{"id":55239,"date":"2025-09-18T18:20:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T12:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/?p=55239"},"modified":"2025-09-18T20:13:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:13:19","slug":"enhancing-peer-review-with-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/enhancing-peer-review-with-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Enhancing Peer Review with AI: Where should we draw the line?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"w-btn app_register_link\" style=\"background: #029dcd; color: #fff!important; padding: 10px 10px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 16px; float: left;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3DIvTTAhBxc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Artificial Intelligence has moved from the sidelines into the core of academic publishing workflows. From reviewer matching and plagiarism detection to fraud detection and reproducibility checks, AI promises faster, more consistent, and scalable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/publication-support-services\/peer-review-process\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"115\" title=\"Peer Review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">peer review<\/a>. But questions loom: Where should AI\u2019s role end? Which aspects must remain human-led? And how can we safeguard research integrity amid shadow AI use, prompt injection attacks, and inconsistent publisher policies?<\/p>\n<p>This timely and necessary discussion titled \u201cEnhancing Peer Review with AI: Where should we draw the line?\u201d brings together publishing leaders and AI experts to debate the evolving role of AI in peer review and to identify the ethical and operational boundaries needed to preserve trust. By debating its boundaries, we will exchange perspectives, challenge assumptions, and co-develop insights into responsible adoption; ensuring peer review remains credible, transparent, and equitable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Agenda at a Glance<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Welcome &amp; Introductions<\/li>\n<li>Framing the Issue: Latest developments and controversies<\/li>\n<li>Interactive Discussion: Promise vs. pitfalls<\/li>\n<li>Legal &amp; Ethical Dimensions<\/li>\n<li>Policy &amp; Practice<\/li>\n<li>Solutions &amp; Insights for Responsible Adoption<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Expected Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Awareness of the latest breakthroughs and controversies in AI-driven peer review.<\/li>\n<li>Practical insights into how AI is helping editors and reviewers today and the trade-offs involved.<\/li>\n<li>Clarity on legal<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and ethical questions, including liability, privacy, and fairness concerns.<\/li>\n<li>Perspectives on accountability and oversight in AI-assisted peer review.<\/li>\n<li>A comparative view of current publisher policies.<\/li>\n<li>Practical ideas to guide responsible and transparent adoption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"lv2\"><strong>About the Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"speakername\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-55268 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Elisabeth-Bik-Headshot-4-large-MichelNCo-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"166\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 208px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 208\/166;\" \/>Dr. Elisabeth Bik<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"mt-1 mb-2\">Science Integrity Consultant<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Elisabeth Bik, PhD, is a Dutch-American microbiologist who has worked for 15 years at Stanford University and 2 years in industry. Since 2019, she is a science integrity consultant who scans the biomedical literature for images or other data of concern. She has found over 8,000 problematic scientific papers.\u00a0 Her work has resulted in over 1,500 retractions and another 1,100 corrections. For her work on exposing threats to research integrity, she received the 2021 John Maddox Prize and the 2024 Einstein Foundation Award.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"speakername\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-55267 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Daniel-Ucko-400-SILVER-2024-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"208\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 208px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 208\/208;\" \/>Daniel Ucko<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"mt-1 mb-2\">Head of Ethics and Research Integrity, American Physical Society (APS)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Ucko is the Head of Ethics and Research Integrity at the American Physical Society (APS), where he is responsible for the publication ethics and integrity of the Physical Review journals. In this role he also shapes journal and ethics policy for the society. He has been an elected member of COPE Council since 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Before starting his career in academic publishing, he did research in condensed matter physics. He holds a PhD in Physics from University College London, UK (2001) and a PhD in Philosophy of Science from Stony Brook University, USA, on the subject of peer review, which he completed in 2020. His book: &#8220;The Subjectivities and Objectivities of Peer Review&#8221; was published by Brill in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"speakername\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-55266 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patrick-Starke.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"209\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 209px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 209\/209;\" \/>Patrick Starke<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"mt-1 mb-2\">Co-Founder &amp; CEO, Imagetwin<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Patrick Starke is an entrepreneur and economist with an M.Sc. from the Vienna University of Economics and Business. He founded Imagetwin, a company that develops software to detect image manipulations and duplications in scientific publications. By collaborating closely with researchers and publishers, Patrick and his team create tools that strengthen research integrity and help improve scientific standards.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"speakername\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-55269 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Elliott_Lumb-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"204\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 204px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 204\/204;\" \/>Elliot Lumb<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"mt-1 mb-2\">Co-founder, Signals<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Elliott Lumb is a co-founder of Signals, which combines network analysis, expert knowledge, and AI to deliver article-level evaluations to publishers and researchers. He was previously the founder of PeerRef, a journal-independent peer review platform. He has consulted for publishers and held several roles at Frontiers, including in the Strategy and Planning team. In 2018, Elliott completed a PhD in medicinal chemistry at Monash University and the University of Nottingham.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"speakername\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-55265 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MaryMiskins_bio-photo-2023_edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"260\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 195px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 195\/260;\" \/>Mary Miskin<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"mt-1 mb-2\">Operations Director, Charlesworth, Enago<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mary Miskin is a publishing professional with over 20 years of experience specializing in editorial operations, workflow optimization, and product management. Currently Global Operations Director at Charlesworth, she previously served as Head of Editorial Operations at Emerald Publishing. Mary actively contributes to the publishing community as Chair of the European Advisory Council for the International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE), having previously served as a Board Director.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex; gap:10px;justify-content:\" class=\"wps-pgfw-pdf-generate-icon__wrapper-frontend\">\n\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55239?action=genpdf&amp;id=55239\" class=\"pgfw-single-pdf-download-button\" ><img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-generator-for-wp\/admin\/src\/images\/PDF_Tray.svg\" title=\"Generate PDF\" style=\"width:auto; height:45px;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li> Latest breakthroughs and controversies in AI-driven peer review<\/li>\n<li> Practical insights and ethical questions<\/li>\n<li> Accountability and oversight in AI-assisted peer review<\/li>\n<li> Responsible and transparent AI adoption in peer review <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"\"clear\"\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1597,1626],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1895],"class_list":["post-55239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","hentry","category-old-webinars","category-webinar-mobile-app","post_format-post-format-video"],"better_featured_image":null,"acf":{"faq_main_heading":"","faq_heading_one":"","faq_heading_two":"","faq_heading_three":"","faq_heading_four":"","faq_heading_five":"","faq_heading_six":"","faq_description_one":"","faq_description_two":"","faq_description_three":"","faq_description_four":"","faq_description_five":"","faq_description_six":""},"views":472,"single_webinar_page_date":"","single_webinar_page_time":"","session_agenda":"<p>Artificial Intelligence has moved from the sidelines into the core of academic publishing workflows. From reviewer matching and plagiarism detection to fraud detection and reproducibility checks, AI promises faster, more consistent, and scalable peer review. But questions loom: Where should AI\u2019s role end? Which aspects must remain human-led? And how can we safeguard research integrity amid shadow AI use, prompt injection attacks, and inconsistent publisher policies?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>This timely and necessary discussion titled \u201cEnhancing Peer Review with AI: Where should we draw the line?\u201d brings together publishing leaders and AI experts to debate the evolving role of AI in peer review and to identify the ethical and operational boundaries needed to preserve trust. By debating its boundaries, we will exchange perspectives, challenge assumptions, and co-develop insights into responsible adoption; ensuring peer review remains credible, transparent, and equitable.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Agenda at a Glance<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Welcome &amp; Introductions<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Framing the Issue: Latest developments and controversies<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Interactive Discussion: Promise vs. pitfalls<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Legal &amp; Ethical Dimensions<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Policy &amp; Practice<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Solutions &amp; Insights for Responsible Adoption<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Expected Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Awareness of the latest breakthroughs and controversies in AI-driven peer review.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Practical insights into how AI is helping editors and reviewers today and the trade-offs involved.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Clarity on legal<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and ethical questions, including liability, privacy, and fairness concerns.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Perspectives on accountability and oversight in AI-assisted peer review.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A comparative view of current publisher policies.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Practical ideas to guide responsible and transparent adoption.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","who_should_attend_this_session":"<ul>\r\n<li> Peer Reviewers<\/li>\r\n<li> Publishers<\/li>\r\n<li> Editors<\/li>\r\n<li> AI Ethicists<\/li>\r\n<li> Researchers<\/li>\r\n<li> Policy-makers<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","about_the_speaker_field":"<p><strong><img class=\"web-s-m-p\" src=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Elisabeth-Bik-Headshot-4-large-MichelNCo-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"166\" \/>Dr. Elisabeth Bik<\/strong>\r\n<span class=\"mt-1 mb-2\">Science Integrity Consultant<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Elisabeth Bik, PhD, is a Dutch-American microbiologist who has worked for 15 years at Stanford University and 2 years in industry. 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