AI Policy
Generative AI and AI-Assited Technologies Use Policies
post(s) is subject to the Honor and Coexistence Code of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito with emphasis on the Title II: Research and Creation Ethics where researchers rights and responsibilities are detailed, along with conflict resolution protocols.
Additionally, post(s) adheres to the principles of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment DORA, and follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics COPE, which are directed at all participants in the editorial process: editors, reviewers, and authors.
The use of AI in academic writing
The use of Artificial Intelligence technologies in research and academic writing processes should be exclusively focused on facilitating readability, review of the use of language in the work and citation format (review the latest version of the APA format). Digital tools can facilitate certain research processes but not replace the production of knowledge. All findings, reflections and contributions presented in an academic essay must be authored by the person or persons submitting the essay, who will be responsible and accountable for the published content.
The processes carried out with IA in research must be supervised by the author(s). All content produced by these tools must undergo rigorous review by the authors to avoid the use of biased, incorrect or incomplete information. Each author will be responsible for verifying that the content generated with AI does not infringe on intellectual property and does not generate plagiarism within the work. All content published in the essay is the responsibility of the author(s) as can be reviewed in the submission policy section of the journal.
Authors must declare in their manuscript the use of Artificial Intelligence, this declaration will be published as part of the work and will guarantee the transparency and integrity of the published content.
The use of AI in the generation of visual content
post(s) does not allow the use of AI for the generation or alteration of images included in an essay. Editing that has to do with color, saturation, brightness and tonalities of the images is accepted as long as it does not alter the content of the original image or distort the original vision of the author(s) of these images.
If the use of AI tools is a constitutive part of the research or content generation methods, it is necessary to state explicitly the information about the incorporation of these tools in the final manuscript. This statement will be included in the caption or image description.
All images included in each essay must have the explicit authorization of their creators and must contain the information required for publication.
The use of AI in peer reviews
post(s) prohibits the use of AI tools to perform peer reviews and issue opinions on texts.
post(s) considers that the construction of knowledge does not only take place in the pages of the journal, but in all the exchanges of the editorial process. Each peer reader is invited based on his or her mastery, experience and relevance in the topics of study that concern the evaluated texts. The peer review phase is not only a filter in our editorial process, but also allows us to generate valuable feedback that contributes to the growth of the various actors in our academic communities. Thus, we are committed to criteria based on human experience, situated and committed to the construction and dissemination of knowledge in Latin America and the region.
Submissions that pass to the peer review phase are protected by confidentiality clauses that prohibit the dissemination of manuscripts. For this reason, no text assigned for review can be uploaded to any platform or processor other than the OJS platform of post(s) journal.
The same confidentiality applies to the comments and evaluations generated by readers, so they cannot upload this information or disseminate it through any platform or information processor other than the OJS system of post(s) journal.
References
Cambridge University Press. (2023). Research publishing ethics guidelines for journals. https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/authors/publishing-ethics/research-publishing-ethics-guidelines-for-journals/authorship-and-contributorship
Elsevier. (2023). The use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in writing for Elsevier. https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/publishing-ethics-books/the-use-of-ai-and-ai-assisted-technologies-in-writing-for-elsevier
Taylor & Francis. (2023). Clarifying the responsible use of AI tools in academic content creation. https://newsroom.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/taylor-francis-clarifies-the-responsible-use-of-ai-tools-in-academic-content-creation
Uniandes. (2025). Política de uso de herramientas de IA. https://revista.uniandes.edu.ec/ojs/index.php/mikarimin/PoliticaIA