Corporate Transparency and Accountability Statement

AI-Driven Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Research (AI-JISR) is a new journal experimenting with a pioneering publication model that utilizes artificial intelligence agents to manage the editorial and peer-review processes. This model is not yet widespread in academic publishing; it may take time for institutions to adopt these new practices. The final decision on every article rests with the human editor-in-chief, and all agent outputs are logged; however, some institutions may have their own criteria regarding peer review.

Therefore, authors should be aware of the following:

  • The fact that the journal’s peer review process is AI-supported is clearly stated on this page and in the “How It Works” section.
  • Because the model is new, universities, academic promotion, appointment, and tenure committees, funding agencies, and indexing services may not accept AI-assisted peer review according to their own criteria or may evaluate it differently.
  • The journal does not guarantee that published articles will be accepted by any institution, committee, or set of criteria for academic incentives, appointments, promotions, or similar purposes.
  • Authors are advised to check the relevant criteria of their affiliated institution before submitting their manuscripts.
  • The journal is prepared to transparently disclose records related to the peer review process (including the agents used, evaluation reports, and the editor-in-chief’s decision) to relevant institutions upon request.

Upon submission, authors are required to confirm that they have read this statement and are submitting their work with full knowledge of the AI-assisted nature of the peer review process.

Publication Ethics and Ethical Responsibilities

AI-Driven Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Research (AI-JISR) upholds the principles of scientific integrity, research ethics, transparency, impartiality, accountability, and editorial independence at every stage of the publication process.

All manuscripts submitted to the journal must be original, unpublished, and not under review by another journal.

The journal does not accept the following ethical violations:

  • plagiarism,
  • fabrication of data,
  • falsification of data,
  • duplicate publication,
  • salami slicing,
  • unjustified authorship,
  • inappropriate author order,
  • citation manipulation,
  • undeclared conflict of interest,
  • failure to obtain ethics committee approval for studies requiring such approval,
  • misuse of information obtained during the peer review or editorial process.

In cases of suspected ethical violations, the editor-in-chief initiates the necessary investigation. If necessary, authors are asked to provide an explanation, the review process is suspended, the manuscript is rejected, or—for published works—a correction, statement of concern, or retraction process is initiated.

Authors’ Responsibilities

Authors must:

  • submit only original and previously unpublished work,
  • must upload a similarity report at the time of submission showing that the similarity rate, excluding the reference list, does not exceed 15%,
  • must declare that the article is not currently under review at another journal,
  • ensure that the research data are accurate, reliable, and verifiable,
  • cite all sources used completely and accurately,
  • list as authors those who have made a meaningful scientific contribution to the study,
  • disclose any financial or non-financial conflicts of interest, if applicable,
  • submit the relevant approval documents for studies requiring ethics committee approval,
  • comply with the principles of informed consent and personal data protection in studies involving human participants,
  • must cooperate with the editor-in-chief during the editorial review and revision process,
  • and must promptly notify the journal editorial office if a significant error is discovered after publication.

Responsibilities of the Editor-in-Chief

The Editor-in-Chief has the final editorial decision-making authority for the journal.

The editor-in-chief:

  • performs the initial review of articles submitted to the journal,
  • decides whether an article will be included in the AI-assisted editorial process,
  • reviews the evaluation records generated by AI agents,
  • oversees the process in terms of scope, originality, methodological adequacy, ethical compliance, and scientific contribution,
  • may request additional evaluation or revision when necessary,
  • makes the final decision on acceptance, rejection, or revision,
  • evaluates the outputs of AI agents not as definitive decisions but as decision-support data,
  • and investigates allegations of violations of publication ethics impartially.

The Editor-in-Chief makes decisions solely based on the scientific quality of the work, its alignment with the journal’s objectives and scope, ethical principles, and the review reports.

Conflict of Interest Policy

Authors are required to disclose all financial and non-financial conflicts of interest related to their work.

If the Editor-in-Chief has a personal, institutional, academic, or financial conflict of interest with the authors, they will take measures to ensure the review process is conducted impartially.

Artificial intelligence agents do not have personal conflicts of interest like human reviewers. However, due to risks such as model bias, data bias, or domain classification errors, all AI outputs are reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief.