- About the Journal
- Editorial Team
- Reviewer
- Focus & Scope
- Ethic Statement
- Open Access Policy
- Copyright and License
- Articles Processing Charge
- Publication Frequency
- Peer Review Procces
- Plagiarism Policy
- Retraction & Correction
- Conflicts of interest / Competing Interests
- Data and Reproducibility
- Archiving Policy
- Generative AI Policies
Generative AI Policies
Journal of Family Medicine and Community Health (JFCH) acknowledges that Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and AI-assisted technologies may offer benefits in academic writing and editorial processes. To ensure transparency and academic integrity, any use of GenAI in the preparation, writing, analysis, translation, or editing of a manuscript must be clearly disclosed in the article. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, argumentation, citations, and ethical integrity of the manuscript, regardless of AI involvement. GenAI tools may not be listed as authors under any circumstances.
The journal permits limited use of AI-assisted tools strictly for:
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Language editing, grammar checking, or translation assistance; and
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Data visualization that does not generate or manipulate research findings.
The following activities are prohibited:
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Using GenAI to generate scientific content, arguments, literature reviews, data, or legal analysis without disclosure;
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Fabricated references or citations created by AI;
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Use of GenAI in peer review, editorial decision-making, or confidential manuscript materials.
Journal of Family Medicine and Community Health (JFCH) reserves the right to reject, retract, or request revision of manuscripts found to contain undisclosed or unethical use of GenAI or AI-generated content. This policy may evolve in accordance with international publishing standards and Scopus recommendations.
