• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X A May 2025 News feature shows that text generated by artificial intelligence has entered the publication workflow through the use of AI tools in writing, revising and peer-reviewing articles (seeNature641, 574-578; 2025). • These steps are not tracked, and so scientific publishing is acquiring an environmental footprint that no journal is currently measuring. • Access options Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription 27,99 €/ 30 days cancel any time Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access 185,98 € per year only 3,65 € per issue Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from$1.95 to$39.95 Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Nature650, 1070 (2026) doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00590-0 Competing Interests The author declares no competing interests. • Related Articles Is it OK for AI to write science papers? • Nature survey shows researchers are split Is it OK for AI to write science papers? • Nature survey shows researchers are split AI reviewers are here - we are not ready AI reviewers are here - we are not ready Will AI speed up literature reviews or derail them entirely?

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A brief correspondence published in Nature calls for the inclusion of artificial‑intelligence (AI) processes in assessments of the environmental impact of scientific publishing. The author urges that the carbon and resource footprints associated with AI‑driven manuscript preparation, peer review, and editorial workflows be quantified and reported alongside traditional metrics. The piece highlights the growing role of AI in research dissemination and the need for transparent accounting of its ecological costs. The author declares no competing interests. The article is available through Nature’s subscription and open‑access options, with pricing details provided for individual issues and subscriptions.

    • CORRESPONDENCE Account for AI in the environmental footprint of scientific publishing Access options Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription 27,99 € / 30 days cancel any time Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access 185,98 € per year only 3,65 € per issue Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from$1.95 to$39.95 Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Nature 650, 1070 (2026) doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00590-0 Competing Interests The autho

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