AI in Research: Hype, Help, and Hazards

• AI embedded in Databases

     (EBSCO, ProQuest, ScienceDirect, JSTOR)

• Other Generative AI Tools

• Collaborations & External Platforms 

• Journal Policies are Evolving 

 AI can accelerate research, but it can also amplify bias, fabricate citations, and create compliance risks. 

EBSCOhost  Natural Language Search  using LLM

JSTOR AI Search Tool

Visible only when Login to JSTOR Account

ProQuest Ebook Central Research Assistant Beta

AI Tools Across the Research Workflow

• EBSCOhost Databases 

• Research Rabbit
• Semantic Scholar
• SciSpace
• Enlicit

1. Literature Discovery & Idea Development

EBSCO host Natural Language Search 

LLM change search into Boolean then run the search thru their search algorithm & index as usual. 

AI Tool: Research Rabbit

Visual citation mapping / Tracks author networks / Identifies related works / Integrates with Zotero

AI Tool: Semantic Scholar

AI-Ranked search results / AI generated paper summaries /

Citation& Influence  tracking/ Research Feed alerts

AI Tool: SciSpace

Natural Language search/ Chat with PDF/ AI explanation of methods, tables and concepts/ Integrated literature review workflow

AI Tool: Elicit

Searches semantically/ Auto extracts methods,  populations, outcomes/

Build comparison tables

AI Tools Across the Research Workflow

2. Evaluation & Evidence Strength

Example Tools: EBSCO AI Insights, Semantic Scholar

Summarization vs. Contrasting Citations

• AI analyzes citation context and article content

• Identifies whether a study supports, contradicts, or discusses prior studies

• Generates summaries and evidence insights to help researchers quickly evaluate literature 

EBSCOhost AI Insights

AI-Ranked search results / Citation context preview/

Journal & author metrics

AI Tools: Semantic Scholar

• Shows influential citations

• Provides AI-generated paper summaries

• Highlights key passages and citation context

• Helps researchers quickly judge the importance and impact of studies

AI Tools Across the Research Workflow

Examples:

• Research Rabbit

• SciSpace

• Elicit (via export workflows)

• PDF analysis tools

 3.Organization & Integration

Zotero can connect with several AI research tools

"Zotero as the Research Hub"

Research Rabbit Integration

SciSpace Integration

Elicit Integration

Across the Research Workflow

5. Strategic Publishing & Journal Selection

The Think, Check, Submit framework was developed by a coalition of library organizations, scholarly publishers, and open access organizations to help researchers avoid deceptive publishers. 

Think Check Submit framework 

 Across the Research Workflow

5b. Database Indexes & Publishing Directories

Provide authoritative listings of publications. They can help you identify journals to evaluate.

Database Indexes Examples:

•  PubMed
•  CINAHL
•  (APA) PsycNET
•  ERIC

Publishing Directories Examples:

• Web of Science Master Journal List
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Journals with Medical Education Research
• SCELC Sage Journals Agreement 
• SCELC Springer Nature Agreement

 Across the Research Workflow

To check if PubMed includes a specific journal:

1. Go to PubMed.
2. Find the Explore section on the homepage.
3. Use the Journals link to get a search box you can use to identify journals.
4. Find the journal(s) you want.
   1. Use the search box to check for a specific journal or a set of journals on a topic.
   2. Or, use the "indexed in MEDLINE" and "deposited in PMC" links to browse lists of journals.

PubMed is one of the most common databases for health topics. It will be easy for people to find your article if you publish in one of the journals it includes.

 Across the Research Workflow

CINAHL specializes in nursing topics and includes articles related to other health disciplines, such as physical therapy.

To check if CINAHL indexes a specific publication:

1. Go to CINAHL.
2. Find the Publications tab, which is underneath the search box section.
3. Browse the list on that tab OR use the Publications Search box to find relevant titles.
4. Click on the title of a specific publication to get more details.
5. Use the search box or the list of issues to get a sense of the types of articles the journal publishes.

 Across the Research Workflow

To check if Sage has specific titles see:

Sage Journal Instructions

Regarding SCEL TAs for HPU authors, all hybrid journal submissions are automatically approved if the corresponding author either:

• Lists a Hawai‘i Pacific University affiliation, or
• Uses an HPU email address.
• See list of journals

 Across the Research Workflow

To check if Springer Nature has specific titles see:

Springer Nature Instructions

Regarding SCEL TAs for HPU authors, all (hybrid) journal articles that come from a corresponding author must indicate:

• Their Hawaii Pacific University affiliation
• OR uses their HPU email address
• The best practice for authors is to use both

Note: Nature and Nature branded journals are not part of agreement.  

 Across the Research Workflow

5c. Journal Suggestion Tools 

• JSTOR Text Analyzer

  Drag and drop a copy of your article into the Text Analyzer and the tool will find similar content in JSTOR. You can then see which journals published similar articles.

• Elsevier Journal Finder

  Enter the title and abstract of your paper or specific keywords to easily find journals that could be best suited for publishing. JournalFinder uses smart search technology and field-of-research specific vocabularies to match your paper to scientific journals.

 Across the Research Workflow

5c. Journal Suggestion Tools 

• Taylor & Francis Journal Suggester

  Use the abstract of your article to see their suggested journals (including some citations from them and speed metrics).

• Open Journal Matcher

  This tool helps to find the most relevant five open-access journals to the field of your research, it just requires some specific information like the abstract.

• Web of Science

  Search for a journal by keyword or by your manuscript. Free registration is required to match the manuscript.