AI Participation Policy

We explicitly support transparent human+AI collaboration in research.
. AI tools are welcome as co-workers. Authors must list all relevant AI systems (e.g. language models, code assistants) and describe their roles in an AI Contributions Statement.
. Human responsibility. Human authors remain fully responsible for the content, correctness, and ethics of the work, including any AI-generated components.
. Provenance encouraged. When AI systems contribute materially to text, analysis, code, or figures, we strongly encourage attaching Content-Addressable Receipts (CARs) or similar provenance artifacts that document how those outputs were generated. Tools such as Intelexta can be used, but are not required. Equivalent provenance methods are welcome.
. Metadata for AI systems. Where appropriate, we may record the main AI systems used in article metadata (e.g. “AI systems involved: Intelexta Verifiable Summarizer, GPT-4.x”), to improve transparency and reproducibility.
Our goal is to normalize honest, well-documented AI assistance, not to obscure it.

Anonymity Policy

The journal evaluates content, not identity. All review is double-blind. Post-acceptance, authors may choose to de-anonymize.

Ethics & Conflicts of Interest

All participants must disclose funding, affiliations, and conflicts. Wider-impact statements required where applicable.

Appeals Policy

One appeal per manuscript within 30 days. Independent editor reviews and decides within 14 days.

Corrections & Retractions

Registered, versioned notices with DOIs. Living-paper updates allowed with clear changelogs.

The Review Workflow: Speed Through Symbiosis

At Gauge Freedom Journal, our goal is to enable “research at the speed of thought” without compromising rigorous academic standards. We achieve our rapid turnaround times by pairing expert human judgment with privacy-first AI verification tools.

Our process is divided into two distinct phases:

1. AI-Assisted Editorial Triage (Target: ≤ 7 Days)
   Upon submission, manuscripts undergo an initial technical and editorial screening.
   The Tool: We utilize Intelexta, a zero-egress, privacy-first enterprise validation layer. Unfiled IP and pre-published research are completely protected and are never used for external model training.
   The Process: Intelexta performs automated citation cross-checking against canonical databases, flags formatting issues, and generates an Integrity Report.
   The Human Element: An editor uses this report to make a rapid, informed decision on whether the manuscript meets the journal’s scop
2. Formal Double-Blind Peer Review (Target: ≤ 30 Days) Manuscripts that pass triage enter a strict double-blind peer review process (evaluating merit over credentials). Reviewer Guidelines: We actively encourage our peer reviewers to utilize AI tools to accelerate their own workflows—such as summarizing background literature or verifying complex equations. Human Responsibility: While AI accelerates the process, human reviewers and editors take ultimate, accountable responsibility for the final scientific evaluation and acceptance of the paper.e and standards to be sent out for formal review.