Get your Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research paper right the first time: a ready-made structure with the right abstract and citations, so editors see your science, not formatting slips.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 17 August, 2026
Submitting to Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research guide for authors before peer review, so formatting, structure, and required statements should be right on the first draft rather than repaired during upload. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research. It covers front matter, the abstract the journal expects, a body organized to the journal's article types, and a reference list in the journal's required style. Confirm current scope and article types on the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research journal page before you draft.
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Write the abstract to the journal's rule and word limit, organize the body to the article type, and apply the required reference style from the first citation. Complete every declaration (ethics, competing interests, funding, data availability) the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
The common failure modes are formatting or reference style that does not match the guide for authors, missing required statements, and an incomplete portal checklist. Clear all three against the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research guide for authors before you submit.
The shell mirrors what editorial staff check first: article-type fit, the abstract rules, required declarations, and the journal's reference style. For more detail see the author resources. When your draft is ready, upload it through the journal's submission system.
| Element | J Artif Intell Res requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured abstracts are encouraged (not mandatory) using sections: Background, Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. No explicit word limit is stated in the official guidelines. The abstract should read well as it will be used to advertise the paper. Authors are encouraged to be concise throughout their submissions |
| Main text | No specific word limits are set. The guidelines state: 'We strongly encourage authors to be concise.' Short, high-quality articles are welcome alongside longer traditional papers. Research notes are 'very brief papers that extend or evaluate previous work.' Survey articles have no stated word limit but must meet the same technical standards as research articles with emphasis on clarity, organization, and accessibility |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Not specified in the official author guidelines |
| References | ACM author-year citation style. As of spring 2025, JAIR adopted a format based on ACM's LaTeX style (appropriate since JAIR now appears in the ACM Digital Library). The template includes acmauthoryear bibliography files |
| Peer review | Single-blind peer review. Reviewer identities are kept hidden from authors, but authors' identities are known to reviewers and editors. As stated in the official policy: 'It is the policy of JAIR therefore that reviewers, editors, and administrators keep the identities of all reviewers hidden from authors, other reviewers, and other editors who are not handling the paper.' |
| Submission | jair.org/index.php/jair/submission/wizard |
Read the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research guide for authors once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after results are stable. Set the reference style before adding citations. Keep a cover letter that states your contribution and fit to Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research in under a page.
Skim two or three recent J Artif Intell Res papers to calibrate depth and figure style. Make the novelty clear in the first two pages. Deposit data and code when the policy on the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.