Authors must clearly acknowledge the contributions of their predecessors. If a paper introduces new terminology or techniques, it should also explain why current terminology or techniques are insufficient. We encourage authors to be concise. Short, high-quality articles are welcome, in addition to the more lengthy articles that traditionally appear in AI journals. JAIR also publishes research notes and survey articles .
Research notes are very brief papers that extend or evaluate previous work.
Survey articles are tutorials or literature reviews that contribute an analysis or perspective that advances our understanding of the subject matter. Submissions must be original. The work cannot have previously been published or pending publication in another journal, and submissions cannot be under review by any other forum. We will, however, publish work that has previously been reported in conferences or workshops. We strongly encourage authors to submit such appendices along with their papers.