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Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research (JAIR)

AI Access Foundation Open worldwide

A long-running open-access AI journal with no submission or publication charges; decisions typically come within about 8-12 weeks. It also runs special tracks on themes such as AI and society.

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About

Also: open access under CC BY; no APC; special tracks.

Cost: free (no submission fee, no APC).

Rolling submissions. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

How to apply: through ojs (you need an account there).

What to prepare: paper.

From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “no charge to submit a paper”

Who can apply

  • Open to researchers, students

What you will need

  • PaperOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.

How to apply

Applications go through the official page (ojs), which needs an account in your name.

How Onward Scout helps

This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.

Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.

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