The Journal of Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development (JAISD) aims to bridge the gap between AI advancements and sustainable development goals. We prioritize high-quality, peer-reviewed research that underscores the transformative impact of AI on global challenges such as climate change, healthcare, and equitable education.

The JAISD is being conceptualised through the NAIXUS Network of Excellence, a Network for Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge and SUStainable development – a nexus and central meeting point between AI and SDGs. The initial partners are coming from Slovenia, Australia, Andorra, Brazil, Chile, Finland, France, Ghana, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, UK and USA.

The network is expected to mobilise researchers to collaborate on key AI methods and Sustainable Development domain topics, to reach critical mass on these topics and to collaborate across cultural and language barriers and focus on the science that is much needed to push the efforts. Since its launch in March 2021, core partners have been having extensive conversations with partners across 5 UN regions and plans to launch the network in its current form during the STI 2022 forum.

The Journal has been conceptualised in 2020 and established in 2024, and it provides an international forum for the digital publication of high-quality scholarly articles in all areas of artificial intelligence and sustainable development. All published papers are and will be freely available online.

Q: What topics are relevant for JAISD?
A: We prioritize papers that discuss AI’s role in addressing global sustainability challenges.

Q: What is the paper submission deadline for the next issue?
A: Our next deadline for special editions is January 12. However, we accept submissions year-round.

Q: How long does the review process take?
A: Typically, our review process takes 8-12 weeks, but this may vary.

Q: Are there any publication fees?
A: At the moment there are no fees.

Before contacting us, please make sure that your question is not answered in the Frequently Asked Questions. JAISD is run by a small team of volunteers, please be mindful before addressing inquiries to the editorial team.

Please address any inquiries about the status of a paper under review to the Action Editor in charge of your paper. The name of your action editor will appear in the submission system once its assigned, which should happen no later than once month after submission. If you have any question regarding the JMLR paper submission system please contact our managing editors at info@ircai.org.