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AI-generated papers push academic publishers to expand screening and consolidate

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Machine-written submissions are flooding academic journals and raising screening costs for the $22B publishing industry, according to the Financial Times, as reported by Rohan Paul on X. Elsevier grew its reviewer pool by more than a third since 2022, to 1.9M, to filter submissions.

The pressure is also driving consolidation. Wiley bought Emerald for £337M in June, and Informa plans to separate Taylor & Francis, a unit nearing $1B in annual revenue.

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    Machine-written papers push academic publishers toward costly screening and mergers

    AIThe Financial Times reports that AI-generated papers are flooding academic journals and raising screening costs for the $22B publishing industry. Elsevier grew its reviewer pool by more than a third since 2022, to 1.9M, to filter submissions. Wiley bought Emerald for £337M in June, and Informa plans to separate Taylor & Francis, a unit nearing $1B in annual revenue.

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