Before submitting a written contribution, invited experts are asked to read the Submission Guidelines and Editorial Policy. The guidelines explain the editorial evaluation process, originality requirements, suggested length, privacy rules, publication conditions, absence of publication fees and absence of compensation.

The Global AI Observatory (GAIO), a section of QUI MILANO, a registered Italian journal, invites selected international experts to submit written contributions for research-oriented edited volumes connected to its editorial and analytical initiatives.

The submission of a contribution does not imply any automatic right to publication. All submitted texts are subject to editorial evaluation.

Purpose of the contributions

GAIO volumes are intended to gather qualified international perspectives on the structural transformations produced by artificial intelligence.

Each volume is dedicated to a specific topic, such as AI and work, universal income, human autonomy, attention, synthetic reality, data, power and governance.

Submitted contributions should be analytical, original, relevant to the specific theme of the volume, and written in a clear, rigorous and accessible style.

The purpose is not to collect generic opinion pieces, but to build structured editorial volumes capable of offering a coherent and substantial contribution to the public and institutional debate on artificial intelligence.

Length and format

For research-oriented edited volumes, contributions should normally be between 1,500 and 2,500 words.

This range allows each author to develop a clear argument, present context, explain the main analytical points and offer a meaningful conclusion.

Shorter texts, normally between 700 and 900 words, may be considered for online publication, preliminary editorial features or opinion articles, but they are generally not sufficient for inclusion as full contributions in an edited volume.

Longer contributions may be considered where the topic, author profile or editorial structure of the volume justify a more extended treatment.

Unless otherwise specified in the invitation, contributions should be submitted in English, in editable text format, with a clear title and the author’s name, professional role and affiliation.

Deadlines

Each call for contributions may indicate a specific submission deadline.

Authors are encouraged to submit their contribution within the deadline communicated in the invitation, in order to allow sufficient time for editorial evaluation, possible revisions, translation or language review, and final production of the volume.

Submission requirements

By submitting a contribution, the author declares that:

• the text is original;
• the text has not been previously published in the same form;
• the text is not currently under evaluation by another publisher, journal or editorial project;
• all quotations, references, data, images or third-party materials are properly cited or lawfully used;
• all co-authors, if any, have approved the submitted version;
• the contribution does not infringe third-party rights;
• any potential conflict of interest has been disclosed to the editorial team.

Editorial evaluation

All submitted contributions are first reviewed by the GAIO editorial team for relevance, coherence with the theme of the volume, clarity, originality, analytical quality and editorial suitability.

The evaluation may include internal editorial review and external expert consultation, where deemed appropriate.

The editorial team may decide to:

• accept the contribution;
• accept it subject to editorial revisions;
• request substantial revisions;
• reject the contribution.

The editorial team may also decide not to publish a contribution if it is not aligned with the scope, quality standards or editorial direction of the volume.

GAIO is not obliged to provide individual feedback on every submission. Authors whose contributions are selected, or potentially suitable for publication, may be contacted by the editorial team.

Revisions and editing

Selected contributions may be subject to editorial editing for clarity, coherence, formatting, linguistic quality and consistency with the overall volume.

No substantial change will be made to the author’s intellectual position without editorial communication with the author.

The author may be asked to revise the contribution before final acceptance.

Use of artificial intelligence

Authors remain fully responsible for the originality, accuracy and intellectual integrity of their contribution.

If generative AI tools have been used in drafting, editing, translation, research assistance or language revision, the author should disclose this to the editorial team.

GAIO may refuse contributions that appear to be substantially generated by automated systems without sufficient human authorship, judgment or responsibility.

No publication guarantee

Submission of a contribution does not guarantee publication.

Publication depends on editorial evaluation, thematic relevance, available space, quality of the contribution and coherence with the overall structure of the volume.

No fee and no compensation

Submission, editorial evaluation and possible publication are entirely free of charge for the author.

No submission fee, review fee, editing fee or publication fee will be charged to the author.

At the same time, unless otherwise agreed in writing, no fee, honorarium, royalty, reimbursement, compensation or other payment shall be due to the author for the submission, evaluation, selection, publication, distribution or promotional use of the contribution.

Copyright and publication licence

The author remains recognized as the author of the contribution.

If the contribution is selected, the author grants GAIO, QUI MILANO and LIBRI X BUSINESS a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to edit, reproduce, publish, distribute and promote the contribution within the relevant volume and related editorial communication channels.

The author may not republish the same text in identical or substantially identical form elsewhere before publication without informing the editorial team.

Personal data and confidentiality

Personal data provided by the author will be used only for editorial, administrative and communication purposes connected to the GAIO initiative.

Email addresses and telephone numbers will not be published.

Submitted materials will be handled with editorial confidentiality and will not be disclosed to third parties except where necessary for editorial evaluation, production or publication.

Responsibility of the author

The author is solely responsible for the content of the submitted contribution, including opinions expressed, data used, references cited, third-party materials, images and any statements concerning persons, companies, institutions or public matters.

The views expressed in the contribution do not necessarily represent the official position of GAIO, QUI MILANO, LIBRI X BUSINESS or Zanettistudios S.r.l.

Ethical issues and withdrawal

GAIO reserves the right to reject, suspend or withdraw a contribution if issues emerge concerning plagiarism, lack of originality, undisclosed conflicts of interest, infringement of third-party rights, false information, misuse of sources or other relevant editorial or ethical concerns.