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Archives: ghostwriting

Guest Post — The Ghost in the Machine: Why Generative AI is a Crisis of Authorship, Not Just a Tool

Today’s guest author raises the question of whether a researcher submitting an article that was significantly drafted by an LLM without clear disclosure is effectively engaging in a contemporary form of ghost authorship.

  • By Ch. Mahmood Anwar
  • Jan 22, 2026
  • 35 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Guest Post — Ghost-writing Peer Reviews Should Be a Thing of the Past

Policies that formally give peer reviewers the option to officially invite a colleague to collaborate with them improve integrity, transparency, and offers a chance to give fair credit where it is due.

  • By Laura Feetham-Walker
  • Jul 26, 2023
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Guest Post — Academic Publishers Are Missing the Point on ChatGPT

Avi Staiman discusses the value that ChatGPT can bring to scholarly communication, particularly leveling the playing field for English as an Additional Language authors.

  • By Avi Staiman
  • Mar 31, 2023
  • 27 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Stick to Your Ribs — Ghost Writers in the Sky

From the archive: an interview of a medical ghostwriter and an inside view of the medical communications industry — both speakers featured at the 2011 SSP Annual Meeting.

  • By Phil Davis
  • May 18, 2011
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Physician, Heal Thyself: Medical Ghostwriting Uncovered in a Clinical Textbook

NIH-funded researchers append name to ghost-written textbook. Is it time for physicians to heal themselves?

  • By Phil Davis
  • Dec 6, 2010
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

The Ghostwriter Behind Student Papers

Essay mills are a thriving industry behind successful lazy and illiterate students.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Nov 18, 2010
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Ghosts in the Machine — The Industry of Medical Authorship

Want to understand the medical authorship industry? Attend their conference!

  • By Phil Davis
  • Nov 4, 2010
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Interview With a Ghost (Writer)

A bone-rattling interview with someone who may haunt the medical literature.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Oct 29, 2010
  • 30 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

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