Política de uso de Inteligencia Artificial
I. Purpose
The Revista Especializada en Investigación Jurídica (REIJ) recognizes that artificial intelligence (AI) tools, particularly generative AI systems, constitute technological resources that may contribute to research, drafting, document analysis, translation, information organization, and academic editing processes. However, it also recognizes that their use raises significant challenges concerning scientific integrity, authorship, originality, transparency, confidentiality, academic responsibility, and publication ethics.
The purpose of this policy is to establish the criteria governing the responsible use of artificial intelligence systems by authors, reviewers, members of the Editorial Board, and other participants in the editorial process of the Revista Especializada en Investigación Jurídica.
II. Guiding Principles
Any use of artificial intelligence tools within processes associated with the journal shall observe the following principles:
a) Transparency regarding their use.
b) Human responsibility for all content submitted for evaluation, publication, or review.
c) Academic and scientific integrity.
d) Protection of manuscript confidentiality.
e) Traceability of intellectual contributions.
f) Respect for copyright and intellectual property rights.
g) Verifiability of the information presented.
III. Principle of Non-Delegable Human Responsibility
REIJ considers artificial intelligence an auxiliary tool, not an entity capable of conducting research, generating scientific knowledge, exercising critical judgment, or assuming legal or ethical responsibility.
Accordingly:
- No artificial intelligence system may be recognized as the author or co-author of a manuscript.
- Responsibility for the entirety of the submitted content rests exclusively with the authors.
- The use of artificial intelligence does not exempt authors from verifying the accuracy of data, references, citations, legal interpretations, conclusions, or arguments contained in the manuscript.
- Authors shall be responsible for any errors, biases, false information, non-existent references, or inaccurate content generated through artificial intelligence systems.
IV. Permitted Uses for Authors
Authors may use artificial intelligence tools for auxiliary activities such as:
a) Grammar, spelling, and style correction.
b) Language translation.
c) Preliminary organization of information.
d) Preparation of working outlines.
e) Preliminary identification of research topics.
f) Assistance in editing and improving clarity of expression.
g) Processing large volumes of information when methodologically justified.
In all cases, AI-generated outputs must be critically reviewed by the authors.
V. Restricted or Prohibited Uses for Authors
The following practices are not permitted:
a) Presenting as one's own intellectual work content substantially generated by artificial intelligence systems.
b) Using artificial intelligence to fabricate, alter, or invent research data.
c) Generating non-existent or unverified bibliographic references.
d) Creating false citations or attributing statements to sources that do not contain them.
e) Using artificial intelligence to produce complete legal analyses without substantial academic supervision.
f) Employing artificial intelligence tools to conceal plagiarism, self-plagiarism, or textual manipulation.
g) Generating images, tables, graphs, or simulated documents without appropriate disclosure and methodological justification.
h) Using artificial intelligence in ways that compromise the originality or authenticity of academic work.
VI. Mandatory Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence Use
When artificial intelligence tools are used during manuscript preparation, authors must include a specific disclosure statement at the end of the manuscript, prior to the references section.
The disclosure shall indicate:
a) The name of the tool used.
b) The version or model, where identifiable.
c) The purpose of its use.
d) The scope of the technological intervention.
e) Express confirmation of human review of the content.
The deliberate omission of this disclosure may constitute a breach of publication ethics.
VII. Use of Artificial Intelligence in Research on Artificial Intelligence
When artificial intelligence constitutes the object of study, research methodology, or source of data analyzed in the manuscript, authors must provide a detailed description of:
a) The tools used.
b) Interaction procedures.
c) Relevant prompts or instructions when necessary for research reproducibility.
d) Methodological limitations.
e) Identified risks of bias.
f) Validation mechanisms implemented.
VIII. Use of Artificial Intelligence by Reviewers
Reviewers must preserve the confidentiality of manuscripts under review at all times and ensure that their reviews reflect their own academic judgment, professional expertise, and specialized critical analysis.
Artificial intelligence may not replace the peer-review process or perform scientific, methodological, legal, or editorial evaluations.
Accordingly, reviewers may not:
a) Upload complete manuscripts or substantial portions thereof to generative artificial intelligence platforms.
b) Share confidential information relating to manuscripts, authors, evaluations, editorial decisions, or any other information protected by the peer-review process with artificial intelligence systems.
c) Request artificial intelligence tools to generate, wholly or partially, academic review reports.
d) Use responses generated by artificial intelligence systems as a substitute for their specialized evaluation.
e) Incorporate observations automatically generated by artificial intelligence without critical review and personal validation.
Exceptionally, technological tools may be used for auxiliary tasks such as linguistic correction, preliminary detection of formal inconsistencies, or assistance in organizing observations, provided that such use does not involve transferring confidential information to third parties or replacing the reviewer’s academic assessment.
When a reviewer uses authorized artificial intelligence tools for auxiliary activities related to manuscript evaluation, such use must be confidentially disclosed to the editorial team when submitting the review report, indicating the tool used and its specific purpose.
Violation of the confidentiality obligations established in this section may result in removal from the journal’s reviewer pool and any other measures deemed appropriate under the journal’s editorial policies.
IX. Use of Artificial Intelligence by the Editorial Team
The editorial team may use artificial intelligence tools for:
a) Administrative management of editorial processes.
b) Preliminary format checks.
c) Assistance in detecting textual similarities.
d) Thematic classification of manuscripts.
e) Preparation of editorial statistics.
Decisions concerning acceptance, rejection, requests for revisions, retractions, expressions of concern, or any other editorial determination must be made exclusively by human beings and not by automated systems.
X. Verification of Artificial Intelligence Use and Editorial Measures
La Revista Especializada en Investigación Jurídica may employ technological mechanisms to identify possible uses of artificial intelligence in manuscripts submitted for evaluation, including institutional detection tools available through platforms such as Turnitin or equivalent systems.
REIJ acknowledges that the results generated by such tools constitute auxiliary indicators, not conclusive evidence, regarding the authorship, originality, or provenance of a text. Therefore, any report shall be interpreted in context, taking into account the nature of legal research, the type of document evaluated, and the information provided by the authors regarding their use of artificial intelligence tools.
As a guiding criterion for the editorial process, the journal establishes a recommended maximum threshold of twenty percent (20%) of content identified as potentially generated by artificial intelligence.
When the reported percentage exceeds this threshold, the manuscript shall not be automatically rejected. Instead, the case shall be referred to the Journal’s Editorial Board, which will conduct a comprehensive assessment to determine whether the editorial process should continue.
In making its decision, the Editorial Board may consider, among other factors, the nature and purpose of the declared use of artificial intelligence, the originality of the research, the quality of the legal argumentation, methodological consistency, the existence of intellectual contributions attributable to the authors, and compliance with the transparency obligations established in this policy.
The Editorial Board may also request clarifications, supporting documentation, preliminary manuscript versions, or any other information deemed necessary to verify compliance with the principles of academic integrity and publication ethics.
Failure to disclose the use of artificial intelligence, submission of false information regarding its use, fabrication of data, non-existent references, misleading attribution of AI-generated content to human authors, or any other practice contrary to academic integrity may result in manuscript rejection, suspension of the editorial process, or the adoption of any editorial measures provided for under the journal’s regulations.
Decisions adopted by the Editorial Board concerning artificial intelligence use shall be duly reasoned and communicated to the authors through the appropriate institutional channels.
XI. Policy Review
Given the evolving nature of artificial intelligence technologies, this policy shall be periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board of the Specialized Journal of Legal Research to ensure its alignment with international standards of publication ethics, scientific integrity, and best academic practices.
XII. Final Provision
Submission of a manuscript to the Revista Especializada en Investigación Jurídica implies knowledge and acceptance of this Artificial Intelligence Use Policy. Failure to comply with its provisions may result in the editorial actions deemed appropriate in accordance with the principles of academic integrity, research ethics, and scholarly publishing.
Appendix. Artificial Intelligence Use Disclosure Statement
Authors shall include, after the references section, an explicit declaration regarding whether artificial intelligence tools were used during manuscript preparation.
When Artificial Intelligence Was Used
"The authors declare that they used the artificial intelligence tool [name of the tool] for the purpose of [describe the specific use: style correction, translation, preliminary organization of information, exploratory analysis, among others]. All generated content was critically reviewed, verified, and validated by the authors, who assume full responsibility for the accuracy, originality, and academic integrity of the manuscript."
When Artificial Intelligence Was Not Used
"The authors declare that they did not use generative artificial intelligence tools for the drafting, analysis, or preparation of this manuscript."
