The Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research and Innovation (JAIRI) is committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards in AI research, ensuring strict confidentiality in the editorial and peer review process. Editors, reviewers, and authors must adhere to ethical guidelines that promote integrity, transparency, and responsible AI research practices.

Confidentiality and Ethics

1. Confidentiality in Peer Review and Publication

Editors, reviewers, and all individuals involved in the peer review process must uphold confidentiality to ensure fairness and protect intellectual property.

• Manuscript Confidentiality: Submitted manuscripts must be kept confidential and not shared outside the peer review process.
• Reviewer Anonymity: If following a double-blind peer review system, both author and reviewer identities must remain confidential.
• Unpublished Data Protection: Editors and reviewers must not use or distribute unpublished research findings for personal or professional gain.

2. Ethical Standards in AI Research

All research published in JAIRI must comply with ethical principles governing artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computational science.

• Fairness and Bias Mitigation: AI research must disclose potential biases, provide mitigation strategies, and ensure fairness in datasets and algorithms.
• Transparency and Explainability: Authors must describe AI methodologies clearly, ensuring that models are interpretable and reproducible.
• Data Privacy and Security: Research using personal or sensitive data must comply with legal frameworks such as GDPR, HIPAA, and AI ethics guidelines.

3. Ethical Conduct in Scientific Publishing

JAIRI enforces strict ethical publishing policies to ensure transparency, accuracy, and credibility in AI research.

• Plagiarism and Duplicate Submission: Manuscripts are screened for plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and duplicate publication.
• Authorship Transparency: All listed authors must have made significant contributions to the research and manuscript preparation.
• Data Integrity: AI models, datasets, and experimental results must be presented truthfully, without falsification or selective reporting.

4. Managing Conflicts of Interest

Editors, reviewers, and authors must disclose any conflicts of interest that could influence research evaluation or editorial decisions.

• Editorial Independence: Editors must recuse themselves from handling manuscripts where they have a personal, professional, or financial conflict of interest.
• Author and Reviewer Disclosure: All potential conflicts, including funding sources, institutional affiliations, and industry relationships, must be disclosed.
• Funding Transparency: Research supported by AI companies, government agencies, or technology firms must fully disclose funding sources.

5. Corrections and Retractions

JAIRI is committed to maintaining the scientific record by addressing errors and ethical concerns transparently.

• Errata and Corrections: Minor errors that do not affect research validity will be corrected through an erratum.
• Article Retractions: Research misconduct, ethical violations, or significant errors may lead to article retractions with a formal statement.
• Expression of Concern: If ethical concerns arise but require further investigation, an expression of concern may be issued.

6. Transparency and Ethical Accountability

JAIRI ensures that its editorial policies and ethical guidelines are publicly accessible, consistently enforced, and aligned with global AI research standards.

• Ethical Complaints: Any ethical concerns raised by authors, reviewers, or readers will be investigated following COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines.
• Editorial Integrity: Editorial decisions are made solely based on scientific quality, ethical compliance, and relevance to AI research.
• Diversity and Inclusivity: JAIRI promotes diversity in authorship, peer review selection, and editorial board representation.

By submitting to the JAIRI, authors, reviewers, and editors agree to adhere to these confidentiality and ethical guidelines. For any ethical concerns or clarifications, please contact the editorial office.