30 years on â whatâs next? Some insights from a survey amongst the journalâs readers
Cybergeoâs thirty years were celebrated together with around sixty attendees during a one-day symposium held in March 2026. âThe integration of artificial intelligence tools into scientific publishingâ was discussed collectively during a round-table session combined with a Q&A session with the audience. The consensus is clear: generative AI is gaining ground in writing and is profoundly changing the way submissions are evaluated and, more broadly, changing scientific publishing. The discussions held during the second session on âOpen Science in Action â Models, Data, Citationsâ offered a look back at how Cybergeo had been ahead of its time from the very first day (web-based, open-access publication, free of charge for both authors and readers). It also provided another opportunity to trace the journalâs evolution over time, with the creation of both the âGeOpenMod â Models and Softwareâ and âData Papersâ sectio...

