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Guide for Authors

“Journal of AI Humanities”
Guide for Authors

Enacted on February 1, 2018
Amended on August 14, 2019
Amended on October 30, 2020
Amended on April 1, 2023
Amended on February 3, 2026
Amended on November 9, 2026

Chapter 1 Fields and characteristics of submitted articles

Article 1 (Fields and characteristics of submitted articles)

  1. Articles about artificial intelligence and ethics and Normology,
  2. Articles about artificial intelligence and studies on society and culture,
  3. Articles about artificial intelligence and critiques of technology,
  4. Articles about artificial intelligence and communication and relationships,
  5. Articles about artificial intelligence and humanities-data hermeneutics,
  6. Articles about all matters regarding artificial intelligence humanities.

Chapter 2 Submission of articles

Article 2 (Eligibility for Submission)

  1. For a single-authored submission, the author must be enrolled in a doctoral program or hold a higher academic qualification. For a co-authored submission, at least one author must meet this requirement.
  2. Individuals whom the Editorial Board recognizes as having professional experience or expertise in the relevant field may also submit manuscripts.

Article 3 (Receipt of Manuscripts and Submission Deadlines) Manuscripts are accepted throughout the year. The submission deadlines for individual issues are March 10 for the issue published on April 30, July 10 for the issue published on August 31, and November 10 for the issue published on December 31. Any exceptions shall be determined by the Editorial Board.

Article 4 Articles already published in other journals shall not be submitted.

Article 5 The submitted articles shall be published after the review according to the regulations of the Institute.

Article 6 Authors shall pay the prescribed review fee determined by the Editorial Board when submitting their articles, as well as the prescribed publication fee after it is decided to publish.

Article 7 A single author may not submit manuscripts consecutively, regardless of whether the submission is single-authored or co-authored. However, exceptions may be granted for invited or special issue papers with the approval of the Editorial Board Chair.

Article 8 (Caution Regarding Research Misconduct and Copyright Infringement) When an article is published in the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Humanities, copyright is normally transferred to the journal’s publisher. Authors should therefore be aware that republishing or reusing an article published in the journal in another form may constitute copyright infringement.

Article 9 (Review and Publication Fees)

  1. Publication fees shall be charged as follows. The Institute shall issue a receipt for the amount paid upon the author’s request.
    1. 1) The standard publication fee is KRW 100,000. This fee is waived if all authors are graduate students.
    2. 2) For articles arising from funded research, the publication fee is KRW 300,000. This fee is waived if all authors are graduate students.
    3. 3) In addition to the fees specified above, manuscripts exceeding the prescribed length of 25 formatted pages, excluding abstracts, shall incur an additional publication fee of KRW 10,000 per excess formatted page.
  2. All submitting authors, including graduate students, must pay a manuscript review fee of KRW 60,000.

Payment account: Woori Bank, 1006-801-575034

Account holder (as registered in Korean): 이기성(인공지능인문학연구)

Chapter 3 Format of articles

Article 10 (Language and format) The language of the article shall be either Korean or English. Korean articles shall follow the current spelling system of Korean orthography as well as the format of squared manuscript paper. English articles shall follow the APA format.

Article 11 (Length) The article shall be approximately 7,000 words. (If the length exceeds 25 pages after editing, the author may be charged with an extra publication fee.)

Article 12 (System)

  1. The article shall be in the following order: title → name→English abstract→table of contents→main text→references→Korean abstract→Korean keywords. (For English articles: title→name→abstract→key words→table of contents→main text→ references.)
  2. The amount of abstract should be about 150 words in Korean and English, including the title, name, and keywords.
  3. There must be at least five keywords.
  4. References must be in English, providing complete bibliographic information.

Article 13 (Format)

  1. Paper size: A4 (210×297mm)
  2. Margin: Top and bottom 20, left and right 15, binding edge 0, header 10, footer 15
  3. Line spacing: 160
  4. Font style: Horizontal scale 100, letter spacing 0, size 10 (footnote 9, citation 9.5), Shinmyeongjo, and Times New Roman for English articles.
  5. Paragraph style: Left 0, right 0, indentation 2 (footnote 3, citation 3)

Article 14 (Paragraph mark of the main text)

  1. Level 1: 1. 2. 3. (12 point, 2-space indents)
  2. Level 2: 1.1. 2.1. 3.1. (11 point, 2-space indents)
  3. Level 3: 1.1.1. 2.1.1. 3.1.1. (11 point, 2-space indents)

Chapter 4 Citations

Article 15 (Citations within the main text) The following [Examples] shall be followed when making citations within the text. Refer to the APA guidelines when not included in the [Examples].

[Examples]

  1. If there are one or two authors, they shall be indicated every time they are cited in the text.
    1. Example 1) Kim (2017) … / Lee & Kang (2018)
    2. Example 2) According to Kim (2017), … / According to Lee & Kang (2018),
  2. If there are three to five authors, the last names of all authors shall be indicated in the first citation, but only the last name of the first author, et al., and year when cited repeatedly.
    1. Example 1) In the first citation, Kim, Lee, & Kang (2017) …/ When cited repeatedly, Kim et al. (2017) …
    2. Example 2) According to Kim, Lee, & Kang (2017), … / According to Kim et al. (2017),
  3. If there are six or more authors, the last name of the first author, et al., and year shall be cited from the beginning. If the last name and year are indicated in ( ), et al. shall be indicated after the last name of the first author.
    1. Example 1) In both the first and repeated citations, Park et al. (2018) … If the last name and year are indicated in ( ), It was claimed that … (Park et al., 2018).
    2. Example 2) According to Park et al. (2017), … / (Park et al., 2018)
  4. If the last name and year are indicated in ( ), an ampersand “&” shall be indicated before the last author. If there are two authors, “,” shall not be indicated before the ampersand (“&”).
    1. Example 1) Artificial Intelligence Humanities (Kim, Kang, & Park, 2017) … Artificial Intelligence Humanities (Jeong & Yoon, 2018) …
    2. Example 2) AI Humanities (Kim, Kang, & Park 2017) According to Park et al. (2017), … / (Park et al., 2018)
    1. 1) If two or more articles are published in the same year by authors with the same last name, the first letter of the name as well as the last name (later marked in initials) shall be presented.
      1. Example 1) Artificial Intelligence Humanities (B.-R. Kim, 2017; A. Kim, 2017)
      2. Example 2) AI Humanities (B.-R. Kim, 2017; A. Kim, 2017)
    2. 2) If there are two or more articles of the same author in the same year, the year shall be indicated, followed by a, b, c, etc.
      1. Example 1) Artificial Intelligence Humanities (Kim, 2018a, 2018b)
      2. Example 2) AI Humanities (Kim, 2018a, 2018b)
    3. 3) If the opinions of multiple authors are cited for a single citation, the authors are listed in alphabetical order using “;” in parentheses.
      1. Example 1) Humanities studies on artificial intelligence (Kim, 2017; Kang, 2018; Lee, 2017) …
      2. Example 2) Studies in humanities regarding artificial intelligence (Kang, 2018; Kim, 2017; Lee, 2017),
  5. If it is deemed necessary to present the accurate source, cite historical materials or provide pages for other documents in the text, ( ) shall be inserted at the end of the sentence including the pages.
    1. Example 1) Kim (2018) claimed … in Artificial Intelligence and Humanities (p. 50).
    2. Example 2) Kim (2018) argued that …. (p. 50).

Chapter 5 References

Article 16 (Bibliography) The references cited in the text must be included in the bibliography. All references shall be listed in English, alphabetically by the author’s last name, and publications by the same author shall be listed in chronological order.

  1. Periodicals: Only the first letter of the title or proper noun shall be marked in capital letters. The titles and volumes of journals and magazines, and titles of newspapers shall be in italics.
    1. 1) Journal title: Author name. (Year of publication). Title of the article. Title of the journal, volume (issue), pages.
      1. Example: Kim, Sung Gun. (2007). Korean Protestant Christianity in the Midst of Globalization: Neoliberalism and the Pentecostalization of Korean Churches. Korea Journal 47(4): 147–176.
    2. 2) Magazine: Author name. (Year, month, date). Title of the article, title of the magazine, volume (issue), pages.
      1. Example: Poniewozik, James. (2000, November 20). TV makes a too-close call. Time, 156(21), 70–71.
    3. 3) Newspaper article: Author name. (Year, month, date). Title of the article, title of the newspaper, pages.
      1. Example: Krugman, Paul. (2007, May 21). Fear of eating. New York Times, p. A1.
  2. Book: The title of the book shall be in italics, and only the first letter or proper noun shall be marked in capital letters.
    1. 1) General book: Author name. (Year of publication). Title (only the first letter or proper noun in capital letters, italics), city of publication, abbreviation of state of publication (if relevant): Publisher.
      1. Example: Pollan, Michael. (2006). The omnivore’s dilemma. New York, NY: Penguin Group.
      1. (1) If there are two authors: Name of first author., & Name of second author. (Year of publication).
        1. Example: Bell, James K., & Cohn Adrian. (1968). …
      2. (2) If there are three or more authors: Name of first author., Name of second author. … & Name of final author. (Year of publication).
        1. Example: Kernis, Michael H., Cornell, David P., Sun, C. R., Berry, Andrea, & Harlow, Thomas. (1993). …
    2. 2) Edited book: Name of editor. (Eds.). (Year of publication). Title, City of publication: Publisher.
      1. Example: Duncan, Greg J., & Brooks‐Gunn, Jeanne. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
    3. 3) If there is no author or editor: Title. (Year of publication).
      1. Example: Oxford essential world atlas. (2001).
    4. 4) Translated book: Author name. Title. (Name of translator, Trans.). City of publication: Publisher.
      1. Example: Laplace, Pierre S. (1902). A philosophical essay on probabilities. (Frederick W. Truscott & Frederick L. Emory, Trans.). London: John Wiley & Sons.
    5. 5) Dictionary/encyclopedia: Author name. (Year of publication). Title. In the title of dictionary/ encyclopedia (italics).
      1. Example: Posner, Rebecca. (1987). Romance Languages. In The encyclopedia Britannica: macropedia (15th ed.).
  3. Article in an edited book: Author name. (Year of publication). Title. Name of editor, title of the book (pages). City of publication: Publisher.
    1. Example: Harris, Muriel. (2000). Talk to me: Engaging reluctant writers. In Ben Rafoth (Ed.), A tutor’s guide: Helping writers one to one (pp. 24–34). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
  4. Thesis: Author name. (Year of degree). Title (type of degree). city, school. Or author name. (Year of degree). Title (type of degree). Retrieved from source (URL) thesis title in italics.
    1. Example 1) Sabbagh, Samah A. (2009). Investigating oral presentation skills and non-verbal communication techniques in UAE classrooms: A thesis in teaching English to speakers of other languages (Master’s thesis). American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
    2. Example 2) Knight, Kimberly A. (2011). Media epidemics: Viral structures in literature and new media (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from MLA International Bibliography Database. (Accession No. 2013420395)
    3. Example 3) Wilson, Peggy L. (2011). Pedagogical practices in the teaching of English language in secondary public schools in Parker County (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from http://drum.lib.umd.edu/bitstream/1903/11801/1/Wilson_umd_0117E_12354.pdf
  5. Conference and symposium materials: Name of presenter. (Year and month of presentation). Presentation topic. Name of conference. City.
    1. Example: Santhanam, Elizabeth, Martin, Kenn, Goody, Allan, & Hicks, Owen. (2001, February). Bottom-up steps towards closing the loop in feedback on teaching: A CUTSD project. Paper presented at Teaching and Learning Forum–Expanding horizons in teaching and learning, Perth, Australia.
  6. Internet website sources: Name of producer. (Year of production). Topic (italics). Retrieved from source (URL). (Date searched).
    1. Example) Bernstein, Mark. (2002). 10 tips on writing the living web. A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites. Retrieved from http://www.alistapart.com/articles/writeliving

Article 17 References without English titles shall be indicated according to the “Yale Romanization” style.

Chapter 6 Other Provisions

Article 18 (Ethical Compliance in Research Involving Human Participants)

  1. When conducting research involving human participants, authors must comply with the necessary procedures, including obtaining Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval or an exemption from review, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations and the research ethics guidelines of their affiliated institutions.
  2. Manuscripts reporting research involving human participants must comply with internationally recognized research ethics principles appropriate to the nature of the research, such as those set out in the Declaration of Helsinki and the Belmont Report. Authors must state in the manuscript whether the research received IRB approval, was exempt from IRB review, or was not subject to IRB review, and must confirm compliance with research ethics requirements.
    1. Example 1) This study adheres to the fundamental principles of the Belmont Report—respect for persons, beneficence, and justice—to ensure the ethical conduct of research involving human participants.
    2. Example 2) This study was conducted in accordance with the research ethics principles set out in the World Medical Association’s Declaration of Helsinki. Appropriate measures were taken to obtain participants’ voluntary consent, safeguard their rights, and protect their personal information.
  3. For research that has received IRB approval, authors must specify the approving institution and the approval number. The Editorial Board may request supporting documentation, such as an IRB approval letter or confirmation of exemption from review, when necessary.

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 April 1, 2023.

(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.

Copyright and Usage Information

The economic rights to articles published in the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Humanities are transferred to the AI Humanities Research Institute at Chung-Ang University in accordance with the copyright transfer agreement.

Any use of published articles that requires permission from the copyright holder, including redistribution and republication, must receive prior approval from the Institute. Authors who wish to make their accepted manuscripts or published articles publicly available on personal websites, institutional repositories, or other external platforms must also obtain prior approval from the Institute.

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