AI Usage Policy

AL-ARBAH: Journal of Islamic Finance and Banking recognizes the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in scholarly communication. To uphold academic integrity and publication ethics, AL-ARBAH: Journal of Islamic Finance and Banking adopts the following overarching principles regarding the responsible use of AI.

Overarching principles:

  1. Author and reviewer responsibility. Authors and peer reviewers are fully responsible and accountable for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical standards of their work. The use of AI tools does not diminish this responsibility.
  1. Responsible and transparent use of AI. AI tools and technologies must be used responsibly, ethically, and transparently. Authors should ensure that any permitted use of AI does not compromise academic integrity, authorship, or intellectual ownership.
  1. AI as a supportive tool, not a substitute for human judgment. AI tools and technologies may be used to support and enhance the scholarly publication process, but they must not replace human intellectual contribution, critical thinking, or editorial judgment.

Copywriting (creating, drafting, or writing) any part of a submission using generative AI tools and technology to generate new material is not permitted.

Copy-editing (correcting, editing, formatting, modifying, or refining) all or part of an author’s own original existing work using generative AI tools and technology the content to improve its structure and the clarity of the language and grammar is permitted, ensuring users adhere to the following overarching principles.

AL-ARBAH: Journal of Islamic Finance and Banking’s full policy, including examples of use cases can be found on our Publishing Ethics page.