AI and Library and Information Science Publishing: A Survey of Journal Editors

Abstract

This article presents and discusses survey responses of library and information science (LIS) journal editors in chief, building on a fall 2023 panel on the role of generative AI in LIS publishing hosted by the University at Albany, State University of New York. The survey explores the AI-related policies of LIS journals and various journal support mechanisms regarding AI (e.g., AI detection tools, peer reviewer guidelines, copyediting processes, and more), as well as editor in chief perspectives and attitudes toward generative AI within the context of scholarly publishing. Results from this survey contribute to a larger conversation about generative AI, academic research, and scholarly journals and their leadership, as well as bridging into the impacts of generative AI within the community of LIS practitioners but also within LIS professional service contexts.