Journal of Educational Innovations

Journal of Educational Innovations

Professors' Perception of the Ethical Framework for Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Academic Research

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Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Meysam Gholampour 1
mohammad mahmoodi 2
Amir hossein Kayzouri 3
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran
2 PhD in Curriculum Planning Studies, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran
10.22034/jei.2026.532214.3238
Abstract
The aim of the present study is to explain the professors' perception of the ethical framework of using artificial intelligence in academic research. This study was conducted with a qualitative approach and phenomenographic method. The statistical population included university professors and experts in the field of artificial intelligence and research ethics, and the sample was selected using a purposive sampling method based on predetermined criteria. The data collection process continued using semi-structured interviews until theoretical saturation was achieved. The resulting data were analyzed using content analysis. The findings were categorized into seven overarching themes, 18 organizing themes, and 56 basic themes. Dimensions such as ethical dimensions in the research process (including components such as transparency in data management, protection of individual rights of participants, and transparency and ethical protection in publishing research results); Ethical standards in the commitment dimension (including components such as the professional commitment of the researcher/researchers in the application of artificial intelligence, ensuring justice and human-centeredness in intelligence-based analyses); structural-contextual ethical standards related to artificial intelligence; property rights in the application of artificial intelligence and dimensions of behavioral ethics in the application of artificial intelligence in academic research were organized. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that attention to creating a charter of ethics in the application of artificial intelligence in academic research in various dimensions will be the basis for organizing the use of this tool in university research.
Keywords
Ethical dimensions
artificial intelligence
research
code of ethics
Subjects
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Journal of Educational Innovations

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 02 August 2026

  • Receive Date 02 July 2025
  • Revise Date 17 December 2025
  • Accept Date 02 August 2026