21 Jul 2025 (Mon) 11:00-12:00 | Seminar by Sonia Pratt

Academic Publishing: Ethics and Challenge of AI

Speaker:

Sonia Pratt, Publisher

Geography and Transport, Elsevier

Date:    Jul 21, 2025 (Monday)

Time:   11:00 am – 12:00 nn

Venue:  Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing Two, HKU

Abstract

This talk addresses safeguarding research integrity and publishing ethics amid growing challenges such as paper mills, citation manipulation, and generative AI use. It outlines publisher’s strategy and policy updates to detect and prevent unethical practices before and after publication. Key topics include common ethical pitfalls faced by researchers (e.g., missing ethical consent, authorship issues, plagiarism, image and data manipulation), the responsible use of generative AI, and measures against predatory journals and paper mills.