Generative AI Policy
The editorial board of the “Foreign Affairs” journal recognises that artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have become an integral part of modern research, editorial processes, and academic communication.
We support the responsible, ethical, and transparent use of AI that enhances the quality of scientific work but does not replace human intellect or academic responsibility.
The role of AI in scientific activity
AI can be a valuable tool for:
- improving the linguistic quality of texts and correcting technical errors;
- preparing concise literature reviews;
- identifying structural weaknesses in manuscripts;
- automated translation while preserving scientific meaning.
However, AI must not be used to create scientific content, formulate hypotheses, draw conclusions, or perform analytical interpretation of data.
Requirements for authors
- Transparency: authors are required to declare if any AI system (such as ChatGPT, Copilot, DeepL Write, Grammarly, etc.) was used in the preparation of the manuscript.
- Human authorship: AI cannot be listed as a co-author or included in the list of contributors.
- Responsibility: authors bear full responsibility for the accuracy, originality, and ethical integrity of the submitted materials, regardless of AI use.
- Restrictions: the use of AI is prohibited for creating data, falsifying results, or generating non-existent references.
Use of AI in the editorial process
The editorial team may employ AI systems solely for:
- preliminary checks for plagiarism, automated distortions, or unethical manipulations;
- language editing;
- assistance in generating metadata and abstracts.
AI is not used for making decisions on the acceptance or rejection of manuscripts.
All editorial decisions are made by humans.
Use of AI by reviewers
Reviewers may use AI tools only for language editing of their own written feedback.
It is strictly forbidden to upload or share manuscript content with external AI systems to ensure the confidentiality of the peer review process.
Ethical standards
We adhere to the principles of:
- transparency: any use of AI must be clearly declared;
- accountability: only humans are responsible for the content;
- integrity: research results must reflect genuine scholarly activity;
- compliance with international standards such as COPE and Elsevier guidelines.