Tadabbur Journal acknowledges that Generative AI tools have become part of the contemporary research landscape. This policy aims to balance the legitimate use of such tools with maintaining scientific integrity and the authenticity of Quranic research.

I. Definition of Generative AI Tools

Generative AI (GenAI) tools in this policy refers to any system or application using large language models (LLMs) or similar technologies to produce text, images, data, or other content based on user input. Examples include, but are not limited to:

● Conversational AI: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Grok

● Image generation tools: Midjourney, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion

● AI academic writing tools: Grammarly (generative features), Elicit, Consensus

● Deep machine translation: DeepL, Google Translate when used to generate original content

 Core Rule: No generative AI tool may be listed as an author or co-author. The human author bears full and sole responsibility for the accuracy, originality, and academic integrity of all content.

 

III. Authors' Obligations

a) Assistive use (no mandatory disclosure required):

● Spell-check, grammar correction, and style improvement of the author's own original text

● Verification of reference formatting and citations

● Organization of footnotes and annotations

b) Generative use (explicit disclosure required):

● Any use of an AI tool that helped generate portions of the body text, abstract, introduction, literature review, methodology, or conclusion

● Using AI to translate complete sections of the research

● Generating figures, tables, or any visual content using AI

c) Strictly prohibited:

● Generating interpretive arguments, Quranic analysis, or legal derivations entirely through AI

● Generating fabricated or hallucinated citations and references

● Uploading other researchers' data or manuscripts into AI tools

● Using AI in peer review or uploading manuscripts under review into AI platforms

 Suggested Disclosure Template: "During the preparation of this work, the author(s) used [Tool Name - Version] for the purpose of [specific purpose]. All AI-generated outputs were critically reviewed and verified by the author(s), who take full responsibility for the content of this publication."

 

IV. How to Disclose GenAI Use

When generative use requiring disclosure is present, the author must include a clear statement in a dedicated section titled 'GenAI Use Statement' before the references, containing:

1. Full name of the tool used and version number if available (e.g., ChatGPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet)

2. The specific purpose of use (e.g., improving language style in Section 3, translating the abstract)

3. The sections or passages where the tool was applied

4. Author's declaration of full review and verification of all AI-generated outputs

 

 

Reviewers and editors are strictly prohibited from uploading any manuscript under review — or any portion thereof — into generative AI tools. This constitutes an explicit breach of the confidentiality policy and a violation of the author's intellectual property rights.

 

V. GenAI in Peer Review

● Reviewers may not use AI tools to produce review reports, wholly or in part

● Basic grammar-checking tools are acceptable when drafting review comments

● Reviewers must notify the editor upon discovering undisclosed AI use in a manuscript under review

 

VI. Detection of Undisclosed Use & Consequences

Tadabbur Journal uses specialized detection tools and editorial review to identify undisclosed GenAI use. The following consequences apply:

Case	Consequence
Incomplete or inaccurate disclosure before publication	Correction of disclosure requested — not a basis for rejection alone
Undisclosed use discovered before publication	Immediate rejection with author notification
Undisclosed use discovered after publication	Article retraction + COPE-compliant investigation
Reviewer uploads manuscript to AI tools	Reviewer ban + review disregarded

 

Given the special nature and religious-academic sensitivity of Quranic studies, Tadabbur Journal emphasizes: No Quranic interpretation, legal derivation, or scholarly ruling may be generated through AI tools and attributed to the author. Quranic analysis, derivation, and scholarly weighting remain the exclusive responsibilities of the specialized human researcher.