• Manne Srinivasulu

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated numerous fields, profoundly impacting academic publishing. This article explores the critical role of the "AI-literate scholar" in navigating this evolving landscape to enhance both the rigor and impact of scholarly outputs. We analyze how AI tools contribute to enhanced rigor by facilitating efficient and accurate data processing, uncovering complex patterns, automating comprehensive literature reviews, and refining academic prose with greater precision. Concurrently, AI maximizes impact through optimizing search engine parameters, enabling strategic dissemination via altmetric tracking, and fostering interdisciplinary collaborations. However, the burgeoning incorporation of AI in academia is not without significant ethical challenges, including the potential for algorithmic bias, paramount concerns regarding data privacy, and the dilemma of AI potentially supplanting human judgment. We argue that the AI-literate scholar must adopt a balanced perspective, grounded in ethical considerations, transparency, and continuous critical engagement. This study concludes that by embracing AI tools with a discerning and ethical mindset, researchers can not only augment their academic contributions but also drive innovation and progress within the scholarly community, paving the way for a technologically advanced and ethically grounded future in academic publishing.

AI-Literate Scholar, Artificial Intelligence, Academic Publishing, Research Rigor, Research Impact, Ethical AI, Algorithmic Bias, Data Privacy, Scholarly Communication, Digital Transformation.

"THE AI-LITERATE SCHOLAR: NAVIGATING TOOLS FOR ENHANCED RIGOR AND IMPACT IN ACADEMIC PUBLISHING", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 2, page no.357-360, February-2026, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRHJ06070.pdf

"THE AI-LITERATE SCHOLAR: NAVIGATING TOOLS FOR ENHANCED RIGOR AND IMPACT IN ACADEMIC PUBLISHING", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 2, page no. pp357-360, February-2026, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRHJ06070.pdf