Geppetto is Springer Nature's detector for AI-generated and paper-mill content. It segments manuscript text and evaluates consistency to spot inauthentic patterns.
Benefits & outcomes
Screened over 2.3 million submissions in 2024.
Flagged 10,000+ manuscripts for review.
From a 2025 conference slide: hundreds of fake papers identified before publication.
Notes & quotes
Integrated into submission screening; targets paper mills alongside image duplication checks.
2025: Geppetto donated to the STM Integrity Hub for industry-wide use — a notable move from proprietary tool to shared infrastructure. [Source: Asian Council of Science slide in Helen's screenshot archive, 23/07/2025]
Publisher / company: Springer Nature
Date of mention: 12/06/2024
Source: https://www.springernature.com/gp/group/media/press-releases/new-research-integrity-tools-using-ai/27200740