or empirical illustrations in submitted manuscripts. An exception applies only when AI image generation is the explicit subject of the research design, in which case the process must be fully documented in the Research Methods section and clearly labelled in the corresponding figure captions.

5. Policy for Peer Reviewers and Editors

Role	Confidentiality & Ethical Obligations
Peer Reviewers	Submitted manuscripts are confidential documents. Reviewers must never upload a manuscript, abstract, or any part of a submission into generative AI tools or third-party LLMs, as doing so violates peer-review confidentiality, data privacy, and authors' intellectual property rights. Reviewers must also not use AI tools to generate peer-review reports and remain solely accountable for the critical evaluation in their review.
Editors	Editors must treat all submitted manuscripts as confidential and must not upload unpublished submissions into external generative AI systems. All editorial assessments and publication decisions must be made by qualified human editors.

6. Consequences of Non-Compliance

The Editorial Board reserves the right to screen submissions for undisclosed generative AI text, fabricated data, or hallucinated references. Violations of this policy will result in:

• Immediate rejection of the manuscript during editorial screening or peer review; or
• Post-publication investigation following COPE guidelines, which may result in the publication of a formal correction, an expression of concern, or a retraction of the published article.

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