[agents] Call for Special Issue Proposals - The Knowledge Engineering Review

[Patrick Mannion]

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/knowledge-engineering-review/call-for-special-issue-proposals

The Knowledge Engineering Review
<https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/knowledge-engineering-review>
(KER) is an artificial intelligence journal first published by Cambridge
University Press in 1984. KER is ranked Q2 in artificial intelligence in
the Scimago journal rankings. KER is committed to the development of the
field of artificial intelligence and the clarification and dissemination of
its methods and concepts, with a specific focus on symbolic artificial
intelligence, knowledge-based systems, knowledge engineering, agent-based
systems, and related areas. KER publishes high-quality original research
articles, as well as surveys, technical tutorials and book reviews that
cover these topical areas.

KER is currently accepting proposals for special issues that are likely to
generate significant interest within the journal’s readership and the wider
AI community, addressing topics of interest within the remit of the
journal. Special issue proposals covering topics that integrate symbolic AI
methods --- such as knowledge-based systems, knowledge engineering and
agent-based systems --- with data driven or machine learning methods are of
particular interest. We also encourage special issues devoted to:
interdisciplinary topics adjacent to traditional AI and knowledge
engineering, such as visual reasoning and the ethics and regulation of AI;
and topics that reflect the spread of AI into wider society, such the
safety and reliability of AI and the impact of AI on fields such as
healthcare and agriculture. Recently completed special issues of KER may be
accessed at
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/knowledge-engineering-review/collections

Special issue proposals may take two forms:

   - Special issues comprising revised and extended papers, invited from a
   workshop or conference that has a focus on areas within the journal’s remit.
   - Special issues with an open call for papers, soliciting manuscripts
   that address a topical area within the journal’s remit.

Special issue Guest Editors are expected to manage the entire peer review
process in a timely manner. Once a paper has been reviewed, the Guest
Editor(s) will make an initial recommendation to the KER Editors. In all
cases, the KER Editors will have the final decision on whether a paper is
published. All papers published as part of a special issue must meet the
same criteria as regular KER articles. These criteria include relevance to
the journal’s readership, novelty, significance, use of appropriate
methodology, and adherence to ethical standards. The KER Editors reserve
the right to reject any manuscripts submitted to a special issue that do
not meet the required criteria. All manuscript submissions that build upon
a prior conference or workshop publication are expected to contain a
significant amount of new material (i.e. at least 50% new material).

Special issue proposals should include the following details:

   - The title of the proposed special issue
   - Brief (1 page) CVs of the proposed guest editors, including any
   relevant prior editorial experience
   - A description of the topical area(s) to be covered, and the
   significance of the special issue for the KER readership
   - A draft call for papers
   - The expected number of manuscript submissions
   - A timeline for the proposed special issue

Detailed special issue proposals should be sent directly to the KER Editors
for consideration. Potential Guest Editors are also encouraged to contact
the KER Editors to informally discuss potential special issues, prior to
submission of a detailed proposal.

Best regards,


*The Knowledge Engineering Review Editors*

*Co-Editors-in-Chief*Professor Peter McBurney, King’s College, London, UK
peter.mcburney [at] kcl.ac.uk

Professor Simon Parsons, University of Lincoln, UK
sparsons [at] lincoln.ac.uk


*Deputy Editor*Dr Patrick Mannion, National University of Ireland Galway,
Ireland
patrick.mannion [at] nuigalway.ie
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