Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy Statement

The Wah Academia Journal of Global Religions (WAJGR) recognizes that generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies may assist authors in limited aspects of manuscript preparation such as language improvement, grammar correction, or formatting. However, AI tools must not be used to generate scholarly arguments, interpret data, fabricate references, or produce original research content. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of all submitted work and must disclose any use of AI tools in the preparation of their manuscript. AI systems cannot be listed as authors because they cannot assume accountability for scholarly work. The journal adheres to internationally recognized publication ethics standards and follows the principles and recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) available at https://publicationethics.org and its guidance on AI in scholarly publishing at https://publicationethics.org/resources/discussion-documents/artificial-intelligence-ai-and-publication-ethics. WAJGR also aligns its editorial practices with the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) available at https://www.icmje.org. Any misuse of AI technologies, including plagiarism, falsification of data, fabricated citations, or misleading academic content, will be treated as a violation of the journal’s publication ethics policies and handled according to established editorial and ethical procedures.