Writing Rules

Guide for Authors & Writing Rules

Originality: Submissions must be original, unpublished work, and not concurrently under consideration by any other journal or conference.
Language: All manuscripts must be written in clear, concise academic English.
Plagiarism Policy: All submitted papers undergo a rigorous plagiarism check using Turnitin. The maximum acceptable similarity index is less than 20% overall, and less than 5% from any single source. Papers exceeding this limit will be rejected immediately.
Review Process: The journal applies a double-blind peer-review process. Authors must ensure their identities are removed from the initial submission file to maintain anonymity.

Authors are strictly required to use the official IJAIML Word Template available on the website.

File Type: Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx).
Page Layout: Standard A4 size, setup in a one-column format.
Font: Times New Roman throughout the document.
- Title: 24 pt, Bold, Centered.
- Author Names & Affiliations: 10 pt, Regular (Only added in the final camera-ready version).
- Abstract & Keywords: 9 pt, Bold heading, Regular text.
- Main Headings (Section I, II, etc.): 10 pt, Small Caps, Centered.
- Sub-headings: 10 pt, Italic, Left-aligned.
- Body Text: 10 pt, Regular, Justified, single-spaced.

Manuscripts should generally contain the following distinct sections:

Title: Descriptive, specific, and clear.
Abstract: A single, self-contained paragraph (150–250 words) outlining the research problem, the proposed AI/ML methodology, key experimental results, and primary conclusions. Do not include citations or acronyms without definition.
Keywords: 4 to 6 specific keywords separated by commas (e.g., Deep learning, Convolutional neural networks, Computer vision).
Introduction: Sets the research context, outlines the problem statement, states the main contributions, and details the structure of the paper.
Related Work / Literature Review: Critical analysis of relevant existing methodologies and developments in the field.
Methodology / Proposed Framework: Detailed description of the proposed models, algorithms, mathematical formulations, and system architecture.
Experimental Results and Discussion: Comprehensive evaluation of the system, data sets used, evaluation metrics (e.g., accuracy, F1-score, execution time), and comparative analysis with state-of-the-art methods.
Conclusion: Summarizes the findings, limitations, and future research directions.
References: Compiled list of all cited literature.

Mathematical Formulations: All equations must be editable and written using Word Equation Editor or MathType (do not embed equations as images). Equations must be numbered sequentially in parentheses at the right margin.
Figures: High-resolution diagrams, flowcharts, or graphs embedded directly within the text. Figures must be centered with a descriptive caption below the graphic (e.g., Figure 1. Block diagram of the proposed transformer model).
Tables: Must be created as editable tables (not images), centered, with a descriptive title placed above the table (e.g., Table 1. Performance metrics comparison).

Formatting: IJAIML strictly follows the IEEE referencing style.
In-Text Citations: References must be numbered sequentially in the order of their appearance in the text using square brackets, such as [1], [2], or [3–5].
Reference List: Complete bibliographic information must be provided at the end of the manuscript.
- Journal Article Example: [1] A. B. Author, "Title of the paper," Iraqi Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 45–52, 2026.
- Book Example: [2] C. D. Author, Principles of Machine Learning, 2nd ed. Publisher City: Publisher Name, 2024.

How to Submit: Papers must be submitted online through the OJS submission portal at ijaiml.net or via journal email: editor@ijaiml.net
Publisher Note: This journal is published quarterly by the Office of the Vice President for Scientific Affairs at Al-Iraqia University, Iraq. All accepted articles are published under the CC BY 4.0 Open Access license.