AI Usage and Disclosure Policy

In alignment with international academic standards and to uphold the principles of scientific integrity and research ethics, the Iraqi Journal of Civil Engineering (IJCE) has adopted the following policy regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in submitted manuscripts:

 

1-Authorship Responsibility

AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Bard, Copilot, etc.) must not be credited as co-authors under any circumstances.

Human authors retain full responsibility for the manuscript’s content, accuracy, and originality, regardless of AI assistance.

 

2- Disclosure of AI Use

Authors are required to disclose any use of AI tools, including but not limited to:

  • Language editing or text refinement
  • Data analysis or visualization support
  • Assistance with generating titles, abstracts, or outlines

 

Disclosure Location: This disclosure should appear in the Acknowledgments, a footnote, or the Materials and Methods section, depending on its relevance.

 

Suggested Disclosure Statement:

“ChatGPT (OpenAI) was used to assist in language editing of this manuscript, without influencing the scientific content or research outcomes.”

 

3- Permitted Use of AI Tools

AI tools may be used solely for non-substantive assistance, such as improving language or formatting.

They must not be used to:

  • Generate scientific results or conclusions
  • Design experiments
  • Produce final datasets

unless such outputs are thoroughly reviewed and validated by the authors.

Use of automated translation or AI-generated content without human oversight is strictly prohibited.

 

4- Editorial Oversight

 

The IJCE editorial board reserves the right to:

  • Verify AI usage disclosures through authorship analysis or detection tools.
  • Reject submissions that excessively rely on AI-generated content without adequate human supervision.
  • Request clarification regarding the nature and extent of AI tool usage.

 

5- Author Commitments

By submitting to IJCE, all authors confirm that:

  • They have read and understood this AI usage and disclosure policy.
  • They have transparently disclosed any use of AI tools in the preparation of the manuscript.
  • They accept full responsibility for all content, including any portions assisted by AI tools.