More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review, often against guidance
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- #Scientific Publishing
- #AI in Peer Review
- #Research Integrity
- Over 50% of researchers use AI in peer reviewing manuscripts, according to a survey by Frontiers.
- Frontiers allows limited AI use in peer review but requires disclosure and prohibits uploading manuscripts to chatbots.
- Publishers are urged to adapt policies to the growing use of AI in scientific publishing.
- Frontiers has launched an in-house AI platform for peer reviewers across its journals.
- AI is used in peer review for writing reports, summarizing manuscripts, checking references, and flagging misconduct.
- A study found AI-generated reviews mimic human ones but lack detailed critique and make factual errors.
- Researchers are testing AI models like GPT-5 for peer review, with mixed results on performance.