Draft for editorial approval. Requirements marked as placeholders will be set by the editorial board. No fee or review timeline is stated until confirmed.
Before you submit
Check that your work fits the journal’s scope: it should engage with artificial intelligence, digital innovation or society, and show why it matters in a real-world context. Read the scope statement.
Submissions must be original, must not be under consideration elsewhere, and must follow the journal’s publication ethics. Publication ethics. Read the open access and copyright page for licensing, and the peer review page for how decisions are made.
Article types
Proposed types, for approval by the editorial board. Length limits will be added once set.
- Research article — Original empirical, computational or theoretical research. Length limit to be confirmed
- Review article — Systematic or critical synthesis of existing research. Length limit to be confirmed
- Case study — In-depth account of a deployment, programme or institution, with clear lessons. Length limit to be confirmed
- Policy and practice paper — Evidence-based analysis for policymakers and practitioners. Length limit to be confirmed
- Commentary — Short, argued perspective on a current issue within scope. Length limit to be confirmed
Before submission
Preparing your manuscript
Detailed formatting requirements will be published after editorial approval.
Title page and author information
Include the title, all authors with affiliations and ORCID iDs, a corresponding author with email, and a statement of each author’s contribution. Authors are listed only with their agreement.
Abstract and keywords
Requirements to be confirmed by the editorial board.
Structure and formatting
Requirements to be confirmed by the editorial board.
References
Requirements to be confirmed by the editorial board.
Data, code and materials
Requirements to be confirmed by the editorial board.
Ethics, funding and conflicts of interest
Requirements to be confirmed by the editorial board.
Use of generative AI tools
Requirements to be confirmed by the editorial board.
Submission checklist
- The work is original and not under review elsewhere.
- The topic clearly fits the journal’s scope.
- All authors, affiliations and contributions are listed and agreed.
- Abstract, keywords and references are complete.
- Ethics approval, funding, conflicts of interest and data availability are stated.
- Any use of generative AI tools is disclosed.
What happens next
- Editorial screening — The editorial office and a section editor check scope, completeness and originality.
- Peer review — Suitable manuscripts go to independent reviewers. Peer review information.
- Decision — You receive the editor’s decision with reviewer comments.
- Production and publication — Accepted papers are copyedited, assigned identifiers and published online.
Review timelines will be published once confirmed by the editorial office.
Submit your manuscript
Manuscripts will be submitted through the journal’s online system. The submission portal link will be added when available.
Fees: see Open Access and Copyright. Questions: contact the editorial office.
