No unified rules or opinions exist among conferences and journals on incorporating AI into peer review. British-German publisher Springer Nature allows for AI usage in parts of the process.

For example, we rarely publish the results of studies based solely on investigations in animals, and we tend to avoid papers that would appeal only to a very specialized audience.

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The results of technology research and development must find their way into the published literature. New models of regulation could help.

Armed with funding, algorithms, and a tip line, this new effort aims to dig corrupt studies out of medical literature before they do real-world harm.

In peer review our implicit biases can lead us to make instinctive but incorrect assessments of an article. For example, a reviewer’s report and recommendation can be unconsciously influenced by: The ...