November 25, 2025 | 2:41 pm EST

Research Integrity in Action: Lessons, Challenges, and Solutions from the Frontline

In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping every stage of the publishing workflow, scholarly editors and publishers face an urgent question: How do we use AI to support integrity and efficiency without undermining human judgment? This educational session, hosted by Integra, brings together leaders from major publishers to discuss how AI is being applied responsibly across editorial and peer review workflows, particularly in maintaining research integrity. While authors may embrace AI for its efficiency, editorial teams often express skepticism and caution. This session aims to bridge that gap with practical, experience-driven perspectives on how to deploy AI thoughtfully, balancing automation with human discernment, scalability with trust.

Discussion Highlights

How much should we rely on AI tools for pre-screening and integrity checks?
Do AI tools truly save editorial teams time — or simply shift effort to later stages?
What is the right balance between AI-driven signals and human validation?
Should all manuscripts still be read by a human before peer review?
How can AI assist reviewers without compromising independent judgment?
What new models of research communication might emerge in an AI-assisted future?

Speaker

Christina Bennett

Editorial Director & Publisher, American Chemical Society

Christina Bennett, PhD is an Assistant Director and Publisher in the Publications Division of the American Chemical Society. She helps lead the strategy and editorial management of ACS’s ~90 journals. Before joining ACS, she served as the Publications Director of Policy in the Publications Division at the American Physiological Society.

Speaker

Marie Soulière

Head of Editorial Ethics and Quality Assurance, Frontiers

Dr Marie F Soulière is Head of Editorial Ethics and Quality Assurance with the open access publisher Frontiers, based in Switzerland. From her role as Journal Manager of a portfolio of biomedical journals, she became Program Manager for the physical sciences and engineering and the humanities and social sciences programs of journals. Between 2016 and 2020, she led teams handling all aspects of the Frontiers Collaborative Peer Review process, from initial quality checks to ethical issues as well.

Speaker

Tim Kersjes

Head of Research Integrity Resolutions, Springer Nature

Tim has a background in philosophy (University of Groningen, Netherlands). After his studies he worked at a number of Dutch NGOs to promote innovation in democratic processes and civil society, and as a conference producer and training developer at International Institute for Research. Before joining the Springer Nature Research Integrity Group as Research Integrity Adviser in January 2017 he worked as a senior editor at Springer Nature subsidiary Rendement Uitgeverij.

Speaker

Adya Misra

PhD Associate Director, Research Integrity, SAGE Publishing

Dr Adya Misra is the Associate Director, Research Integrity at Sage, and leads the Global Research Integrity Team with oversight of publishing ethics activity in 1300+ journals. She is responsible for developing a research integrity vision for Sage, prevention of publication ethics issues, ensuring policy and processes stand the test of emerging threats to research integrity. In 2024, she won the People of Publishing Award to recognise her contribution to Scholarly Publishing.