1. Purpose and Scope

The AI Policy of Eğitimde Yeni Yaklaşımlar Dergisi (Journal of New Approaches in Education) aims to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in all submissions and ensure transparency, research integrity, and ethical scholarly practices. This policy applies to authors, reviewers, editors, and all stakeholders involved in the publication process.

2. AI Use Guidelines for Authors

Transparency: Authors must explicitly disclose any use of AI tools (text generation, editing, idea development, data analysis, coding, figure generation, etc.) during manuscript preparation.
Responsibility: AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Authors bear full responsibility for the accuracy, originality, and ethical compliance of all submitted content.
Originality and Ethics: AI-generated content may contain fabricated citations, inaccurate claims, or plagiarized text. Authors must verify all information and ensure that all sources are valid and properly cited.
Confidentiality: Authors must not upload sensitive data, personal information, or ethically restricted materials to AI systems.

Suggested Disclosure Statement

“During the preparation of this manuscript, [name of AI tool] was used in a limited capacity for text editing / idea generation / technical refinement. All content has been reviewed and verified by the authors, who assume full responsibility for the final version.”

3. AI Use Guidelines for Reviewers

Reviewers must not upload manuscripts or any part of their content to AI systems.
AI may be used only for linguistic assistance or general conceptual clarification without sharing the manuscript text.
All evaluative comments must reflect the reviewer’s own scholarly judgement.
Limited AI use should be disclosed to the editor as a confidential note.

4. AI Use Guidelines for Editors

Editors may use AI tools for minor tasks such as checking language clarity or generating alternative titles.
Editorial decisions, methodological evaluations, and ethical assessments must always rely on human judgement.
AI cannot be used to make acceptance, rejection, or ethical decisions.

5. Limits on AI-Generated Content

AI must not be employed to generate original data, results, interpretations, or theoretical arguments.
AI-generated tables, figures, codes, or analyses must be explicitly disclosed.
Manuscripts predominantly generated by AI without meaningful human oversight will be rejected.

6. Non-Compliance and Misuse

Violations of this policy will be treated as research ethics breaches and may lead to manuscript rejection, retraction, corrections, or formal communication with authors.