Learn more about policy impact, a new initiative from ACAAI for authors who publish in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, and readings related to ethical considerations in academic publishing including AI and guest editor practices.
Interested in learning about policy impact resulting from your research?
Sage Policy Profiles is a free tool for individual researchers to find policy documents from policymakers that cite your research. A policy document is defined as a “document written primarily for or by policymakers that are published by a policy focused source.” The policy data are from Overton.
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Publishing in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology?
Per Mitchell Grayson, Editor-in-Chief of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology:
“I am excited to announce that the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) will be supporting a new trial initiative by Annals to support Open Access of NIH-funded research in Annals. Authors who submit original research (full length and letter format) that is NIH funded to Annals will now have the opportunity to have the Open Access fee covered by the ACAAI through this initiative. To be eligible, the research must be funded by NIH and the authors must indicate in their cover letter that they request Open Access for their NIH-funded study and do not have sufficient funding in their current budget to cover the cost of Open Access.”
Grayson MH. Open access is essential for research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2026 Mar;136(3):248. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2026.01.007. PMID: 41781127.
Readings
Brainard J. Some guest editors pack special issues with their own articles. ScienceInsider. January 16, 2026.
Bruno MA. Artificial or Intelligent? The Impact of AI on Academic Publishing. Patient Safety. 2026;8(2). doi:10.33940/001c.147865.
Using AI responsibly in scientific publishing. Nat Methods 23, 271, 2026.
Carlson B, et al. The use of Artificial Intelligence in neurosurgical manuscript writing: Journal specific policies and their implementation. J Clin Neurosci. 2026 Feb;144:111819. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2025.111819. Epub 2025 Dec 24. PMID: 41448112.
Korfitsen CB, et al. Conflict of interest policies for editors and peer reviewers in medical journals: cross-sectional study. J Clin Epidemiol. 2025 Dec;188:111980. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111980. Epub 2025 Sep 19. PMID: 40976521.
Wosen J. Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against academic publishers over unpaid peer review. STAT+. March 2, 2026. Reminder – WashU Medicine folks have access to STAT+. Please see this guide for more information.
Simms C. How bioRxiv changed the way biologists share ideas — in numbers. Nature. March 12, 2026.
Buriak JM, Akinwande D, Artzi N, et al. Peer Review and AI: Your (Human) Opinion Is What Matters. ACS Nano. 2026 Feb 3;20(4):3171-3174. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.6c00490. Epub 2026 Jan 22. PMID: 41570303.