Large Language Models and the future of scientific publishing

Tuesday 11 Feb 2025, 10:00 → 16:00 Europe/Berlin

DIPF Frankfurt

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

Large Language Models (LLMs) have already started to severely impact scientific workflows. Their influence is set to grow even further and at speeds that exceed previous transformational changes. LLMs will most visibly affect a most central element of science: publications. They will decrease the burden of creating 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 melt down the time from data collection to publication. These software developments will help reap the benefits of research data in a timely fashion but will ultimately also result in an increase of journal submissions. Existing quality assurance mechanisms (esp. 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 publishing houses to identify and address the challenges for the journals as well as the increased demands of the reviewers and the wider research community. Furthermore, the workshop should identify possible chances by using LLM technologies within the publishing process and open the path for future discussions on this topic. Thereby, we accelerate the exchange and harmonization of user-journeys for future publications.

"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)

NFDI4Earth

A. Degbelo (TU Dresden), C. Schmidt (GFZ)

Text+

T. Trippel (IDS Mannheim)

Hotel suggestions:

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. Best Western Plus Welcome Hotel, Leonardo-da-Vinci-Allee 2, 60486 Ffm

1 Welcome

2 Keynote by Prof. Sandra Geisler, RWTH

3 Keynote by Markus Kaindl, Springer Nature

4 Elevator pitches by start-ups

11:30 Break

5 Chances and Challenges of LLM usage in the creation of manuscripts

6 Chances and Challenges of LLM usage in the publishing process

13:30 Lunch

7 Plenary discussion

8 Closing