Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AI & Society
ISSN 0951-5666 · eISSN 1435-5655 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
AI & Society: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,190; median 123 days to acceptance (118 articles, last 24 months); 647 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AI & Society is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 3 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, together about 45.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AI & Society: Knowledge, Culture and Communication, is an International Journal publishing refereed scholarly articles, position papers, debates, short communications, systematic reviews and reviews of books and other publications. Established in 1986, the Journal focuses on societal issues including the design, use, management, and policy of information, communications and new media technologies, with a particular emphasis on cultural, social, cognitive, economic, ethical, and philosophical implications, addressing the need for a paradigm shift in the way digital systems are conceived, used, applied, and regulated. AI & Society positions the significance of values for critical thinking, a diversity of cultural perspectives and practices to address the issues of our times to shape AI mediated futures for the common good. We welcome reflective and contextual contributions and participation from researchers and practitioners in a variety of fields including humanities, social sciences, arts and sciences, design, and digital media arts. This includes broader societal and cultural impacts and contexts. The journal encourages contributions exploring the potential and fundamental values beyond algorithmic optimization, efficiency, or profitability. Co-authored articles from diverse disciplines are encouraged. AI & Society has a broad scope and is strongly interdisciplinary. It examines the roles of algorithms as scientific instruments and cultural determinants, critically attending to the outstanding need to shift from algorithmic governance shaping society, to society shaping algorithms and their influence. Most fundamentally, AI & Society considers how the shift from personalization to personification of algorithmic technologies is, has been and should be, affecting our ability to navigate indeterminacy - that which cannot be modelled in advance - in order that we can deal with that which is not represented, with the tacit, or the excluded. AI & Society promotes an understanding of the potential, transformative impacts and critical consequences of technological mediation for human and natural ecologies and societies. Technological innovations, including new sciences such as biotech, nanotech and neuroscience, offer great potential, but also pose existential risks. Rooted in the human-centred tradition of science and technology, AI & Society acts as a catalyst, promoter and facilitator of engagement with a diversity of voices on visionary, over-the-horizon issu
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Editor-in-chief Karamjit GillPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 29, United Kingdom 21, India 8, Germany 8, Australia 8 (130 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AISocial Sciences29.1%
- Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsNeuroscience8.5%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine7.8%
- Embodied and Extended CognitionNeuroscience5.1%
- AI in Service InteractionsComputer Science5%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience4.3%
- Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)Computer Science4.1%
- Social Robot Interaction and HRIPsychology3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECDBLPERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, ACM Digital Library, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,195OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 59.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 473LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 3,500,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,119 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 559 | 368 | 285 |
| 2025 | 647 | 444 | 3,261 |
| 2024 | 333 | 253 | 4,055 |
| 2023 | 206 | 152 | 4,063 |
| 2022 | 282 | 188 | 7,408 |
| 2021 | 206 | 126 | 7,419 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
123 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 67 days – 201 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (122 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 150 days
- Sample
- 118 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,286 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted13
- book reviewsBook Reviews are reviewed by the Editorial Board.Length not stated
- curmudgeon cornerCurmudgeon Corner Curmudgeon Corner is a short opinionated letter to the editor on trends in technology, arts, science and societyLength not stated
- editorialResearch Articles Research articles are strictly focused, academically coherent, theoretically grounded, methodologically sound and empirically strong. In keepi…Length not stated
- letterResearch Articles Research articles are strictly focused, academically coherent, theoretically grounded, methodologically sound and empirically strong. In keepi…Length not stated
- letter to the editorResearch Articles Research articles are strictly focused, academically coherent, theoretically grounded, methodologically sound and empirically strong. In keepi…Length not stated
- literature reviewResearch Articles Research articles are strictly focused, academically coherent, theoretically grounded, methodologically sound and empirically strong. In keepi…Length not stated
- open forumOpen Forum Open Forum articles advance on established and ongoing research, focusing on social impacts of emerging technologies, applications, and practices.Length not stated
- research articleResearch Articles Research articles are strictly focused, academically coherent, theoretically grounded, methodologically sound and empirically strong. In keepi…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch Articles Research articles are strictly focused, academically coherent, theoretically grounded, methodologically sound and empirically strong.Length not stated
- reviewResearch Articles Research articles are strictly focused, academically coherent, theoretically grounded, methodologically sound and empirically strong. In keepi…Length not stated
- review articleResearch Articles Research articles are strictly focused, academically coherent, theoretically grounded, methodologically sound and empirically strong. In keepi…Length not stated
- review articlesReview Articles Review articles provide analytically rigorous and conceptually grounded examinations of existing scholarship, practices, or debates relevant to …Length not stated
- surveyResearch Articles Research articles are strictly focused, academically coherent, theoretically grounded, methodologically sound and empirically strong. In keepi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
Original work only Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics committee permission required Model summary
c) Formal permission from their ethics committees when conducting studies with people.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Permissions required for previously published material Model summary
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in AI & SOCIETY, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-blind peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as …
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0951-5666
- Electronic ISSN
- 1435-5655
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AI & Society
What CAS zone is AI & Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AI & Society is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of AI & Society?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 6.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 10.9, h-index 99.
How long does peer review take at AI & Society?
Based on the dates recorded on 118 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 123 days (interquartile range 67–201 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of AI & Society?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of AI & Society based?
Of the 130 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (29), United Kingdom (21) and India (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index AI & Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AI & Society is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC, DBLP and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is AI & Society open access, and what is the APC?
AI & Society is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .