AI and Academic Publishing: A Double-Edged Sword

Moderator

Carol Hsu
Professor, University of Sydney Business School 
MIS Quarterly, Senior Editor

Panellists

Jane Andrew
Professor, University of Sydney Business School
Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Co-Editor-in-Chief

Michael Goldstein
Professor, Babson College
Financial Management, Editor-in-Chief (will join via Zoom)

Anya Johnson
Professor, University of Sydney Business School   
Group and Organisation Management, Associate Editor

Suprateek Sarker
Professor, University of Virginia
Information Systems Research, Editor-in-Chief

Brian Silverman 
Professor, University of Toronto
Strategic Management Journal, Co-Editor (will join via Zoom)

Abstract

This panel will explore the dual nature of artificial intelligence (AI) in research and academic publishing, discussing both its opportunities and risks. The panellists will share their perspectives on AI’s impact from research data collection and analysis to manuscript preparation and peer review and discuss how editorial policies across journals are adapting to the rise of AI-assisted and AI-generated scholarly work.

Moderator's biography

Carol Hsu is a Professor and the Head of Business Information Systems Discipline at the University of Sydney Business School. Her research interests broadly centre around the institutional influences and cultural practices on the use of information systems at the individual, organisational and interorganisational levels. She has a particular interest regarding these issues in the context of information security management and digital transformation. Her work has been published in MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of Management Information Systems, and other outlets. She has received the Sandra Slaughter Service Award from the Association of Information Systems. She currently serves as Senior Editor at MIS Quarterly and on the editorial board of the Journal of the Association for Information Systems, and the IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. She is also the Vice President of Communications of the Association for Information Systems.

Panellist biographies

Jane Andrew is a Professor of Accounting here at the University of Sydney Business School and since 2018, she has been the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Critical Perspectives on Accounting. Her research conceptualises accounting as a social and organisational practice, examining how it both enables and obscures policy pathways, and in doing so, shapes public accountability and governance outcomes. As an editor, Jane has witnessed first-hand the ethical and practical challenges posed by the integration of artificial intelligence into scholarly work, from questionable uses of large language models to the growing influence of algorithmic systems in editorial decision-making. As a researcher, she has been exploring these same tensions, co-authoring recent papers including “Artificial intelligence and qualitative research: The promise and perils of large language model (LLM) ‘assistance’” (Roberts, Baker & Andrew, 2024) and “The perils of artificial intelligence in academic publishing” (Gendron, Andrew & Cooper, 2022).

Michael A. Goldstein is Chair of the Finance Division and a Professor of Finance at Babson College, where he holds the Donald P. Babson Chair in Applied Investments.  Dr. Goldstein’s research specialties are market microstructure and climate change and has published in major finance and science journals.  He is Editor of Financial Management and at Weather, Climate, and Society (a science journal of the American Meteorological Association) and is the past Editor of The Financial Review.  He is also Senior Editor at The Journal of Climate Finance and an Associate Editor at Journal of Financial Markets, International Review of Financial Analysis, Finance Research Letters, and China Finance Review International.  He has received four U.S. National Science Foundation grants on Arctic climate change and has four publications in science journals on climate issues.  Dr. Goldstein received a B.S., an M.B.A, an M.A, and a Ph.D. in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Anya Johnson is a Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Head of the Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies and Co-Director of the Body, Heart and Mind in Business Research Group at the University of Sydney Business School. Anya investigates how employees regulate their emotions in the workplace, and the relationship between the design of work and teams and well-being, mental health and performance. Anya focuses on the healthcare and social assistance industry and the sustainability of careers in health and care. Anya is an Associate Editor of Group and Organisation Management.

Suprateek Sarker (“Supra”) is Rolls-Royce Commonwealth Commerce Professor (IT) at the McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia. Professor Sarker's research, which typically involves qualitative or multi-method approaches, has been published in many journals, including MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, and Journal of the Association of Information Systems. His work has been funded by the US National Science Foundation as well as the Institute for the Study of Business Markets.  He has served as a Senior Editor of leading information systems academic journals. He also serves on the Board of Editors of the Journal of MIS. Currently, he serves as the Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of Information System Research, and has served in the EIC role at JITCAR and the Journal of the AIS. Professor Sarker has been fortunate to receive several recognitions, including the Stafford Beer Medal from the Operational Research Society (UK), Distinguished Alumnus of Operations, Business Analytics, and Information Systems Department, University of Cincinnati, the Dean’s Award, HSB, Baylor University, and Honorary Doctorates from the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) and Copenhagen Business School (Denmark). He is a Fellow and also a Past President of the Association for Information Systems (AIS).

Brian Silverman is Professor of Strategic Management, and the J.R.S. Prichard and Ann Wilson Chair in Management, at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. Brian's research focuses on the ways in which a firm’s competitive strategy and organizational structure interact to affect its performance.  His work has appeared in numerous academic journals including Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, American Journal of Sociology, Journal of Law and Economics, Management Science, Research Policy, and Strategic Management Journal. His research has been discussed in popular-press venues such as Business Week Online, Glamour Magazine, Slate.com, Sloan Management Review, and The New York Times.  He is currently co-editor of Strategic Management Journal.