Guest Post — Upholding the Integrity of Open Science
As preprints become an increasingly integral part of scholarly communication, can automated screening tools improve their reliability and preprint servers’ operational efficiency?
Krishna Kumar Venkitachalam is an orthopedic surgeon by qualification with 15+ years of experience in academic publishing under various roles, including manuscript editing, manuscript writing, editor training, author education, language technology solutions, and innovation. As an editor/writer, he has helped hundreds of authors/researchers publish their research in leading journals worldwide. Being passionate about science communication and teaching, he has conducted several interactive training programs and author workshops. These included touring workshops in India and internationally along with online workshops in collaboration with universities and publishers. With his background in academia, experience in science communication experience, and affinity towards technological solutions, he plays a role as a consultant in the integration of new technologies to publishing platforms and for designing customized publication solutions for institutions and publishers. Currently, he works as the Innovation Officer for Trinka/Enago.
As preprints become an increasingly integral part of scholarly communication, can automated screening tools improve their reliability and preprint servers’ operational efficiency?
AI offers great potential, but also raises significant concerns when it comes to its use in peer review. Experimentation with AI is needed to find the right role for it in the process.