Requirement for Generative AI Declaration for Manuscripts Submitted from June 1, 2026
All manuscripts submitted to the AYDIN GASTRONOMY must comply with a new requirement for the disclosure of generative AI use. Manuscripts that do not meet this requirement will not be considered for peer review. This policy is intended to promote transparency, research integrity, and the responsible use of emerging technologies in scholarly publishing.
The primary objective of this policy is to ensure the proper, transparent, and ethical use of AI in academic writing and scientific analysis, while also safeguarding data security and academic integrity.
Generative AI refers to a category of artificial intelligence systems capable of autonomously producing original outputs, including text, images, audio, video, code, and synthetic data, that resemble human-created content. Despite their increasing prevalence, the use of generative AI tools in the preparation of academic manuscripts is subject to substantial restrictions and disclosure requirements imposed by many scholarly publishers and academic institutions, primarily due to concerns regarding authorship attribution, academic integrity, transparency, reproducibility, and potential bias.
AYDIN GASTRONOMY welcomes the new opportunities offered by Generative AI tools, particularly in: copyediting and language refinement, enhancing idea generation and exploration, supporting authors to express content in a non-native language, and accelerating the research and dissemination process.
Texts, images, tables, or analyses generated entirely by AI should not be conflated with the author’s original academic contribution. In cases of suspected AI use, the editorial board and editors may subject the article to additional ethical review and, if necessary, request a statement of clarification from the author. In such cases, the journal reserves the right to return the article or decline its publication.
This policy is consistent with the journal’s ethical principles and publication policies and serves to support them.
AI tools may be used solely for surface-level edits -such as grammar, spelling, and stylistic consistency- with the aim of reducing human error. Beyond this, the use of AI -whether directly or indirectly- is not recommended in areas of academic responsibility such as content creation, development of scientific arguments, literature evaluation, or drawing conclusions.
Transparency must be maintained in every stage where AI is utilized. All instances of AI use must be clearly identified and transparently explained. The specific stages in which AI was used, the tools employed, the manner of their use, and the data collection methods must be clearly disclosed.
Content generated by AI must be carefully verified for accuracy. The data obtained must be verified through reliable, primary academic sources, and care must be taken to avoid the transmission of inaccurate information.
Authors bear full responsibility for all ethical, scientific, and legal consequences that may arise from the use of AI. The author must carefully evaluate at which stages and in what manner AI has been utilized and must assume full responsibility for all consequences of its use. Authors should be aware that AI tools may pose risks such as plagiarism, fabrication, false attribution, or misleading content generation; such issues will be considered the sole responsibility of the author.
AI tools should not be cited as sources in the bibliography or footnotes. However, any use of AI must be appropriately disclosed in where relevant, within the text.
Authors must disclose the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by including a statement in the core manuscript file.
Example: During the preparation of this manuscript, the author(s) used [NAME OF TOOL/SERVICE] for the purpose of [SPECIFY PURPOSE]. The author(s) subsequently reviewed and edited the content as necessary and assume full responsibility for the accuracy and integrity of the published work.
This statement must be placed immediately before the References list, under the heading:“Generative AI Declaration”
If no generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in the preparation of the manuscript, no declaration is required.
Whether or not generative AI and AI-assisted technologies are used, a "Declaration Form for the Use of Generative AI" must also be uploaded to the system during the application process.