Privacy Policy
Taiz University Arts and Humanities Journal is committed to protecting the privacy of all individuals involved in the scholarly publishing process, including authors, reviewers, editorial board members, and readers. The Journal is committed to handling personal data collected or processed through its journal management system in a lawful, secure, and responsible manner, maintaining the confidentiality of information and ensuring that such data are used only for purposes related to the management of the Journal and the publication of scholarly research.
The Journal collects only the information necessary for managing the publication process, such as names, institutional affiliations, email addresses, researcher identifiers, contact information, and any other information voluntarily provided by users when creating an account, submitting manuscripts, participating in peer review, or performing editorial duties. The Journal does not request personal data that are unnecessary or unrelated to the purposes of academic publishing.
Personal information is used exclusively for managing manuscript submissions, peer review, editorial decision-making, communication with authors and reviewers, publication of articles, indexing and database preparation, and the maintenance of the Journal's academic records. Personal information will not be used for commercial or marketing purposes, nor will it be sold, rented, or transferred to third parties for purposes unrelated to the scholarly publishing process.
The Journal is committed to maintaining the confidentiality of all submitted manuscripts, peer-review reports, and editorial correspondence. Access to such materials is limited to authorized individuals whose responsibilities require such access, including the Editor-in-Chief, members of the Editorial Board, assigned reviewers, and editorial staff, where necessary. All information relating to unpublished manuscripts remains confidential and must not be used, disclosed, or otherwise exploited outside the publication process.
As part of its commitment to open scholarly publishing, the Journal may publish certain academic information relating to accepted articles, including authors' names, institutional affiliations, ORCID iDs, funding information, bibliographic and citation details, and other information forming part of the scholarly record of the published article. This does not include personal information that is not directly relevant to academic publishing.
The Journal's website may use cookies or analytical tools provided through the journal management system or hosting provider to improve website performance, analyze usage patterns, and enhance the user experience. These tools are not intended to collect sensitive personal information or to track users outside the scope of the Journal's website.
The Journal takes appropriate technical and administrative measures to protect stored data against unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or unlawful disclosure. However, no electronic system can guarantee absolute protection against all technical risks. The Journal therefore works continuously to review and update its security measures in accordance with appropriate practices for managing digital information.
Users have the right to request the updating or correction of their personal information held in the Journal's system when such information is inaccurate or incomplete. Users may also contact the Editorial Board to inquire about how their information is processed or to report any privacy-related concerns.
The Journal reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy when necessary to reflect technological, legal, or regulatory developments. Any amendments will become effective upon publication of the updated version on the Journal's website.
Artificial Intelligence Use Policy
Taiz University Arts and Humanities Journal supports the responsible and ethical use of modern technologies in scholarly research, including generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications and natural language processing tools. However, the Journal emphasizes that full scientific, legal, and ethical responsibility for all published work remains with the authors and cannot be transferred to or shared with any AI system or software.
The Journal recognizes that AI tools have become part of the modern research environment and may provide useful assistance with certain technical tasks, such as improving language and writing, correcting grammatical and spelling errors, organizing text, suggesting titles or keywords, or assisting with reference formatting. However, the use of such tools must be limited in a manner that does not compromise the originality of the scholarly work, the independence of academic judgment, or the integrity of the research findings.
AI applications must not be used to fabricate research data or results, conduct analyses that the authors cannot explain or independently verify, generate unsubstantiated literature reviews, or produce substantial portions of a manuscript without careful scholarly review and responsibility by the authors. AI tools must also not be used to fabricate references or generate nonexistent citations, or to manipulate images, tables, or documents in a manner that misleads readers or misrepresents scientific findings.
The Journal emphasizes that all scientific decisions, including study design, formulation of the research problem, selection of methodology, analysis and interpretation of results, discussion of findings, and formulation of conclusions, remain the original intellectual responsibility of the authors. These responsibilities cannot be attributed to an AI system. Accordingly, no AI tool, software, or language model may be listed as an author or co-author because it cannot assume legal, scientific, ethical, or intellectual responsibility for the published content.
Where authors have used AI tools during the preparation of a manuscript, they must clearly disclose such use in a separate section of the manuscript entitled “Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence Use.” The disclosure should specify the name of the tool, the purpose for which it was used, and the extent and limitations of its use. The use of standard tools for grammar checking, translation, or reference management does not generally constitute substantial AI use requiring disclosure unless such tools have played a direct role in generating scholarly content.
The Editorial Board reserves the right to request additional information regarding the use of AI tools where this is necessary to assess the originality of the manuscript or the integrity of the research. The Journal may reject manuscripts that demonstrate excessive reliance on automatically generated content or that contain inaccurate information, data, or references resulting from the irresponsible use of AI technologies.
Reviewers and members of the Editorial Board must not upload submitted manuscripts, or any part of them, to public AI platforms that may use the content for model training or store it outside the Journal's secure environment. This requirement is intended to protect the confidentiality of the peer-review process and the rights of authors. Internal technical tools that do not disclose manuscript content or compromise confidentiality may be used, provided that they do not undermine the independence of editorial decisions.
The Journal will review and update this policy periodically in response to the rapid development of artificial intelligence technologies and evolving international guidance on scholarly publishing. The aim is to maintain an appropriate balance between encouraging technological innovation and protecting academic integrity, research quality, and the reliability of the scholarly record.