ChatGPT and Publication Ethics

Academic publishing is crucial for scientific communication, is governed by accepted ethical norms, and underpins the collective literature on basic science, and technological and medical principles and advances. In November 2022, the public and professional global communities, including the scientific community, witnessed the release of ChatGPT by OpenAI in San Francisco, California, USA. Excluding its public appeal and entertaining aspects but considering its diverse potential applications, some ethical concerns must be considered before establishing guidelines on using and including ChatGPT or similar platforms in scientific publishing. Some academic publishers and preprints have accepted manuscripts with ChatGPT listed as a co-author. Though excluding such platforms from scientific publishing may not be practicable with time, establishing ethical principles is essential before ChatGPT could become a co-author in any scientific, published manuscript. (c) 2023 Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Academic publishing is crucial for scientific communication and is governed by ethical norms. The release of ChatGPT has raised ethical concerns about its use in scientific publishing. While excluding such platforms may not be practical, establishing ethical guidelines is essential.