gantt dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD axisFormat %b %Y todayMarker off Article published : milestone,2024-01-03,2024-01-03 AcAI contacts journal : milestone,2024-03-19,2024-03-19 Editor-in-Chief response—will investigate : milestone,2024-03-20,2024-03-20 Update—authors confirm use of AI tools, erratum to be published : milestone,2024-03-21,2024-03-21 AcAI request for update : milestone,2024-04-30,2024-04-30 Response—erratum being prepared for next available issue : milestone,2024-04-30 AcAI request for update : milestone,2024-08-12 Response—erratum being prepared for next available issue : milestone,2024-08-13 Erratum published : milestone,2024-09-04
Impact
October 24, 2024
Frances Jones of Research Professional News (Clarivate) published an article entitled “AI: ‘Scientific publishing is not prepared for this’”, for which she interviewed myself and other “sleuths”.1 Read the article here:
September 4, 2024
After several months and as many email exchanges, an erratum to Arsh et al. (2024) has been published.2,3 See the relevant page for details.
August 27, 2024
Academ-AI is honored to be recommended by Retraction Watch on their Papers and peer reviews with evidence of ChatGPT writing page.
May 2, 2024
An article4 by Bader et al., originally published on March 8, 2024, was finally removed from Radiology Case Reports after more than a month of discussion in newspapers, blogs, and social media, as well as my own correspondence with the journals’ editors. See the relevant page for details.
April 21, 2024
In my article “The case for universal artificial intelligence declaration on the precedent of conflict of interest,” published today, I argue that journals should require authors to declare that they have or have not used generative AI for each and every submission.5 I contend that authors will be less inclined to actively deceive journals concerning their use of generative AI than some have been to passively omit any declaration.
April 3, 2024
Today, my article “Suspected undeclared use of generative artificial intelligence” was published in Intelligent Pharmacy.6 The journal previously published an article by Verma et al., in which the telltale phrase “as of my last update” appeared.7 I addressed this article as well as explaining the significance of the undeclared AI problem.
References
1Jones F. AI: “Scientific publishing is not prepared for this.” Research Professional News. Published October 24, 2024. Accessed October 27, 2024. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe-innovation-2024-10-ai-scientific-publishing-is-not-prepared-for-this/
2Arsh H, Manoj Kumar FNU, Simran FNU, et al. Role of PCSK9 inhibition during the inflammatory stage of SARS-COV-2: an updated review. Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 2024;86(2):899-908. doi:10.1097/MS9.0000000000001601
3Role of PCSK9 inhibition during the inflammatory stage of SARS-COV-2: an updated review: Erratum. Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 2024;86(9):5659. doi:10.1097/MS9.0000000000002497
4Bader R, Imam A, Alnees M, et al. Successful management of an Iatrogenic portal vein and hepatic artery injury in a 4-month-old female patient: A case report and literature review. Radiology Case Reports. 2024;19(6):2106-2111. doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2024.02.037
5Glynn A. The case for universal artificial intelligence declaration on the precedent of conflict of interest. Account Res. Published online 2024. doi:10.1080/08989621.2024.2345719
6Glynn A. Suspected undeclared use of generative artificial intelligence. Intell Pharm. 2024;2(5):596-597. doi:10.1016/j.ipha.2024.03.003
7Verma S, Tiwari RK, Singh L. Integrating technology and trust: Trailblazing role of AI in reframing pharmaceutical digital outreach. Intelligent Pharmacy. Published online January 15, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.ipha.2024.01.005