Bunyād recognizes the growing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI tools in academic research and writing. The journal seeks to promote responsible, transparent, and ethical use of such technologies while maintaining the integrity, originality, and accountability of scholarly work.

Permissible Use of AI Tools

Authors may use AI-assisted technologies and generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, DeepL, Grammarly, or similar applications) for limited purposes, including:

• Improving grammar, spelling, punctuation, and language clarity;

• Enhancing readability and style;

• Assisting with translation and language editing;

• Organizing ideas or generating outlines for research planning.

Authors remain fully responsible for reviewing, verifying, and editing any AI-generated content incorporated into their manuscripts.

Disclosure Requirement

Any substantive use of AI tools in the preparation of a manuscript must be disclosed by the author at the time of submission. Authors should provide a statement describing:

• The AI tool used;

• The purpose for which it was used;

• The extent of its contribution to the manuscript.

This disclosure may be published alongside the article at the discretion of the Editorial Board.

Human Responsibility and Accountability

Authors bear full responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, originality, and scholarly quality of all submitted content, including any material generated or assisted by AI tools.

The use of AI does not absolve authors of their responsibility to ensure that:

• Facts, quotations, references, and citations are accurate;

• Sources are properly acknowledged;

• The manuscript complies with ethical and academic standards.

AI Tools as Authors

Artificial Intelligence tools, language models, chatbots, or other automated systems cannot be listed as authors or co-authors of any submission.

Authorship requires intellectual responsibility, accountability, and the ability to respond to questions concerning the work, all of which can only be fulfilled by human authors.

Prohibited Uses

The following uses of AI are prohibited:

• Generating research data, findings, or results and presenting them as genuine without disclosure;

• Fabricating references, citations, archival sources, interviews, or other research materials;

• Producing substantial portions of a manuscript without appropriate disclosure;

• Manipulating images, documents, or research evidence in a misleading manner;

• Using AI in ways that violate copyright, privacy, confidentiality, or research ethics.

Editorial Use of AI

Editors and reviewers may use AI-assisted tools for limited administrative purposes, such as language assessment or plagiarism screening, provided that manuscript confidentiality is protected.

Editors and reviewers shall not upload confidential manuscript content to public AI systems in ways that may compromise author privacy, intellectual property, or unpublished research.

Detection and Investigation

The journal reserves the right to use AI-detection, plagiarism-detection, and other editorial assessment tools during the review process. Where undisclosed or unethical use of AI is suspected, the Editorial Board may request clarification from the author and take appropriate action, including rejection, retraction, or other corrective measures.

Compliance

Failure to comply with this policy may constitute a breach of publication ethics and may result in rejection of the manuscript, withdrawal of publication, or other actions deemed appropriate by the Editorial Board.