Artificial Intelligences Impact on Legal Journals / Incidence de lintelligence artificielle sur les revues de droit: Challenges and Opportunities for the Ottawa Law Review / Dfis et possibilits pour la Revue de droit dOttawa

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Artificial Intelligence's Impact on Legal Journals provides an overview of the opportunities and challenges presented by the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on legal journals, including the Ottawa Law Review (OLR).

Throughout the publication lifecycle of a given piece, AI tools may play a pivotal role in enhancing the editorial and publishing processes. Similarly, authors submitting to legal journals may also leverage AI tools for purposes that range from improving readability to generating content.

While the potential benefits are significant, the use of such tools raises various issues pertaining to the accuracy and quality of publications, as well as broader ethical and legal issues.

Journals have responded to these opportunities and challenges at different speeds and in different ways. Some journals in non-legal disciplines have developed extensive AI policies, while the majority of legal journals appear to be falling behind in this regard.

This book contains several recommendations that will empower the OLR to embrace the transformative potential of AI responsibly while maintaining its commitment to safeguarding privacy, intellectual property, and scholarly rigour.

Central to this endeavour is the adoption of three AI policies: one covering the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in submissions, another addressing AI usage in the peer review process, and a final one relating to the editorial team.

This book ultimately aspires to ensure the OLR upholds its reputation as a reliable contributor to legal scholarship by guiding the organization through this new technological revolution.

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Yan Campagnolo is a vice-dean and full professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. He also serves as faculty advisor to the Ottawa Law Review and editor of the Law and Justice series at the University of Ottawa Press. Professor Campagnolo is the recipient of several prestigious awards for the quality of his teaching and research. Prior to joining the University of Ottawa, he practised law at the Privy Council Office and worked as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada.