False authorship: an explorative case study around an AI-generated article published under my name

The findings highlight the risks posed by AI-generated and misattributed research articles, which threaten the credibility of academic publishing. Ways to mitigate these issues include strengthening identity verification mechanisms for DOIs and ORCIDs, enhancing AI detection methods, and reforming research assessment practices. Without effective countermeasures, the unchecked growth of AI-generated content in scientific literature could severely undermine trust in scholarly communication.

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Research Integrity and Peer Review
Published
2025-05-26
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s41073-025-00165-z
Citations
7
Primary Topic
Academic integrity and plagiarism
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article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact
16.56

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False authorship: an explorative case study around an AI-generated article published under my name

Diomidis D. Spinellis
7 citations
Research Integrity and Peer Review
Academic integrity and plagiarism
16.56
article

False authorship: an explorative case study around an AI-generated article published under my name

Diomidis D. Spinellis
article en
7 citations

Abstract

The findings highlight the risks posed by AI-generated and misattributed research articles, which threaten the credibility of academic publishing. Ways to mitigate these issues include strengthening identity verification mechanisms for DOIs and ORCIDs, enhancing AI detection methods, and reforming research assessment practices. Without effective countermeasures, the unchecked growth of AI-generated content in scientific literature could severely undermine trust in scholarly communication.

Research Integrity and Peer ReviewVol. 10(1)
Athens University of Economics and Business (GR), Delft University of Technology (NL)
European Commission, HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme
Openalex Percentile: Top 1%
Academic integrity and plagiarism
16.56
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