Publishers' and journals' instructions to authors on use of generative artificial intelligence in academic and scientific publishing: bibliometric analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the extent and content of academic publishers' and scientific journals' guidance for authors on the use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI).

Design

Cross sectional, bibliometric study.

Setting

Websites of academic publishers and scientific journals, screened on 19-20 May 2023, with the search updated on 8-9 October 2023.

Participants

Top 100 largest academic publishers and top 100 highly ranked scientific journals, regardless of subject, language, or country of origin. Publishers were identified by the total number of journals in their portfolio, and journals were identified through the Scimago journal rank using the Hirsch index (H index) as an indicator of journal productivity and impact.

Main outcome measures

The primar

SUBMITTER: Ganjavi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10828852 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature