Author Guidelines

For Authors

Author Guidelines

Bayanika Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science welcomes high-quality scholarly manuscripts in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, intelligent systems, computational intelligence, and related interdisciplinary applications. These guidelines help authors prepare, format, and submit manuscripts in accordance with the journal's editorial, ethical, and technical requirements.

Before Submitting a Manuscript

Authors are strongly advised to ensure that their manuscript fits the aims and scope of the journal, follows the required template, presents original scholarly work, and is not under consideration by another journal, conference, book chapter, or publication venue.

Manuscripts that are outside the journal scope, poorly prepared, incomplete, ethically problematic, or lacking sufficient scientific contribution may be returned or rejected during the initial editorial screening.

Manuscript Categories

Original Research Article

Reports novel research findings, models, algorithms, frameworks, experiments, or applications supported by clear methodology, rigorous analysis, and meaningful contribution.

Review Article

Provides a critical, comprehensive, and scholarly synthesis of recent developments, challenges, trends, methods, and future directions in AI, data science, or related fields.

Systematic Literature Review

Presents a structured review using transparent search strategies, inclusion and exclusion criteria, data extraction procedures, and synthesis methods.

Methodological Paper

Introduces or improves algorithms, computational methods, analytical frameworks, evaluation procedures, or modeling approaches.

Applied Research Paper

Demonstrates the use of AI, machine learning, or data science techniques to solve real-world problems in health, education, business, engineering, social science, or public policy.

Short Communication

Presents concise but scientifically meaningful findings, preliminary results, technical notes, or focused methodological contributions.

Manuscript Language and Length

  • Manuscripts must be written in clear and academically appropriate English.
  • Original research articles are normally expected to contain approximately 8–20 pages using the journal template.
  • Review articles and systematic literature reviews may be longer when justified by the depth of analysis.
  • Short communications may be shorter, provided that the contribution is clear and scientifically relevant.
  • The editorial board may return manuscripts that require extensive language improvement before peer review.

Manuscript Template

Authors should prepare their manuscripts using the official journal template. The template helps ensure consistency in structure, typography, citation style, figure placement, table formatting, and metadata presentation.

DOCX Manuscript Template

Microsoft Word format for preparing submissions.

PDF Manuscript Guidelines

Detailed formatting and preparation instructions.

TeX LaTeX Template

Template for authors preparing manuscripts using LaTeX.

LIST Submission Checklist

Checklist to verify manuscript readiness before submission.

Required Manuscript Structure

A standard manuscript submitted to the journal should contain the following components:

01

Title

The title should be concise, informative, specific, and accurately reflect the main contribution of the study.

02

Author Information

Include full names, affiliations, countries, email addresses, and ORCID IDs where available.

03

Abstract

The abstract should summarize the background, objective, method, main findings, and contribution of the study.

04

Keywords

Provide 4–6 keywords representing the main concepts, methods, and application domains of the manuscript.

05

Introduction

Explain the research background, problem statement, research gap, novelty, objectives, and contribution.

06

Related Work or Literature Review

Discuss relevant prior studies and clearly position the manuscript against existing research.

07

Methodology

Describe data, models, algorithms, mathematical formulation, experimental design, evaluation metrics, and implementation details.

08

Results and Discussion

Present findings clearly and interpret them in relation to the research objectives, baselines, limitations, and implications.

09

Conclusion

Summarize the main findings, contribution, limitations, and possible future research directions.

10

Acknowledgments, Funding, and Declarations

Include acknowledgments, funding information, conflict of interest statement, data availability, and AI-use declaration where applicable.

11

References

References must be complete, accurate, consistent, recent where appropriate, and formatted according to the journal style.

Technical Preparation Requirements

Figures and Tables

Figures and tables must be clear, numbered consecutively, cited in the text, and accompanied by informative captions. Low-resolution figures, unreadable charts, or unreferenced tables may be returned for correction.

Equations and Algorithms

Mathematical equations, algorithms, pseudocode, and computational procedures should be formatted consistently and explained clearly. Authors should define all variables, parameters, and symbols.

Data and Code

Authors are encouraged to provide access to datasets, source code, supplementary files, or implementation details when possible. If data or code cannot be shared, the reason should be stated.

References

Citations should be relevant, traceable, and academically reliable. Authors should avoid excessive self-citation, irrelevant references, citation manipulation, or references from unreliable sources.

Submission Preparation Checklist

Before submitting a manuscript, authors must ensure that the following requirements have been fulfilled:

Online Submission

Manuscripts must be submitted through the journal's online submission system. Authors are required to register or log in before submitting a manuscript and tracking its editorial status.

During submission, authors should upload the manuscript file, supplementary files where applicable, metadata, author information, and any required declarations.

Submit Manuscript

Editorial and Peer Review Workflow

1

Initial Administrative Check

The editorial office checks manuscript completeness, format, metadata, authorship information, and required declarations.

2

Editorial Screening

The editor evaluates scope suitability, originality, scholarly contribution, language quality, and minimum scientific standards.

3

Similarity and Ethics Check

The manuscript may be screened for plagiarism, text recycling, data concerns, ethical issues, or possible publication misconduct.

4

Peer Review

Manuscripts that pass editorial screening are assigned to qualified reviewers for independent scholarly evaluation.

5

Editorial Decision

The decision may be accept, minor revision, major revision, resubmit for review, or reject based on editorial and reviewer assessments.

6

Revision and Response

Authors submit a revised manuscript and a detailed response letter explaining how comments have been addressed.

7

Production

Accepted manuscripts proceed to copyediting, layout editing, proofreading, metadata checking, and final publication.

Possible Editorial Decisions

Accept

The manuscript is accepted for publication after editorial validation.

Minor Revision

The manuscript requires limited revision before acceptance or further editorial evaluation.

Major Revision

The manuscript requires substantial revision and may be returned to reviewers for further assessment.

Resubmit for Review

The manuscript requires significant improvement and must be treated as a substantially revised submission.

Reject

The manuscript is not suitable for publication due to scope, quality, novelty, ethical, or methodological concerns.

Estimated Review and Publication Time

The duration from submission to decision depends on manuscript quality, reviewer availability, revision complexity, author response time, and production queue. The journal aims to conduct the editorial process efficiently while maintaining rigorous peer review standards.

Authors are encouraged to submit well-prepared manuscripts and respond to editorial and reviewer comments carefully and promptly to support a smooth publication process.

Use of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Tools

Authors may use generative AI or AI-assisted tools to improve language clarity, grammar, readability, coding support, or data processing, provided that such use remains under human supervision and does not replace scholarly judgment, original analysis, or author responsibility.

AI tools must not be listed as authors or co-authors. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, validity, interpretation, citations, and ethical compliance of the manuscript.

When AI-assisted tools are used in manuscript preparation, authors should disclose their use in a suitable declaration section.

Article Processing Charge and Withdrawal

Article Processing Charge

Information about article processing charges, payment procedures, and waiver policy is provided on the Article Processing Charge page. Payment does not influence editorial decisions and does not guarantee acceptance.

Manuscript Withdrawal

Authors who wish to withdraw a submitted or accepted manuscript must send a formal request to the editorial office with the manuscript title, manuscript ID, corresponding author information, and clear reason for withdrawal.

Editorial Contact

For questions regarding manuscript preparation, submission, review status, or publication requirements, authors may contact the editorial office:

Email: editor.bjaids@bayanika.org