Editorial policies use of AI

Artificial Intelligence Use Policy

The journal Minerva permits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in accordance with the principles of transparency, ethics, and responsibility. It adheres to the recommendations set out in the Heredia Declaration: Principles on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Publishing.

Editorial, peer-review, and authorship roles must be performed by human beings, who should receive appropriate training in responsible scientific communication practices and the use of AI.
AI must not replace human responsibilities or accountability in these roles, nor should the editorial process rely exclusively on AI tools.

Authors must ensure that content produced with the assistance of AI is accurate and original and does not contain plagiarism, bias, or errors.
If artificial intelligence is used at one or more stages of manuscript preparation, authors must include a subsection in the methodology section describing the tool, its version, and the specific tasks for which it was used.
Turnitin’s AI Writing Report will be used as a supplementary indicator during the preliminary editorial assessment and not as conclusive evidence of the use of AI tools.
Results below 20%, currently identified by Turnitin with an asterisk (*%), will not, by themselves, constitute grounds for returning or rejecting the manuscript.
When the percentage of text potentially generated by AI is between 20% and 40%, the editorial team will review the flagged passages and may request an explanation, an appropriate AI-use disclosure, or a revised version of the manuscript before sending it for peer review.
When the percentage exceeds 40%, the manuscript will undergo a specific editorial review and may be rejected if substantial undisclosed use of artificial intelligence is identified or if there are reasonable concerns regarding the authorship, originality, accuracy, or integrity of the content.
Under no circumstances will an editorial decision be based exclusively on the percentage automatically generated by Turnitin.

Manuscripts, supplementary files, and all other information received during the peer-review process are confidential. Therefore, reviewers must not upload these materials, either in full or in part, to artificial intelligence tools that have not been expressly authorized by the journal or that do not guarantee the protection and confidentiality of the information.
Any authorized use of AI tools must be limited to support tasks that do not replace the reviewer’s critical analysis and expert judgment. Reviewers are prohibited from using AI to generate all or a substantial part of the review report, assess the scientific quality of the manuscript, or decide whether it should be accepted or rejected.
When a reviewer uses an authorized AI tool, this use must be disclosed to the editor, specifying the tool and the purpose for which it was employed. In all cases, the reviewer remains responsible for the accuracy, relevance, integrity, and originality of the report submitted, as well as for the editorial recommendation provided.

The Minerva editorial team may use automated or artificial intelligence tools to support administrative and technical tasks, including similarity detection, formal manuscript screening, metadata normalization, language editing, and formatting.
The use of these tools must respect manuscript confidentiality, personal data protection, and copyright. Manuscripts or confidential information must not be uploaded to systems that do not provide adequate security and privacy safeguards.
The assessment of manuscript content, interpretation of automated reports, selection of reviewers, and all decisions concerning the acceptance, revision, or rejection of manuscripts are the sole responsibility of the editorial team. AI tools will not replace academic judgment or human oversight at any stage of the editorial process.

Note: Heredia Declaration (2024). Revista Electrónica Educare, Vol. 28, Special Supplement, 2024, pp. 1–10. https://doi.org/10.15359/ree.28-S.19967