--- title: JMIR Publications Blog | Tiffany I. Leung, MD, MPH, FACP, FAMIA, FEFIM description: Blog posts, white papers and rich media content dedicated to researchers, authors, librarians, institutions, funders in academic and scholarly publishing --- [![JMIR-Publications\_logo\_2020\_blue](https://blog.jmir.org/hs-fs/hubfs/00%20Marketing/Logos/JMIR-Publications_logo_2020_blue.png?width=550&height=109&name=JMIR-Publications_logo_2020_blue.png "JMIR-Publications_logo_2020_blue")](http://www.jmirpublications.com) Open main menu Close main menu # JMIR Publications # Newsroom Select Category Aging Artificial Intelligence Digital Psychiatry Early Career Researcher Events Industry News JMIR News Libraries Open Access Peer Review Research News Women in Science Posts by: ## Tiffany I. Leung, MD, MPH, FACP, FAMIA, FEFIM ![Peer review week blog header featuring photo of Tiffany Leung](https://blog.jmir.org/hubfs/PRW%202026%20Tiffany%202.png) [Peer Review,](https://blog.jmir.org/tag/peer-review) [Artificial Intelligence](https://blog.jmir.org/tag/artificial-intelligence) ### [Navigating AI in Peer Review: Balancing Potential with Ethical Safeguards](https://blog.jmir.org/navigating-ai-in-peer-review-balancing-potential-with-ethical-safeguards) 13 September 2026 11:37 a.m. --- Ask any peer reviewer or editor what's changed most about their workload in the last two years, and generative artificial intelligence (AI) is likely to come up quickly in conversation. Peer reviewers might identify AI tools as something they've started using for extra review help, or they’re thinking about whether to do this and how to do it ethically. Editors will say they’re seeing more and more formulaic-appearing peer reviews that look suspiciously like they are AI-generated. Authors also are noticing this in peer reviews too.  ![Tiffany I. Leung, MD, MPH, FACP, FAMIA, FEFIM](https://blog.jmir.org/hs-fs/hubfs/2026%20Peer%20review%20week%20Blog%20header.png?width=45&name=2026%20Peer%20review%20week%20Blog%20header.png) [Tiffany I. Leung, MD, MPH, FACP, FAMIA, FEFIM](https://blog.jmir.org/author/tiffany-i-leung-md-mph-facp-famia-fefim) [Read More](https://blog.jmir.org/navigating-ai-in-peer-review-balancing-potential-with-ethical-safeguards) ![](https://blog.jmir.org/hubfs/00%20Marketing/Peer%20Review%20Week/PRW%202026%20Tiffany%201.png) [Peer Review,](https://blog.jmir.org/tag/peer-review) [Artificial Intelligence](https://blog.jmir.org/tag/artificial-intelligence) ### [Why AI Disclosure by Authors Still Matters for Capacity, Speed, and Quality](https://blog.jmir.org/why-ai-disclosure-by-authors-still-matters-for-capacity-speed-and-quality) 13 September 2026 11:33 a.m. --- Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools can genuinely help researchers organize, conduct, and write up their research work faster than ever before. However, a lack of transparency on how these tools were applied and their outputs verified can influence scientific work and its trustworthiness.  ![Tiffany I. Leung, MD, MPH, FACP, FAMIA, FEFIM](https://blog.jmir.org/hs-fs/hubfs/2026%20Peer%20review%20week%20Blog%20header.png?width=45&name=2026%20Peer%20review%20week%20Blog%20header.png) [Tiffany I. Leung, MD, MPH, FACP, FAMIA, FEFIM](https://blog.jmir.org/author/tiffany-i-leung-md-mph-facp-famia-fefim) [Read More](https://blog.jmir.org/why-ai-disclosure-by-authors-still-matters-for-capacity-speed-and-quality) ![Blog header featuring Tiffany Leung Teaching High-Quality Meta-Analyses at MIE 2026](https://blog.jmir.org/hubfs/Tiffany%20MIE%20blog%202026.png) [Events,](https://blog.jmir.org/tag/events) [Early Career Researcher,](https://blog.jmir.org/tag/early-career-researcher) [Artificial Intelligence](https://blog.jmir.org/tag/artificial-intelligence) ### [Rigorous Yet Rapid: Teaching High-Quality Meta-Analyses at MIE 2026](https://blog.jmir.org/rigorous-yet-rapid-teaching-high-quality-meta-analyses-at-mie-2026) 13 July 2026 10:00 a.m. Public health emergencies demand synthesized evidence rapidly. During COVID-19, Ebola outbreaks, and other crises, researchers face pressure to produce guidance within the first week hours, for example, to prevent further spread of infections in the community. Meanwhile, traditional systematic reviews require 6 to 18 months to complete. This temporal mismatch creates an evidence vacuum that decision-makers often fill with preliminary findings or incomplete data. ![Tiffany I. Leung, MD, MPH, FACP, FAMIA, FEFIM](https://blog.jmir.org/hs-fs/hubfs/2026%20Peer%20review%20week%20Blog%20header.png?width=45&name=2026%20Peer%20review%20week%20Blog%20header.png) [Tiffany I. Leung, MD, MPH, FACP, FAMIA, FEFIM](https://blog.jmir.org/author/tiffany-i-leung-md-mph-facp-famia-fefim) [Read More](https://blog.jmir.org/rigorous-yet-rapid-teaching-high-quality-meta-analyses-at-mie-2026) ![Researchers looking at research data](https://blog.jmir.org/hubfs/20250219%20Blog%20Post%20v3.png) [Open Access](https://blog.jmir.org/tag/open-access) ### [The Growing Demand for Research Integrity Roles](https://blog.jmir.org/the-growing-demand-for-research-integrity-roles) 21 February 2025 1:44 p.m. Scholarly and scientific publishing is constantly evolving, and most recently driven by major movements towards open science and also influenced by the widespread availability of technology, like generative artificial intelligence. Negative influencers such as misaligned academic incentives, “pay-to-publish” publishing models, paper mills and plagiarism, and other unethical behaviors and their consequences are on the rise. The evergreen challenge? Keeping research transparent, trustworthy, and just plain honest. Research integrity is super important, to say the very least – and it is HOT!  ![Tiffany I. Leung, MD, MPH, FACP, FAMIA, FEFIM](https://blog.jmir.org/hs-fs/hubfs/2026%20Peer%20review%20week%20Blog%20header.png?width=45&name=2026%20Peer%20review%20week%20Blog%20header.png) [Tiffany I. Leung, MD, MPH, FACP, FAMIA, FEFIM](https://blog.jmir.org/author/tiffany-i-leung-md-mph-facp-famia-fefim) [Read More](https://blog.jmir.org/the-growing-demand-for-research-integrity-roles) ![Navigating the Intersection of AI and Peer Review: A Guide for Ethical Integration](https://blog.jmir.org/hubfs/Peer%20Review%20Week/Inside%20Peer%20Review_%20Part%205.png) [Peer Review](https://blog.jmir.org/tag/peer-review) ### [Navigating the Intersection of AI and Peer Review: A Guide for Ethical Integration](https://blog.jmir.org/peer-review-week-2024-day5-ai-and-peer-review) 27 September 2024 9:30 a.m. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the peer review process is a rapidly evolving landscape, offering the promise of streamlined efficiency and increased objectivity. However, this exciting development also highlights several ethical considerations that reviewers should thoughtfully address and navigate. Most importantly, if a reviewer is considering using generative AI to help them with performing a peer review, first check journal policy on whether this is permissible and, if so, then how. ![Tiffany I. Leung, MD, MPH, FACP, FAMIA, FEFIM](https://blog.jmir.org/hs-fs/hubfs/2026%20Peer%20review%20week%20Blog%20header.png?width=45&name=2026%20Peer%20review%20week%20Blog%20header.png) [Tiffany I. Leung, MD, MPH, FACP, FAMIA, FEFIM](https://blog.jmir.org/author/tiffany-i-leung-md-mph-facp-famia-fefim) [Read More](https://blog.jmir.org/peer-review-week-2024-day5-ai-and-peer-review) ![The Art of Peer Review: Ensuring Quality and Validity in Research](https://blog.jmir.org/hubfs/Peer%20Review%20Week/Inside%20Peer%20Review_%20Part%202.png) [Peer Review](https://blog.jmir.org/tag/peer-review) ### [The Art of Peer Review: Ensuring Quality and Validity in Research](https://blog.jmir.org/peer-review-week-2024-day2) 24 September 2024 9:30 a.m. Peer review is a cornerstone of scholarly publishing, acting as a way to support the publication of high-quality research and to maintain scientific integrity. During peer review, experts evaluate the work of their peers, providing invaluable feedback. Some examples of key feedback during peer reviews include: evaluations of the validity of the scientific question(s) and approach, methodological rigor, how the work contributes to scientific advancement, potential errors or missing relevant/milestone references in the field, and significance and originality of the research (or appropriateness of reproduction in reproducibility studies, if applicable).  ![Tiffany I. Leung, MD, MPH, FACP, FAMIA, FEFIM](https://blog.jmir.org/hs-fs/hubfs/2026%20Peer%20review%20week%20Blog%20header.png?width=45&name=2026%20Peer%20review%20week%20Blog%20header.png) [Tiffany I. Leung, MD, MPH, FACP, FAMIA, FEFIM](https://blog.jmir.org/author/tiffany-i-leung-md-mph-facp-famia-fefim) [Read More](https://blog.jmir.org/peer-review-week-2024-day2) © 2026 JMIR Publications