Ethical issues and violations in using chatbots in academic writing and publishing: the answers from ChatGPT

Chatbots have become widespread in recent years and are used into various domains, including academic writing and publishing. However, concerns have emerged regarding some possible ethical issues and breaches associated with their application. Examples have been identified where chatbots have started to replace human authors in academia, emphasizing concerns about authorship authenticity and research integrity, especially in terms of ethics. Furthermore, the reliability of chatbots is debatable, as some may yield misleading or incorrect results, weakening the credibility of academic work. Therefore, based on the ethical violations framework derived from the literature, this study, therefore, poses ten inquiries to ChatGPT concerning ethical standards for the use of chatbots in academic writing and publishing as well as its limits of the usage. The findings underscore ongoing discourse and consciousness surrounding the ethical considerations inherent in applying chatbots within academic writing and publishing realms.