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Digital Humanities and Ancient Manuscripts
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6129 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital humanities; cultural heritage; knowledge graph; digitization of ancient books; revitalization of cultural heritage
Overview on Today’s AI Tools for Authors
edited by Tao Chen, and Muzhe Han
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4451 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI tools for authors; academic writing; digital publishing; digital humanities; digital scholarship; literature management; data visualization; scholarly communication; research workflow; AI ethics
Designing the Future of the Knowledge Hub in a AI-Supported Ecosystem, in 2040 submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 3642 | Submission Open
Keywords: open access; databases; bibliographic; open access database; open science; scholarly publishing
The Impact of AI on Disinformation or Misinformation in Science Communication
edited by Xosé López García, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2035 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; science communication; disinformation; misinformation; fake news; digital media; fact checking; AI ethics; governance; communication and journalism; disruptive technologies
AI in Open Access submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 16824 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI in open-access; open science; community-engaged knowledge-sharing mechanism; innovation in open-access publishing models; legal and intellectual property challenges; promotion of diverse and transparent academic communication systems
Large Language Models Across the Lifecycle of Scholarly Publishing
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3240 | Submission Open
AI in Academic Metrics and Impact Analysis
edited by and Shuo Zhang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 22767 | Submission Open
Keywords: scientometric assessment; AI4Science; LLMs; AI agents; patent analysis
Open Science: Developments and Disinformation Regarding Scientific Information
edited by , and África Presol Herrero
submission deadline 16 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 21681 | Submission Open
Keywords: open science; scientific disinformation; fake news; misinformation in media; digital literacy; science communication; open access; data transparency
16th Annual Global TechMining Conference
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: tech mining; open science; technology management and decision-making
Scholarly Communication of Medical Knowledge and Digital Literacy in the AI for Science (AI4S) Paradigm
edited by and Zhinan Wang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence for science (AI4S); medical knowledge communication; digital literacy; scholarly communication; knowledge graphs
Openness, Governance, Evaluation, and Stewardship in Contemporary Research Data Ecosystems
edited by Paola Marongiu and Andrea Farina
submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: open data; data stewardship; data infrastructures; open science; data evaluation
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