In accordance with COPE position statements on AI tools in academic publishing, Journal of Communication and Cultural Studies (JCCS) establishes the following binding rules regarding Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, etc.):

1. AI Cannot Be Listed as an Author: Generative AI tools cannot take moral or legal responsibility for a submitted work and therefore must never be listed as an author or co-author.
2. Permitted Assistive Use (Language & Copyediting): Authors may use AI tools solely to improve readability, grammar, and language translation of their own original writing, provided the output is carefully verified by the human authors.
3. Prohibition of Fabricated Data & Fake Citations: Using Generative AI to fabricate ethnographic interviews, synthesize empirical survey data, generate unverified cultural claims, or invent bibliographic references is classified as severe research misconduct.
4. Mandatory Disclosure: If AI-assisted tools were used beyond basic spell-checking, authors must include an explicit declaration in the Research Method or Acknowledgments section specifying the tool name, version, and purpose of use.
5. Confidentiality in Peer Review: Reviewers and Editors are strictly prohibited from uploading unpublished manuscripts into public Generative AI platforms to generate peer review reports, as doing so violates manuscript confidentiality and copyright.