Author Ethics Guidelines

Last updated September 2025

Ethical Guidelines and Responsibilities for Authors

AI and Future Society is committed to upholding the highest standards of academic integrity transparency and social responsibility. These guidelines outline the ethical expectations for authors submitting to the journal.

1 Academic Integrity

Authors must ensure that their submissions are original accurate and free from misconduct. Specifically:

  • Plagiarism is strictly prohibited including self-plagiarism uncredited paraphrasing or use of generative AI outputs without disclosure.
  • Data fabrication falsification or manipulation is unacceptable.
  • Duplicate submissions submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals simultaneously are not allowed.
  • All contributions must be properly cited and referenced using APA 7th edition style.

2 Authorship Criteria

The journal follows ICMJE authorship standards. All listed authors must:

  • Contribute substantially to the conception design data collection or analysis
  • Participate in drafting or critically revising the manuscript
  • Approve the final version to be published
  • Accept responsibility for all aspects of the work

3 AI Usage Transparency

Authors must disclose any use of AI tools in the research writing or production of their manuscript. A completed AI Usage Disclosure Form is required at submission. AI use must be described in the methods or acknowledgments section. Undisclosed or excessive reliance on AI may result in desk rejection.

4 Ethical Research Conduct

For studies involving human participants sensitive data or high-risk technologies authors must:

  • Obtain IRB or ethics committee approval and provide the approval number
  • Ensure informed consent and data privacy protections
  • Adhere to international standards eg GDPR Declaration of Helsinki

5 Conflict of Interest

Authors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest including:

  • Financial support grants or consulting fees
  • Institutional or ideological affiliations
  • Personal or political relationships that may influence findings

Disclosures should be included in the manuscripts Conflicts of Interest section.

6 Data and Code Transparency

For empirical and computational work authors are encouraged to:

  • Share data and code under a recognized license eg CC BY MIT
  • Include a Data Availability Statement detailing access methods or restrictions

7 Post-publication Responsibilities

Authors are expected to:

  • Respond to editorial queries or correction requests post-publication
  • Alert the journal to any discovered errors or retractions
  • Communicate findings responsibly to the public and media

Questions Please contact the Editorial Office:
afs@panorama-sg.com