AI and academic publishing: opportunities and challenges

AI has the potential to rapidly change academic publishing, raising new opportunities and challenges for researchers. This session brings together experts to explore how AI is shaping scholarly communication, from AI-assisted writing to ethical considerations in publishing. We will discuss how AI is driving changes in academic publishing and how open research practices can support transparency and integrity in an AI-driven landscape.

This session took place as part of the Universities for North East England Open Research Week, and took place online on Thursday March 27th 2025 at 1pm. This session was hosted by Leah Maughan from Northumbria University Library.

The presenters are Dr David Flanagan, VP of AI services at Wiley, and Rebecca Ross and Monica Grandados from Creative Commons.

The files include a recording of the presention, and the captions for the presentation (in English).