AI and digital tools in scholarly publishing
Scientific Programme
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, starting at 7am with our satellite session from EASE Korea and EASE Vietnam
Please note all timings are provisional and shown in UK time, GMT. Note recent changes to sessions 2a) and 4a).
7.00am- 8.50am (local start time Hanoi 2pm, Seoul 4pm)
AI and digital tools in scholarly publishing: the Asian perspective
EASE Korea and EASE Vietnam satellite session
Welcome
AI tools for scholarly publication support
Kihong Kim, President, Korean Council of Science Editors
AI-related issues in research and publication ethics
Cheol-Heui Yun, Vice-president, Chair of Publication Ethics Committee, KCSE
Ethical principles for artificial intelligence in education
Andy Nguyen, Assistant Professor, Oulu University, Finland
Panel discussion
Moderator: Dr Hiep-Hung Pham, Chair EASE Vietnam
8.50am-9.00am Break
9.00am-9.15am
Welcome to the EASE Autumn Symposium
Prof. Cem Uzun, EASE President, will welcome delegates joining from Europe.
9.15am-10.15am – parallel sessions
Session 1a) AI and digital tools for authors: collecting data, manuscript writing, and text similarity check
Join us to discover how AI and digital tools can help the authors in manuscript preparation. We will cover a range of tools, from those used for data collection and literature surveys to AI writing assistance and text similarity checks. While these technologies offer advantages, it is crucial to use them with care and transparency. Our speakers will provide valuable insights and recommendations to help you navigate these tools effectively.
Moderator: Are Brean, The Norwegian Medical Society, Norway
Speakers:
Ksenija Baždarić – Rijeka University, Faculty of Health Studies, Croatia
Jan Homolak – M3 Research Center, University of Tübingen, Germany & University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Croatia
Maja Hoić, Librarian – Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), Croatia
9.15am-10.15am – parallel sessions
Session 1b) What editors need to know about promises and dangers of AI and the new wave of digital tools
The rise of digital tools fuelled by large language models, machine learning, and other forms of AI offer great promise for the research and information sectors, but also have serious associated risks. Efforts to root out paper mills, fabricated or altered data, and research fraud have traditionally relied on the diligence of editors and reviewers to identify bad manuscripts during review. Today, however, increased automation has enabled both industrial level fraud and more sophisticated fakery that is far harder to detect. At the same time, fragmentation of research communities has reduced the applicability of the markers of trust that have traditionally assisted editors and reviewers. On the other hand, there are those within the publishing world that are fighting back, developing their own tools, and taking a more sophisticated approach to safeguarding the integrity of the scholarly record.
Moderator: Phill Jones – MoreBrains Cooperative, UK
Speakers:
Hylke Koers – STM, Netherlands
Kim Eggleton – IOP, UK
Adam Day – Clear Skies, UK
10.15am-10.45am Break
10.45am-11.45am – parallel sessions
Session 2a) Recognising the value of manuscript editors
With the growing influence of AI, many foretell the demise of the role of manuscript editors, but is it really the end? How can we promote the value of manuscript editors beyond technical and grammatical corrections?
Moderator: Yateendra Joshi, EASE Council, India
Speakers:
Curtis Barrett PhD, English Editing Solutions, The Netherlands
Mary Miskin, Charlesworth Author Services, UK
Alice Lehtinen, Altexta, Finland
10.45am-11.45am – parallel sessions
Session 2b) Digital tools and platforms for peer review
In this session, we will present new digital tools, software and platforms that are used for peer reviewing, compare and discuss their advantages and differences. You will hear more from publishers/service providers on how they are helping to increase the efficiency of the peer review process and which tools are available for editors and peer reviewers.
Moderator: Jadranka Stojanovski, Associate Professor, University of Zadar, Croatia
Speakers:
Draženko Celjak – University Computing Centre SRCE, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Kate Horgan and Ryan Walter – Aries Systems, USA
Stuart Cooper – Science Open, France
Teodor Georgiev – Pensoft Publishers, Bulgaria
11.45am – 2.00pm Break
2.00pm -2.45pm – Plenary
Session 3 AI: tool or author?
In this session an author asks an editor ‘Assuming AI is here to stay, how much of my manuscript could be written by AI?’ and the editor responds.
Moderator: Dost Ongur, McLean Hospital, USA; Editor-in-Chief JAMA Psychiatry
Speakers:
Jessamy Bagenal – The Lancet, UK
Jeremy Y. Ng – Centre for Journalology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Canada
2.45pm – 3.00pm Break
3.00pm-4.00pm – parallel sessions
Session 4a) Three must-use AI tools for manuscript editors to supercharge their work
Moderator: Duncan Nicholas, Reproductive BioMedicine Online, EASE Past President, UK
Speaker: Avi Staiman – Academic Language Experts, Israel
3.00pm-4.00pm – parallel sessions
Session 4b) New peer review advances
What are the new advances in transparency and digital tools for peer review? In this session you will hear from John Willinsky, PKP on the development of OJS Publication Fact Labels, Joris Van Rossum, STM, on the 2023 NISO peer review taxonomy and the launch of the taxonomy website and dashboard, and Jeffrey Koury, ResearchHub, on the ResearchHub platform, peer review bounties and opportunities for journals to pay reviewers.
Moderator: Mario Malički, Stanford University, Chair of the EASE Peer Review Committee, USA
Speakers:
John Willinsky, PKP, USA
Jeffrey Koury, Director of the ResearchHub Foundation, USA
Joris Van Rossum, STM
4.00pm – 4.30pm Break
4.30pm-5.30pm – Plenary
Session 5 Journal selection: how AI can help authors and editors
Moderator: Duncan Nicholas, Reproductive BioMedicine Online, EASE Past President
Researchers: how to choose the most appropriate journal. What information do you need?
Sophia Frangou – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA; Editor-in-Chief of European Psychiatry and Human Brain Mapping
Editors: how to help authors to select your journal and how to help authors know when your journal would not be appropriate
Dost Ongur – McLean Hospital, USA; Editor-in-Chief JAMA Psychiatry
Publishers: How can publishers use AI and other tools to assist researchers and editors to improve journal selection?
Niels van Dantzig – Senior Product Manager, Elsevier
5.30pm Closing remarks