Use of AI

Rules for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in scientific articles

The Editorial Board, guided by the principles set out in paragraph 5 of Appendix 1 to the Order of the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated March 31, 2011 No. 127 (as amended by the Order of the Minister of Science and Higher Education dated January 6, 2025 No. 4), defines its position on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in scientific publications.

Taking into account the specifics of legal research and the principles of academic integrity, the Editorial Board adheres to a policy of responsible, ethical, and transparent use of AI.

The Editorial Board allows the use of AI technologies only for auxiliary purposes, provided that the following requirements are strictly observed:

  1. Authors bear responsibility for the reliable, safe, and ethical use of information obtained through AI technologies.
  2. Research results, conclusions, and recommendations must be formulated independently by the authors, regardless of AI usage.
  3. Authors are required to disclose any use of AI, specifying:

            - at which stage and for what purpose the technology was used;

- how the accuracy and interpretation of the obtained data were verified;

- information about the technology: name, developer (copyright holder), version, access date, and usage date.

Example of citation:

OpenAI (2023) ChatGPT (generative AI interface). Available at: https://chat.openai.com/chat (Accessed: 01 June 2025).

  1. The absence of a disclosure statement regarding the use of Al shall be regarded as confirmation that AI technologies were not used.
  2. The use of AI is permitted for statistical data processing (surveys, questionnaires, tests, etc.).

The Editorial Board prohibits the use of AI technologies:

  1. for generating any part of a research article (abstract, introduction, literature review, methodology, results, discussion, conclusion, references);
  2. without disclosure of information about the technology, including name, version, owner, and access date;
  3. for bypassing plagiarism detection systems or reducing the likelihood of plagiarism identification;
  4. for distorting others texts or ideas to conceal borrowing;
  5. in studies involving children under 13 years old, due to ethical restrictions and the need to protect the rights of minors;
  6. for creating fictitious experimental data without conducting actual research.

The Editorial Board emphasizes that the use of AI must be transparent, limited, and consistent with the principles of academic ethics, ensuring the preservation of authorship and scientific reliability of publications.