IJIDI’s Statement on Artificial Intelligence in Contemporary Research and Scholarly Publishing

Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into scholarly and research writing and methodologies has revolutionized the information sciences field. AI-driven tools aid in research, automating repetitive tasks, and facilitating data-driven decision-making. AI allows researchers to focus on more complex and creative aspects of inquiry, fostering innovation.

However, alongside AI's promise comes the challenge of ethical considerations. Issues such as algorithmic bias, data privacy, and academic honesty and integrity necessitate ongoing dialogue and transparency to ensure that AI contributes to, not disrupts, quality scholarly publishing. Thus, while AI represents a powerful tool for advancing knowledge and solving complex problems, it must be applied responsibly and with an awareness of its broader academic impacts.

The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion (IJIDI) is adding AI text detection safeguards to its editorial workflow to ensure quality control so that its published papers are as authentically researched and authored as possible. Starting October 15, 2024, for the IJIDI, authors must disclose whether AI tools were used for data collection, analysis, or writing assistance in drafting paper sections or conducting literature reviews.

For peer review, the IJIDI will instruct reviewers not to use AI tools to compose their peer reviews or analyze papers for peer review. Reviewers will also be advised not to upload any text from a paper they are reviewing to any AI language tool, application, or platform so that algorithms do not appropriate authors’ blinded work.

For more information, visit the IJIDI Ethics Statement.