The Sapientia Filipina: Review of Education and Multidisciplinary Studies (SFREMS) recognizes that generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are increasingly used in scholarly research and academic writing. While AI tools may assist researchers in improving productivity and efficiency, they also present important ethical, legal, and academic challenges relating to originality, authorship, transparency, confidentiality, bias, and research integrity.

SFREMS supports the responsible, transparent, and ethical use of AI technologies in research and scholarly communication. Authors remain fully accountable for all content submitted to the journal, regardless of whether AI-assisted tools were used during the research or manuscript preparation process.

The use of generative AI should support, rather than replace, scholarly judgment and human intellectual contribution.

Authors are expected to ensure that:

The responsibility for the accuracy, originality, interpretation, and conclusions of a manuscript always rests with the authors.

SFREMS permits the responsible use of generative AI tools for limited purposes that support manuscript preparation and research activities.

Acceptable uses may include:

All AI-assisted outputs should undergo careful human review before submission.

Generative AI must not be used to:

Any use of AI that compromises research integrity constitutes publication misconduct.

Generative AI systems, including large language models and similar technologies, cannot be listed as authors or co-authors of manuscripts submitted to SFREMS.

Artificial intelligence systems cannot:

Only individuals who satisfy the journal's authorship criteria may be listed as authors.

Authors must disclose the use of generative AI whenever it has made a meaningful contribution to manuscript preparation or research activities.

Disclosure should specify:

Appropriate disclosures may be included in the Methods, Acknowledgments, or another appropriate section of the manuscript.

Examples include:

or

Failure to disclose significant AI use may constitute a breach of publication ethics.

Authors remain fully responsible for:

Authors must not rely solely on AI-generated information without independent verification.

Authors should exercise caution when using publicly available AI systems.

Unless appropriate safeguards exist, authors should not upload confidential or sensitive materials to AI platforms, including:

Authors remain responsible for protecting confidential information throughout the research and publication process.

Editors and reviewers must maintain strict confidentiality regarding submitted manuscripts.

Manuscripts or peer review reports should not be uploaded into publicly accessible generative AI systems if doing so could compromise confidentiality, intellectual property, or participant privacy.

Where AI-assisted editorial tools are used for administrative purposes, their use must not compromise confidential information or replace independent editorial judgment.

Editorial decisions are always made by qualified human editors.

SFREMS may employ AI-assisted technologies to support certain editorial or administrative functions, such as:

However:

Where concerns arise regarding undisclosed or inappropriate AI use, the Editorial Office may:

If inappropriate AI use is confirmed, the journal may:

Editorial actions will be proportionate to the seriousness of the concern.

The Sapientia Filipina: Review of Education and Multidisciplinary Studies (SFREMS) supports innovation while emphasizing that artificial intelligence should complement—not replace—human scholarship, critical thinking, and ethical research practices. By promoting transparency, accountability, and responsible disclosure of AI use, the journal seeks to ensure that published research remains accurate, trustworthy, original, and ethically produced across all disciplines represented by the journal.

This policy has been developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles governing the ethical, transparent, and responsible use of artificial intelligence in scholarly publishing. It is informed by the guidance and recommendations of:

SFREMS periodically reviews and updates this policy to remain aligned with evolving international standards on artificial intelligence, publication ethics, editorial transparency, research integrity, data protection, and responsible open-access scholarly publishing.