Assessing AI Policies in Scientific Publishing: Are We Prepared for the Future?

MODERATOR: Chirag “Jay” Patel Cactus Communications Gustavo Monnerat The Lancet Chhavi Chauhan Samast AI American Society for Investigative Pathology, and Women in AI) Annette Flanagin JAMA and JAMA Network Heather Goodell American Heart Association REPORTERS: Andrea Rahkola American Academy of Neurology Tim Gray JAMA Network It could be argued that artificial intelligence (AI) and policy were the top two categories of conversation at the 2025 CSE Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota; this session combined these categories for a look at the status quo of AI in science publishing. What once seemed a distant science publishing tool is now projected to soon be part of standard processing. Now is when the science publishing industry must work together to use AI to its full potential while implementing safeguards for research and peer review integrity. Moderator Chirag “Jay” Patel introduced this session. Speakers Gustavo Monnerat, Chhavi Chauhan, Annette Flanagin, and Heather Goodell (Figure 1) covered AI application, moving through AI policies for authors, for peer review, and for meeting abstracts, and then theorizing on the future of AI in science publishing. AI Polices for Authors Gustavo Monnerat highlighted five key points from The Lancet’s guidelines for authors.1 First, AI should be used to improve readability, not replace conclusions or data analyses, and must be overseen by a human. Second, transparency should include acknowledgment of AI use, the model, the version, the prompt used, and the specific sections where it was applied to ensure reproducibility of the results. Third, AI use includes restrictions. […]