First-of-its-kind journal facilitates rapid publication of AI research
ACM AI Letters designed to keep pace with AI innovations
2025-07-09
(Press-News.org) ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is pleased to announce a new journal, ACM AI Letters (AILET), a unique venue for rapid publication of impactful, concise, and timely communications in artificial intelligence. In keeping with ACM’s broader goals, all AILET papers will be open access, with no publication charges for the first three years. ACM AI Letters will open for submissions in summer 2025.
Bridging a crucial gap between traditional conferences and journals, AILET will feature short peer-reviewed contributions that accelerate knowledge dissemination across academia and industry. This unique publication prioritizes theoretical breakthroughs, algorithmic innovation, practical real-world applications, and critical societal implications including ethics, policy, and responsible AI. It also introduces a distinctive space for rigorously reviewed opinion pieces and policy briefs, promoting swift engagement with contemporary issues shaping the AI landscape.
ACM AI Letters welcomes concise summaries of work in the following areas:
Theoretical AI: Reports on theoretical breakthroughs in AI
Algorithmic Advances: Descriptions of significant algorithmic and scientific advances in AI
Practical Applications: Accounts of novel or deployed applications of AI in real-world settings such as healthcare, finance, robotics, and autonomous systems
AI & Society: Reports on AI applications addressing key societal challenges, such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Emerging Topics: Areas like AI ethics, explainable AI, policy, governance, and responsible AI will be covered, focusing on their implications in practical implementations
Opinions and briefs: Policy, latest advances, comparative assessments
“Existing AI-related journals present research according to long-established models,” explained Dame Wendy Hall, Co-Chair of the ACM Publications Board and Regius Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton. “Authors often wait months before their research is published, and the field is hindered by slow access to important innovations. With AILET, we’re filling a need for a letters-style venue—one that accommodates rapid peer-review, late-breaking results, policy briefs, AI action plans, and highlights.”
The Co-Editors-in-Chief of ACM AI Letters are Nitesh Chawla, University of Notre Dame (USA); Barry O’Sullivan, University College Cork (Ireland); and Richa Singh, IIT Jodhpur (India). The new journal’s advisory board, made up of senior AI researchers from around the world, will be supported by a large international editorial board to facilitate rapid peer review of articles. For more information, please visit the journal homepage at https://dl.acm.org/journal/ailet.
About ACM’s Publications Program
ACM publishes more than 60 scholarly peer-reviewed journals in dozens of computing and information technology disciplines. ACM's high-impact journals constitute a vast and comprehensive archive of computing innovation, covering emerging and established computing research for both practical and theoretical applications. ACM journal editors are thought leaders in their fields, and ACM's emphasis on rapid publication ensures minimal delay in communicating exciting new ideas and discoveries.
About ACM
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, uniting computing educators, researchers, and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources, and address the field’s challenges. ACM strengthens the computing profession’s collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence. ACM supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for life-long learning, career development, and professional networking.
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