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ArticleCroatian medical journal2024

Exploring ChatGPT's abilities in medical article writing and peer review.

Gültekin Kadi, Mehmet Ali Aslaner

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Article in Croatian medical journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Gültekin KadiGültekin Kadi, Department of Emergency Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Emniyet Mahallesi, Yenimahalle, 06560 Ankara, Turkey, gultekinkadi@gazi.edu.tr.
Mehmet Ali Aslaner

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo evaluate the quality of ChatGPT-generated case reports and assess the ability of ChatGPT to peer review medical articles.

methodsThis study was conducted from February to April 2023. First, ChatGPT 3.0 was used to generate 15 case reports, which were then peer-reviewed by expert human reviewers. Second, ChatGPT 4.0 was employed to peer review 15 published short articles.

resultsChatGPT was capable of generating case reports, but these reports exhibited inaccuracies, particularly when it came to referencing. The case reports received mixed ratings from peer reviewers, with 33.3% of professionals recommending rejection. The reports' overall merit score was 4.9±1.8 out of 10. The review capabilities of ChatGPT were weaker than its text generation abilities. The AI as a peer reviewer did not recognize major inconsistencies in articles that had undergone significant content changes.

conclusionWhile ChatGPT demonstrated proficiency in generating case reports, there were limitations in terms of consistency and accuracy, especially in referencing.

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Peer ReviewHumansPeer Review, ResearchWriting

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PMID38706235
PMCPMC11074943

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