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<a href="https://www.alpsp.org/events/events-schedule/editorial-ai-reality-check-tools-trends-and-tactics-in-2026/">https://www.alpsp.org/events/events-schedule/editorial-ai-reality-check-tools-trends-and-tactics-in-2026/</a></div>
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<b>Overview</b></div>
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<img alt="Editorial AI Reality Check: Tools, Trends, and Tactics in 2026" width="450" style="width: 450px; height: auto; max-width: 1220px; box-sizing: border-box;" src="https://www.alpsp.org/fileadmin/_processed_/0/c/csm_Rectangle_2_ef730a29bb.png"></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Date: </span><b>28 July 2026</b></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Time(s): 14:00 - 15:30 BST | 15:00 - 16:30 CEST | 09:00 - 10:30 EDT</span></div>
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Join us for this expert-led webinar exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping editorial practice in our industry. Chaired by Marie Soulière, COPE Council member and Head of Editorial Ethics at Frontiers, this session brings together a panel of three
experienced speakers providing focused presentations, which will be followed by interactive discussion.</div>
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Topics featured include:</div>
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Providing AI-use guidance to researchers Managing AI disclosures</li><li style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 36, 81); margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem;">
Using AI screening tools to improve integrity checks</li><li style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 36, 81); margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem;">
Understanding the evolving role of AI in enhancing user-experience in peer review.</li></ul>
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Gain practical insights and ethical perspectives to help master the fast-moving intersection of publishing, technology, and integrity.<br>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Chair: </span>Marie Soulière, <i>Frontiers</i></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Speakers:</span><br>
Kim Eggleton, <i>IOP Publishing</i><br>
Allison Hosier, <i>University at Albany</i><br>
Tim Kersjes, <i>Springer Nature</i></div>
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