About the AI Magazine Special Issue on AI Institutes

The special issue will feature the AI institutes funded and supported by the US National Science Foundation's National AI Research Institutes program. Submissions are for the AI institutes by invitation only.

Author Guidelines

These guidelines are provided to help authors of the AI Magazine Special Issue on National AI Institutes prepare their manuscripts for submission. While official author guidelines are available from the AI Magazine website, some may not apply to this special issue. Therefore, we put together this version of the guidelines to avoid any potential confusion. Please read the following guidelines carefully and use them to guide your writing to ensure the timely publication of your articles.

Goals of the AI Magazine Special Issue

1. To compile easy-to-read descriptions of AI Institutes at an easy-to-access place;
2. To bring research at AI Institutes to the attention of the AAAI community;
3. To bring research at AI Institutes to the attention of scientific staff in various branches of the federal government;
4. To highlight research at the AI Institutes and attract other scientists and students to the Institutes.

The Audience for the AI Magazine Special Issue

1.  We – researchers at the AI Institutes – ourselves
2. The AAAI community
3. Scientific staff in the federal government
4. Graduate and undergraduate students interested in AI
5. 5. The science media interested in AI

Suggested Content for Your Article

The AI Institutes cover a very broad range of AI applications in various disciplines. Thus, the contents of the articles likely will vary widely. You may consider addressing the following questions when organizing the content:

1. What is the problem your Institute is addressing? Why is the problem important? What difference will it make if the problem is addressed?
2. What value does AI offer for addressing the problem? What AI techniques is your Institute using to address the problem? How are you using them? Why do you believe that using AI will make a difference in addressing the problem?
3. What foundational issues does this raise for AI itself? What foundational AI issues is your Institute addressing? What makes these issues significant? How is your Institute addressing these issues? How will this contribute to AI itself?
4. Who all is on your Institute's team? Why is this the right team for addressing the overall problem? Why is this the right team for addressing the foundational AI issues?
5. How do you measure the success of your Institute? What are some early results from your Institute's research?
6. What are the broader impacts of your Institute? How does it contribute to education and workforce development? How does it enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion?
7. How is your Institute acting as a nexus of collaborative activities? How is your Institute promoting multidisciplinary and multiorganizational activities?
8. What scholarly impacts do you expect your Institute to have within five years from its inception? What is your plan to get from the present status to the desired impacts?

Writing Style

As the prospectus indicates, we want the articles to be meaningful to AAAI members, meaning the article must have depth and substance in AI. We also want the articles to be understandable by a computer science undergraduate student interested in AI. The articles must be expository and explanatory (and not full of technical jargon or mathematical formulae). In addition, we want articles to contain graphics (photos, figures, tables, charts, etc.) when appropriate (and not just dense text).

How to Prepare Your Manuscript

How long should the article be?

One page of AI Magazine is about 750-800 words depending on the contents and layout of the page. Please prepare an article of 5 pages in length. This includes the title, figures, and tables, as well as references. If the article is too long, AI Magazine will ask for a reduction, which may delay the publication of your article.

How should I format the article?

AI Magazine offers Free Format submission for a simplified and streamlined submission process, which means you don't need to worry about formatting requirements. You can submit your manuscript in the format of your choice, and Wiley will update the formatting for you.

What sections and elements should be included in the article? 

Title Page

The title page should include the following:

1. Title: A brief informative title containing the major keywords. The title should not contain abbreviations;
2. Short running title: It should be less than 40 characters:
3. Authors: Please include all authors' full names, institutional affiliations, and email addresses.
4. Acknowledgments: This section includes acknowledgments of help from associates, funding sources, and permission to publish. For your reference, here is the NSF acknowledgment statement for presentations and publications: The material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. xxxxxx. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
5. Conflict of interest: Please declare whether potential conflicts of interest do or do not exist.
6. ORCID: AI Magazine requires ORCID, which is freely available at https://orcid.org. Your article will be attached to your ORCID profile after it is published.

 Main Text File

Your main document should be an editable file in Word or LaTeX format, and it should include the following:

1. Abstract: Include a concise one-paragraph abstract of no more than 250-350 words.
2. Keywords: Up to seven keywords;
3. Introduction: Include a brief introduction to portray the broad significance of the article;
4. Main body: Please refer to the section, Suggested Content for Your Article, on Page 1.
5. Tables: Each table should be completed with a title and footnotes;
6. Figure legends: Legends should be supplied as a complete list in the text. Figures should be uploaded as separate files;
7. References: AI Magazine uses the Chicago reference style. However, references may be submitted in any style or format as long as it is consistent throughout the manuscript;
8. Author Biography: All articles should include a three- to five-sentence autobiographical statement about yourself, your current place of employment, your current job title, and any information relevant to your article, such as your current research interests. A biographical sketch should be provided for each author.

How to Submit Your Article?

1. The manuscript is due on June 1.
2. Please submit your manuscript through EasyChair as ONE single PDF file, which includes the title page, the main text file, as well as figures, supporting information, and appendices if applicable. Here are the guidelines for the preparation of figures