Role and Impact of AI on the Future of Academic Publishing: A Global Survey Report by Enago
March 2022
350+ respondents from 212 universities across 54 countries guide all academic stakeholders
March 3, 2022, New York: Enago, a global frontrunner in editing and publication support services, recently published a comprehensive Global Survey Report on the revolutionizing role of Artificial Intelligence and its impact on the future of academic publishing. This survey forms a critical segment of the brand’s holistic Research Risk Assessment survey series which aims at a profound analysis of every component related to the ever-evolving realm of research and publishing. The survey strongly verifies the notion that the role of AI is inimitable in the academic publishing sector and its impact can only become far-reaching in the future.
The survey was conducted over a period of 5 weeks between August 2021 and October 2021, including more than 350 respondents from 212 universities across 54 countries like the United States of America, China, Japan, Turkey, United Kingdom, India, Australia, South Africa, Brazil, etc. Also, 10 lucky respondents were awarded Amazon vouchers worth $25 for their insightful feedback.
This extensive survey is sure to be of assistance to each and every stakeholder of the academic publishing process. The survey report will act as a reference text where researchers, professors, academics, editors, etc. can be made aware of the experiences, thoughts, perceptions, problems faced, and resolutions arrived at by their global peers belonging to diverse geographies and affiliated to different academic institutions. The report will act as a marker of where academic publishing stands currently viz-a-viz integrating AI into its realm and also indicate future trends.
Key highlights of the survey report
AI to combat essential yet mundane tasks: AI-based solutions are being preferred by academics worldwide to take care of monotonous yet critical academic tasks like editing and proofreading.
The top-rated user-friendly AI tools: The most popular AI-powered tools used by academics were Elsevier’s Journal Finder, Grammarly, and Enago’s Trinka AI.
Identifying priorities: The report made it evident that the three topmost quality-check related priorities identified by academics using AI-generated outputs were reliability, accuracy, and consistency.
Automation and the future of academic publishing: Majority of the survey respondents were of the opinion that the academic publishing landscape can only benefit from increased automation and AI. Although optimistic about the impact and potential of AI, several participants were also apprehensive about potential security breaches and the prospect of automation overpowering or even replacing human stakeholders in academia.
Challenges identified: The crucial roadblocks in the path of adopting AI on a much larger scale in academic publishing is the dearth of AI-related knowledge and expertise in the field leading to difficulties in integrating AI-based solutions with the existing IT Infrastructure.
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Enago is a trusted name in author services for the global research community. Founded in 2005, Enago has served over 2,000,000 researchers in more than 125 countries by facilitating research communication, helping them achieve publication success through its top-rated author services.
Enago Academy, the education arm of Enago, addresses the needs of early-stage researchers by providing training resources via different digital platforms and onsite workshops. In 2017, Enago launched Enago Learn, an innovative e-learning platform designed to improve knowledge of the scholarly publishing process. In 2019, Enago launched AuthorOne, a ground-breaking suite of AI-based tools to support the entire publishing workflow. Enago also launched Trinka which is an AI-powered English grammar checker and language enhancement writing assistant designed for academic and technical writing. Enago operates globally with regional teams supporting researchers and institutions locally. Enago has offices in Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Germany, UK, and New York. Enago is a member of COPE, ISMPP, and EASE.