Author Guidelines

Download the AIGF manuscript template (Word)

AIGF welcomes original and rigorous manuscripts within the scope of the journal. Submissions must be original, not previously published, and not under consideration by another journal. Manuscripts should demonstrate a clear contribution to artificial intelligence research, application, policy, governance or societal understanding. Authors should prepare manuscripts in clear academic English and ensure that all authors have approved the submitted version.

Before you submit

  • Check that your work fits the journal's Aims & Scope.
  • Choose the right article type.
  • Prepare your manuscript using the AIGF template and the Manuscript Preparation guidance.
  • Submissions must be in Microsoft Word (.docx). Research articles must not exceed 7,000 words, excluding references.

Files to upload

Title page
Article title, author names, affiliations, corresponding author information and ORCID identifiers where available. Upload this as a separate file.

Anonymised manuscript
The full manuscript with all author names, affiliations and identifying details removed, including from the file properties.

Manuscript contents

Abstract
Normally up to 250 words, structured under Purpose, Methodology, Findings, Implications and Originality/value, unless otherwise specified for the article type.

Keywords
4 to 8 keywords.

Main manuscript
Structured according to the requirements of the selected article type.

Declarations
Funding, conflicts of interest, author contributions, data availability, ethics approval where applicable, and use of AI tools where relevant. This section must appear before the references.

References
Complete, accurate and formatted in APA 7th edition, with DOIs wherever available.

Ethics and integrity

All submissions are checked for similarity and must follow the journal's policies on Publication Ethics, Research Ethics, Plagiarism and AI & Generative AI. Generative AI tools cannot be listed as authors, and their use must be declared.

What happens after you submit

  1. The editors check the manuscript for scope, quality and completeness, and may desk reject it at this stage.
  2. Suitable manuscripts are sent for double-anonymized review by at least two independent reviewers. See our Peer Review Principles.
  3. The editor makes a decision: accept, minor revision, major revision or reject.
  4. Accepted articles are copyedited, and authors approve the proofs before publication.
  5. Articles are published open access under CC BY 4.0, free of charge.

Questions: editor@aigfjournal.com