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Comparing Bibliometric Analysis Using PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science Databases
Published on: October 24, 2019
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Will AI-written and AI-reviewed preprints from aiXiv be bibliometrically accepted?
1Independent Researcher, Ikenobe 3011-2, Miki-cho, Kagawa-ken 761-0799, Japan.
Health Affairs Scholar
|March 30, 2026
Summary
Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) enables exclusive authoring and peer review on preprint servers. This presents ethical challenges for journal editors regarding the acceptance and citation of GAI-generated scientific knowledge.
Area of Science:
- Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Publishing
- Scholarly Communication Ethics
- Generative AI Applications
Background:
- The emergence of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) presents new possibilities and challenges in scholarly communication.
- Preprint servers like aiXiv now allow content to be authored or peer-reviewed solely by GAI.
- This development creates ethical dilemmas for journal editors and the scientific community.
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