Journals and peer review
Journal AI policies, disclosure rules, refereeing and replication.
Academic research is far behind the AI frontier, in every field we checked
A paper about a model is out of date before it clears review. In mathematics, the newest results come from a model no academic can run.
Researchers are using AI against the rules, because being left behind is worse
At a major 2026 conference, more than one in five reviewers who were told not to use an LLM used one anyway. The fear driving that is rational.
Review of Finance bans hidden prompts in manuscripts and sets a one-year penalty
The journal's LLM policy also requires authors to disclose any AI use in the cover letter and in the manuscript, and limits referees to supportive use.