GenAI and Authorship in Academia: The (Im)Possible Creator. An Integrative Review
By: Irena Vassileva and Mariya Chankova
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/doc-2026-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2450-0402
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Submitted on: Oct 29, 2025
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