The New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations AI policy for authors:

The New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations recognises the growing role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in academic research and writing. However, authors bear full responsibility for the integrity, accuracy, and originality of their submissions, including any content generated or assisted by AI.

• AI-Assisted Proofreading: If AI tools have been used solely for grammar and spelling improvements, this must be acknowledged in a footnote at the beginning of the submission. For example: “I acknowledge the assistance of [AI tool] to proofread this article for spelling and grammar.”
• AI in the Research Process: If AI has been used in any substantive way—such as idea generation, text or graphic creation, data collection, or analysis—this must be transparently disclosed in the research methods section or another appropriate acknowledgment.
• Author Responsibility: Authors must critically evaluate any AI-generated material and ensure the accuracy, validity, and scholarly integrity of their work. AI cannot be listed as a co-author as it has no agency; as an author you must take full responsibility for your submission.

 

The New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations AI policy for reviewers:

Reviewers must personally conduct their reviews and may not rely on AI-generated content. Reviews should reflect the reviewer’s independent academic judgement and expertise. Reviewers are prohibited from putting any part of the article(s) they are reviewing into an AI tool as we do not, at the review stage, have any right to share the article(s) IP with AI.

AI should not generate, summarise, or formulate substantive comments in the review process. Reviewers may use Al proofreading tools to assist with polishing their writing.