Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Scientific Publishing
Tomasz J. Guzik, Victor Aboyans, Stefan Agewall, Steven Bailey, Adrián Baranchuk, Magnus Bäck et al. · European Heart Journal · 2026
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Methodology & findings
Study design
Narrative commentary and conceptual analysis examining the evolving role of AI in biomedical publishing through critical review of benefits, limitations, and risks.
Main result
The paper identifies that "AI is now embedded across the scientific research and publishing ecosystem, influencing discovery, analysis, knowledge translation, authorship, peer review, and editorial workflows" while simultaneously introducing "new risks related to bias, transparency, data integrity, and authorship responsibility, potentially endangering trust in the scientific record."
Research paradigm
Critical/normative (policy and ethics analysis)
Author conclusions
The authors conclude that "instead of traditional detection approaches, a shift toward transparency, provenance, and enforceable human responsibility as the core principles guiding AI use" is necessary, "ensuring that AI strengthens rather than undermines scientific rigour and public trust." They outline that practical expectations should be set "for authors, reviewers, editors, and publishers, with emphasis on reporting standards, reproducibility under rapidly evolving model versions, and the conflict-of-interest implications of AI tooling for the editorial process itself."
Risk of bias
Selection bias in which AI applications and risks are highlighted; Potential confirmation bias in framing AI risks vs. benefits; Lack of systematic evidence synthesis (narrative review format)
Open questions raised
- The paper identifies gaps in: (1) detection and prevention of fabricated content generated by AI, (2) understanding and mitigating bias in AI outputs, (3) establishing transparency and provenance standards for AI use in publishing, (4) enforcing human accountability in AI-assisted workflows, and (5) addressing reproducibility challenges posed by rapidly evolving AI model versions.
- The paper identifies gaps in detection and monitoring of AI-related issues in publishing, the need for enforceable standards for AI use across the research ecosystem, and the requirement for reproducibility frameworks that account for rapidly evolving AI model versions.
- The paper identifies gaps in current approaches to managing AI in scientific publishing, particularly the insufficiency of traditional detection approaches and the need for enforceable frameworks around transparency, provenance, and human responsibility in AI use within biomedical research and publishing.
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