Tag: scholarly publishing
GPT (Ghost-Penman-Typist): Has Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Paved Its Way into Scholarly Writing?
— by Fanny Liu Introduction Researchers have been using Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) for research, such as writing codes, brainstorming research ideas, drafting research manuscripts, and more (Van Noorden & Perkel, 2023). While recognising the negative impacts, including proliferation of misinformation, making plagiarism easier and harder to detect, and bringing inaccuracies into research texts, researchers…
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[Guest Post] Embracing the Journey: Reflecting on My Open Data Research
— by Andrew Cheung Note: HKU Libraries is committed to fostering the next generation of researchers and advancing open science. In our recent collaboration with the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Social Data Science (BASc(SDS)) programme, where students tackle real-world challenges in their Final Year Projects, two groups of students explored automatic detection of…
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[Guest Post] Automating Data Transparency with AI: A Framework for Detecting Data Availability Statements
— by Joshua Wong, Anson Cheung Note: HKU Libraries is committed to fostering the next generation of researchers and advancing open science. In our recent collaboration with the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Social Data Science (BASc(SDS)) programme, where students tackle real-world challenges in their Final Year Projects, two groups of students explored automatic…
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Creating Video Abstracts with AI Tools
— by Wilson Tang Introduction While traditional written abstracts remain essential, video abstracts can help share your work with broader audiences. Thanks to advances in artificial intelligence, it is now possible for anyone—including those with no video editing skills—to create engaging and professional-looking video abstracts. In this post, I will share an experience in using…
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In the Front of Research: Newly Emerged Topics for 2024 and HKU Contributions
— by Vivian Qiu 1. Introduction 1) Research fronts A research front can be conceptualized as the convergence of scientific discoveries and societal interests, with new findings leading to further discoveries [1]. Understanding research fronts can help researchers identify key areas for future exploration, thereby enhance the capability of researchers to contribute meaningfully to their disciplines and…
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Mega Journals 2: Promising or Predatory?
— by Fanny Liu Introduction In the previous post, we discussed major characteristics and the niche of mega journals, such as open access, wider scope, soundness only peer-review and higher acceptance rates. In this post, we will focus on some controversies. Concerns “Soundness-only” peer review: Yet to be defined? Senior executives and editors of mega…
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Mega Journals 1: Inception and Ideal
— by Fanny Liu Introduction Since the establishment of PLOS ONE in 2006, a number of mega journals emerged, such as BMJ Open, IEEE Access, PeerJ, Scientific Reports, and more. While mega journals have secured a niche in scholarly publishing, there are also concerns and controversies. Characteristics Mega journals have some major characteristics (Björk, 2021;…
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Opening the Gates: HKU Authors’ Odyssey in Open Access Publishing
— by Fanny Liu Introduction Similar to last year, this year we present an overview of open access publications by authors from the University of Hong Kong (HKU). Data Source Data were extracted from InCites on 11 February 2025. Publications included documents indexed in InCites Dataset (with ESCI) and with organization name “University of Hong…
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Access, Author Rights, and Agreements 2: HKU Author’s Choice of Creative Commons Licenses
— by Fanny Liu Introduction In the previous post (Access, Author Rights, and Agreements 1: Which Creative Commons License Works the Best for an Author?), we discussed the different Creative Commons licenses and publishers’ licensing agreements. In this post, we will focus on the choices made by HKU (the University of Hong Kong) researchers. Choice…
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Access, Author Rights, and Agreements 1: Which Creative Commons License Works the Best for an Author?
— by Chloe Ng As illustrated in the previous blog post (Open Access in Progress: An Overview of Participation of HKU Authors in Open Access Publishing), more and more HKU authors are publishing their research outputs open access. When an author submits manuscripts to journal publishers, one of the important decisions to make is selecting…
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