General Principles
The academic publication supports the use of the latest technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) tools, as an auxiliary means in scholarly work. However, the use of AI is subject to certain limitations. We require full transparency and academic accountability from all participants in the publication process.
1. Use of AI by Authors (Responsibilities and Limitations)
1.1. Authorship
Artificial intelligence cannot be considered an author. AI tools do not meet the criteria for authorship (in particular, they cannot take responsibility for the content, conflicts of interest, or approve the final version). Responsibility: A human author bears full responsibility for the scientific accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethics of all manuscript content, including parts that were partially created or edited with the assistance of artificial intelligence.
1.2. Writing, Analysis, and Interpretation
Permitted Use: Artificial intelligence may be used to improve style, translation, and grammar, as well as a tool for data preparation (for example, sorting large sets of ethnomusicological, ethnographic, or social data).
1.3. Research Specifics
For analytical sections: the use of artificial intelligence to generate original ethnomusicological conclusions, historical or social interpretations, or critical analysis of primary sources is strictly prohibited. For experimental sections: if artificial intelligence is used to process statistical data, this must be described in detail in the “Methodology” section. Critical requirement: the author bears full responsibility for the accuracy and reliability of all numerical data and statistical results analyzed with the assistance of artificial intelligence.
1.4. Sources and References
Verification: Authors must check all facts and references provided by artificial intelligence, as the tool may generate nonexistent sources. AI Citation: AI cannot be listed as an author.
2. Use of AI by Reviewers and Editorial Staff
Confidentiality: Reviewers, editors, or other members of the editorial board are strictly prohibited from using artificial intelligence tools to evaluate or write reviews.
3. Consequences of Violations
Any concealed or improper use of artificial intelligence tools will be considered a breach of publication ethics and may result in the rejection of the manuscript or the retraction of the publication.