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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, or LaTeX-compatible format.
  • All references include DOIs and URLs where available, and are formatted in accordance with the journal’s author guidelines.
  • The manuscript adheres to the journal’s formatting requirements, including line spacing, font size, and figure/table placement.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • All co-authors have approved the submission and agree to the corresponding author’s responsibilities.
  • If applicable, the submission includes all required supplementary materials (e.g., code, datasets, multimedia) as separate components.
  • Use of generative AI tools for text, code, or figures has been properly disclosed in the manuscript.
  • Ethics approval (e.g., IRB, IACUC) is included for human/animal research (where applicable).

Author Guidelines

AI Engineering & Applications (AIEA) welcomes high-quality, original submissions that advance artificial intelligence and its engineering applications. Manuscripts should present clear novelty, rigorous methodology, and meaningful practical relevance.

1. Article Types

  • Original Research Articles: Full reports of novel methods, systems, experiments, or applications.
  • Review Articles: Critical and structured reviews of important topics, trends, and research directions.

2. Manuscript Preparation

Please prepare your manuscript using one of the official templates before submission:

3. Manuscript Structure

A typical manuscript should include:

  • Title, author names, affiliations, and corresponding author information
  • Abstract and keywords
  • Introduction
  • Methods / Materials and Methods
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments (if applicable)
  • Funding statement
  • Conflict of interest statement
  • References

4. Language and Formatting

  • Manuscripts must be written in clear, professional English.
  • Use consistent terminology, symbols, and units throughout the paper.
  • Number all figures and tables in order of appearance.
  • Ensure all figures are clear and publication-ready.
  • Provide complete and accurate references in a consistent format.

5. Publication Ethics and Integrity

  • Submissions must be original and must not be under review elsewhere.
  • All authors should have made substantial contributions and approved the final manuscript.
  • Any conflicts of interest must be disclosed.
  • Research involving humans/animals must comply with applicable ethical standards.
  • Plagiarism, data fabrication, and image manipulation are strictly prohibited.

6. Data, Code, and Reproducibility

  • Authors are strongly encouraged to provide a data/code availability statement.
  • Where possible, share datasets, code repositories, and implementation details to support reproducibility.
  • If data cannot be shared, provide a clear justification.

7. Use of Generative AI Tools

  • Any substantive use of generative AI tools in writing, analysis, or figure preparation should be transparently disclosed in the manuscript.
  • Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of all submitted content.

8. Submission Process

Please submit manuscripts via the online submission system:

Submission Portal

Before final submission, please verify that:

  • The manuscript follows an official AIEA template.
  • All required sections and statements are included.
  • Figures, tables, and supplementary files are complete.
  • Author details and corresponding author email are correct.

9. Peer Review and Editorial Decision

  • All submissions undergo editorial screening.
  • Suitable manuscripts proceed to peer review.
  • Editorial decisions are based on reviewer feedback, scientific quality, and journal scope.
  • Revisions should include a clear, point-by-point response to reviewer comments.

10. Contact

AIEA appreciates your contribution and looks forward to receiving high-quality manuscripts in AI engineering and applications.

Copyright Notice

By submitting to and publishing in AI Engineering & Applications (AIEA), authors agree to the following terms:

  • Copyright ownership: Authors retain copyright in their work.
  • Right of first publication: Authors grant AIEA the right of first publication of the accepted and published version.
  • Open-access license: Published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and source.
  • Author warranties: Authors warrant that the submission is original, does not infringe any third-party rights, is not under consideration elsewhere, and contains no unlawful content.
  • Third-party materials: Authors are solely responsible for obtaining written permission to reuse any copyrighted material (e.g., figures, tables, images, datasets, lengthy quotations) and for providing proper acknowledgments.
  • Authorship responsibility: All listed authors must have made substantial scholarly contributions and approved the final submitted and published versions.
  • Rights clearance and liability: Authors agree to indemnify the journal and publisher against claims arising from copyright infringement, defamation, privacy violations, or other legal breaches caused by submitted content.
  • Repository and reuse rights: Authors may share and archive the published version in institutional or subject repositories, personal websites, or books, provided that first publication in AIEA is clearly acknowledged.
  • Post-publication record: The journal may issue corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions when required to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record, in accordance with editorial ethics policies.

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