Large Language Models and the future of scientific publishing

Europe/Berlin
DIPF Frankfurt

DIPF Frankfurt

Rostocker Str. 6, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
Description

Join our workshop to explore the chances and challenges Large Language Models pose for scientific writing and academic journals.
Interact with researchers, publishers, and LLM tools to navigate the evolving landscape together!

Large Language Models (LLMs) have already started to significantly impact scientific workflows. Their influence is set to grow even further and at speeds that exceed previous transformational changes. LLMs will most discernably affect the most central element of science communication: publications. They will decrease the burden of creating and editing scientific articles, which are the culmination of research data production. Tools are already under development (e.g. Paperpal) that decrease the duration of creating the first draft. LLMs therefore have potential to significant reduce the time from data collection to publication. These software developments will help reap the benefits of research data in a timely fashion but will also ultimately result in an increase of journal submissions. Existing quality assurance mechanisms (especially peer review) will therefore be challenged both in terms of volume but also in term of the criteria to assess the value-added of publications.

This workshop will bring together researchers and publishers to identify and address the upcoming challenges for the journals as well as the increased demands on the reviewers and the wider research community. Furthermore, the workshop will identify possible chances enabled by incorporating LLM technologies within the writing and publishing process and open the path for future discussions on this topic. Thereby, we accelerate the exchange and harmonization of user journeys for the future of scholarly publication.

"Since 2023, it became much more difficult to find work as an academic copy editor compared with the previous 10 years. This coincides with the widespread use of ChatGPT. As a result, I had to find a new occupation." SK (North American academic copy editor)

 

NFDI-MatWerk
S. Brinckmann (FZ-Jülich), J. Mohrbacher (Uni Freiburg)
KonsortSWD
B. Miller (GESIS), Sonja Bayer (DIPF)
NFDI4Chem
F. Eberl (Uni Jena), N. Parks (RWTH), S. Neumann (IPB Halle)
NFDI4Earth
A. Degbelo (TU Dresden), C. Schmidt (GFZ)
Text+
T. Trippel (IDS Mannheim)
NFDI4DS
C. Hennig (Fraunhofer FOKUS)



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  1. Motel am Dornbusch, Eschersheimer Landstraße 204, Ffm,  https://motelfrankfurt.parkmotel.de/kontakt/
  2. TURM-Hotel am Eschenheimer Turm in Ffm, https://turmhotel-fra.de/reservierung.html
  3. Novum Hotel Imperial, Sophienstr. 49, 60487 Ffm
  4. Flemings Hotel Frankfurt-Central, Poststr. 8, 60329 Ffm
  5. Hotel an der Messe, Westendstr. 104, 60325 Ffm.
  6. Relaxa Hotel, Lurgiallee 2, 60439 Ffm
  7. Aparthotel Adagio Frankfurt City Messe, Hamburger Allee 4, 60486 Ffm
  8. Hotel Palmenhof, Bockenheimer Landstr 89-91, 60325 Ffm
  9. Motel Frankfurt https://motelfrankfurt.parkmotel.de: close to the venue 164 €/night incl. breakfast, free cancellation
  10. MEININGER Frankfurt Airport https://www.booking.com/Share-C5sYOU, https://www.meininger-hotels.com/de/hotels/frankfurt-main/hotel-frankfurt-flughafen/): 143 €/ excl. breakfast, free cancellation - 45 min via public transit [generally, hotels close to the airport are still ok, pricewise]
  11. B&B Hotel Frankfurt Nord https://www.booking.com/Share-6aLFtc, https://www.hotel-bb.com/de/hotel/frankfurt-nord: approx. 140 €/night depending on cancellation policy, excl. breakfast, 45 min by public transit
  12. Hotel-Residenz Oberurseleter Hof https://www.booking.com/Share-gx3Hac, https://oberurselerhof.de/: 110 €/night incl. breakfast, 50 min via public transit
  13. Rooms on Airbnb are available at under 100 €/night
Registration
Participants
    • 10:30 AM 10:40 AM
      Welcome 10m
    • 10:40 AM 11:10 AM
      Keynote by Prof. Sandra Geisler, RWTH 30m
    • 11:10 AM 11:40 AM
      Keynote by Markus Kaindl, Springer Nature 30m
    • 11:40 AM 12:00 PM
      Elevator pitches of LLM tools 20m
    • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM
      Lunch 1h
    • 1:00 PM 2:20 PM
      Chances and Challenges of LLM usage in the creation of manuscripts 1h 20m
    • 1:00 PM 2:20 PM
      Chances and Challenges of LLM usage in the publishing process | moderated by Wendy Patterson (Beilstein Institute) 1h 20m
    • 2:20 PM 2:50 PM
      Break 30m
    • 2:50 PM 3:50 PM
      Plenary discussion | moderated by Philippe Genet (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek) 1h
    • 3:50 PM 4:00 PM
      Closing 10m