Chapter 1 Subject of review

Article 1 (Subject of review) All articles published in this journal shall undergo the review procedures of these guidelines.

Article 2 (Submission and deadline of articles) Articles can be submitted at all times, and the deadline for submission in each issue of the journal shall be March 10 (published on April 30), July 10 (published on August 31) and November 10 (published on December 31). Other cases shall follow the decision of the Editorial Board.

Chapter 2 Review procedures

Article 3 (Selection of reviewers) The editor-in-chief shall classify submitted manuscripts by field of specialization and convene the Editorial Board to conduct a preliminary review of their suitability in terms of format, subject area, length, and other relevant requirements. For each manuscript that passes the preliminary review, the Editorial Board shall select and appoint three reviewers who specialize in the relevant field.

Article 4 (Request for review) The editor-in-chief shall send each reviewer the manuscript, a review request, and a review form. The authors’ names and affiliations shall not be disclosed to the reviewers. The reviewers’ identities shall likewise not be disclosed to the authors. Double-anonymous peer review shall be the standard review procedure.

Article 5 (Review criteria)

1. Originality of research: The content of the article shall be original and not published in domestic and international journals.
2. Appropriateness of content: The content shall be of creative research, criticism, and application of theory and education of artificial intelligence and humanities.
3. Appropriateness of data: Research data shall have high reliability and not be plagiarized or cited without notice. It shall also meet the required format of the journal.
4. Logic of development: The structure and development of content should be logical and clear.
5. Academic contribution: The content and value of the article should contribute to leading and developing the theory and education of artificial intelligence and humanities.

Article 6 (Review)

1. Each reviewer shall review the article according to four levels of “publish, publish with revisions, review upon revisions, reject” based on the “Review Form Writing Guidelines” in the request for review, and specifically write down the grounds for the review in the comments section. If revisions are necessary, the reviewer shall specifically indicate the parts and direction for revision.
2. The editorial board judges the review results based on the following criteria, using four levels, to determine whether the article is to be “published,” “published with revisions,” “reviewed upon revisions,” or “rejected.”

   Review Results

   Reviewer 1	Reviewer 2	Reviewer 3	Decision
   A	A	A	Publish
   A	A	B
   A	A	C	Publish with revisions
   A	B	B
   A	B	C
   B	B	B
   B	B	C
   A	A	D
   A	B	D	Review upon revisions
   A	C	D
   A	C	C
   B	B	D
   B	C	C
   C	C	C
   A	D	D	Reject
   B	C	D
   B	D	D
   C	C	D
   C	D	D
   D	D	D

3. For articles for which it is determined that they are to be “published with revisions,” the authors are notified of the fact, and the articles may be published only if revisions are faithfully made or the reasons are clarified.
4. Articles for which it is determined that they are to be “reviewed upon revisions” may be resubmitted for re-review once, starting from the subsequent issue, without payment of an additional review fee by the author. As a general rule, the re-review shall be conducted by the reviewer(s) who issued a decision of “reviewed upon revisions” or lower. The outcome of the re-review shall be limited to either “accept” or “reject,” and any matters not specified herein shall be determined by the Editorial Board.
5. Articles for which it is determined that they are to be “rejected” are returned to the authors with notification of reasons by the Editorial Board.

Article 7 (Editorial Board meetings) The editor-in-chief shall convene the Editorial Board to notify the members of the review results and determine whether to publish the articles through the deliberation of the Editorial Board.

Article 8 (Notification of results) The Editorial Board notifies the authors of the meeting results, whether “publish,” “publish with revisions,” “review upon revisions,” or “reject.”

Article 9 (Publication) Authors whose manuscripts have been accepted for publication shall enter into a copyright transfer agreement with the Institute before publication. The AI Humanities Research Institute shall hold all copyright rights to articles published in the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Humanities. Authors who wish to republish their articles, in whole or in part, must obtain the Institute’s consent, and the detailed terms shall be set out in a separate agreement.

Article 10 Articles that are found to have been published in other journals or plagiarized shall be cancelled by the decision of the Research Ethics Committee even after the decision is made to publish or they are already published.

Article 11 Authors may appeal the decision regarding the publication of their manuscripts.

1. Authors who wish to appeal a decision must submit a written appeal to the Editorial Board within two weeks of receiving the review results. The appeal must be at least three pages of 200-character manuscript paper in length.
2. The Editorial Board shall determine whether to accept the appeal and notify the author of its decision. If the appeal is accepted, new reviewers shall be appointed to reassess the manuscript.

Supplementary Provisions

(Effective date) These regulations shall be effective from Vol. 1 of the “Journal of Artificial Intelligence Humanities” (published on April 30, 2018).

(Effective date) These regulations are applied and come into force from August 14, 2019.

(Effective date) These regulations are applied and come into force from October 30, 2020.

(Effective date) These regulations are applied and come into force from February 3, 2026.

(Effective date) These regulations are applied and come into force from November 9, 2026.