The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Writing: A Higher Education Review

Year 2025, Volume: 13 Issue: 3, 131 - 141, 30.09.2025

Ayad Almryad , Hatem Musa

https://doi.org/10.21541/apjess.1676506

Abstract

Research paper "The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Writing: A Higher Education Review" studies Artificial Intelligence (AI) transformation in scientific writing across educational institutions at the higher education level. Academic institutions now handle AI-based tools that provide opportunities but also create difficulties for their environments. The study conducts a thorough review of research articles to determine how AI technology supports writing quality enhancement and speed alongside analyzing its ethical and teaching dimensions.
Qualitative research of 40 peer-reviewed articles uses elite databases Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore and Google Scholar. AI writing assistants Grammarly and ChatGPT demonstrate exceptional effectiveness by advancing language abilities and writing velocity and precision especially for users with foreign language backgrounds. The study presents ethical problems about plagiarism and academic honesty as well as a danger of excessive AI-controlled writing practices.
The research demonstrates why higher education institutions need to build substantial policies which will effectively integrate AI benefits with ethical values. Students and their teachers should gain necessary technology literacy which helps them use AI tools properly to maintain their unique creative abilities and analytical thinking skills. The study finds that artificial intelligence tools deliver substantial benefits for scientific writing though universities need to address ethical issues properly to maintain academic standards during their appropriate utilization.

Keywords

Artificial Intelligence , Scientific Writing , Higher Education , Academic Integrity.

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