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The practice of addressing academic authors generically as 'Dear Author' in journal communications represents a novel form of dehumanisation in the publishing process that publishers and editors must correct. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Evaluate the depersonalization of editorial correspondence and assess how generic salutations like “Dear Author” contribute to dehumanisation in academic publishing.

September 2, 2026Communicatio

“Dear Author”: Risk of Dehumanisation of the Publication Process Through the Prism of Authorship

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JSJaime A. Teixeira da Silva

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Case analysis reveals pervasive depersonalized communications in academic publishing, suggesting automated editorial workflows undermine author identity.

Key Points

Evaluate the depersonalization of editorial correspondence and assess how generic salutations like “Dear Author” contribute to dehumanisation in academic publishing.
Documented real-world instances of editorial correspondence sent by journals, editors, and publishers to contributing scholars.
Analyzed communication workflows and automated messaging mechanisms embedded in online submission systems.
Editorial correspondence frequently employs generic salutations such as “Dear Author” instead of personal names, despite full names and titles being registered in online submission systems.
Automated editorial workflows and inadequate system configurations act as key drivers of depersonalized communication, diminishing the professional status of authors.

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Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e2d9c562ede874ec733b https://doi.org/10.1080/02500167.2026.2705515

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September 2, 2026Communicatio

“Dear Author”: Risk of Dehumanisation of the Publication Process Through the Prism of Authorship

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Authors

JSJaime A. Teixeira da Silva

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Overview

Case analysis reveals pervasive depersonalized communications in academic publishing, suggesting automated editorial workflows undermine author identity.

Key Points

Evaluate the depersonalization of editorial correspondence and assess how generic salutations like “Dear Author” contribute to dehumanisation in academic publishing.
Documented real-world instances of editorial correspondence sent by journals, editors, and publishers to contributing scholars.
Analyzed communication workflows and automated messaging mechanisms embedded in online submission systems.
Editorial correspondence frequently employs generic salutations such as “Dear Author” instead of personal names, despite full names and titles being registered in online submission systems.
Automated editorial workflows and inadequate system configurations act as key drivers of depersonalized communication, diminishing the professional status of authors.

Cite This Study

Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e2d9c562ede874ec733b https://doi.org/10.1080/02500167.2026.2705515

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