Preserving scientific integrity in academic publishing: Navigating artificial intelligence, journal policies, and the impact factor as a quality indicator
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- 10.1016/j.ocarto.2025.100661
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- 2026-06
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- Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
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- Elsevier BV
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.ocarto.2025.100661,
title = {Preserving scientific integrity in academic publishing: Navigating artificial intelligence, journal policies, and the impact factor as a quality indicator},
author = {Mahmut Enes Kayaalp and Stefano Zaffagnini and Michael A. Mont and Jon Karlsson and Bruce Reider and Olufemi Ayeni and Thomas Heyse and Henning Madry and Elmar Herbst and Giuseppe Milano and Volker Musahl and Roland Becker and Michael T. Hirschmann},
year = {2026},
journal = {Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open},
doi = {10.1016/j.ocarto.2025.100661},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2025.100661}
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TY - JOUR TI - Preserving scientific integrity in academic publishing: Navigating artificial intelligence, journal policies, and the impact factor as a quality indicator AU - Mahmut Enes Kayaalp AU - Stefano Zaffagnini AU - Michael A. Mont AU - Jon Karlsson AU - Bruce Reider AU - Olufemi Ayeni AU - Thomas Heyse AU - Henning Madry AU - Elmar Herbst AU - Giuseppe Milano AU - Volker Musahl AU - Roland Becker AU - Michael T. Hirschmann PY - 2026 JO - Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open DO - 10.1016/j.ocarto.2025.100661 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2025.100661 ER -
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Kayaalp, M. E., Zaffagnini, S., Mont, M. A., Karlsson, J., Reider, B., Ayeni, O., Heyse, T., Madry, H., Herbst, E., Milano, G., Musahl, V., Becker, R., & Hirschmann, M. T. (2026). Preserving scientific integrity in academic publishing: Navigating artificial intelligence, journal policies, and the impact factor as a quality indicator. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2025.100661
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