The ethical use of AI tools in publishing
SciELO South Africa, Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
Daniel Kulp, COPE Chair
26 YEARS OF PUBLICATION ETHICS
• Began in 1997 as an informal forum for editors in the UK to discuss ethical issues related to research and publication in biomedical journal publishing
• In 2007-08 established as a limited company and a UK-registered charity
• Currently > 13,000 members, from nearly 100 countries
• 27 Council Members from 11 countries and a range of disciplines
About COPE
Our Purpose
• Educate and advance knowledge in methods of safeguarding the integrity of the scholarly record
Our Vision
• To create a future in which ethical practice in scholarship is the cultural norm
Our Mission
• Providing practical resources to educate and support our members
• Providing leadership in thinking on publication ethics
• Offering a neutral, professional voice in current debates
Adaptive AI
• Editorial, publishing, and production tools
• Integrity tools
• Large Language Models (LLM): like ChatGPT
• Generative models: like DALL-E
Adaptive AI
• Editorial, publishing, and production tools
• Integrity tools
• Large Language Models (LLM): like ChatGPT
• Generative models: like DALL-E
Best Practices
• Be Transparent
• Disclose usage.
• How has it been used?
• Where has it been used (in the manuscript)?
• Take responsibility
• Authors are responsible for content.
THANK YOU
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SciELO 25 Years Seminar: Artificial intelligence and associated tools and policies in editorial decision making
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
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