AI and Publish-or-Perish Culture Are Overwhelming Academic Peer Review, Study Finds
By
Lamar Pierce
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Summary
This article, authored by the AI Task Force for Organization Science, examines how generative AI is reshaping academic peer review and research evaluation. It presents evidence that AI language models, combined with strong publish-or-perish incentives, are driving researchers to produce more submissions rather than better research. The growing volume of AI-assisted submissions is straining journal operations, overwhelming reviewers, and potentially undermining the quality of scientific peer review. The article provides an early empirical account of AI's impact on both submissions and reviews at a major academic journal.
Key quotes
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Journal operations are increasingly strained by growing submission volumes, much of which appears to be AI-assisted.
A clear picture is emerging: the incentives of the current system are misaligned with the production of high-quality scientific knowledge.
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