<div dir="ltr"><div><h3 id="gmail-responsible-artificial-intelligence-methodologies-implications-and-practices" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:normal;font-size:24px;line-height:32px;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:ElsevierSans,Arial,Helvetica,Roboto,"Lucida Sans Unicode","Microsoft Sans Serif","Segoe UI Symbol",STIXGeneral,"Cambria Math","Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">Call for Papers</span></h3><div><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder"><br></span></div><h3 id="gmail-responsible-artificial-intelligence-methodologies-implications-and-practices" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:normal;font-size:24px;line-height:32px;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:ElsevierSans,Arial,Helvetica,Roboto,"Lucida Sans Unicode","Microsoft Sans Serif","Segoe UI Symbol",STIXGeneral,"Cambria Math","Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">Responsible Artificial Intelligence: Methodologies, Implications, and Practices</span></h3><div class="gmail-text-xs gmail-u-padding-xs-top" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:8px 0px 0px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:ElsevierSans,Arial,Helvetica,Roboto,"Lucida Sans Unicode","Microsoft Sans Serif","Segoe UI Symbol",STIXGeneral,"Cambria Math","Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif">Submission deadline: <span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">30 October 2025</span></div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:ElsevierSans,Arial,Helvetica,Roboto,"Lucida Sans Unicode","Microsoft Sans Serif","Segoe UI Symbol",STIXGeneral,"Cambria Math","Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1rem"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">Guest editors:</span></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:revert"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Ebrahim Bagheri, University of Toronto, Professor (managing guest editor), <a href="mailto:ebrahim.bagheri@utoronto.ca">ebrahim.bagheri@utoronto.ca</a></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Robin Cohen, University of Waterloo, Professor, <a href="mailto:rcohen@uwaterloo.ca">rcohen@uwaterloo.ca</a></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Faezeh Ensan, Toronto Metropolitan University, Assistant Professor, <a href="mailto:fensan@torontomu.ca">fensan@torontomu.ca</a></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Benjamin C. M. Fung, McGill University, Professor, <a href="mailto:ben.fung@mcgill.ca">ben.fung@mcgill.ca</a></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Sébastien Gambs, Université du Québec à Montréal, Professor, <a href="mailto:gambs.sebastien@uqam.ca">gambs.sebastien@uqam.ca</a></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Reihaneh Rabbany, McGill University, Assistant Professor, <a href="mailto:reihaneh.rabbany@mcgill.ca">reihaneh.rabbany@mcgill.ca</a></li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1rem"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">Special issue information:</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1rem">This special issue seeks to bring together cutting-edge research, methodologies, and critical reflections on Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI). The issue aims to deepen our understanding of the ethical, legal, technical, and societal dimensions of AI systems. As AI technologies permeate decision-making across industry, government, and society, the demand for systems that are fair, accountable, transparent, and trustworthy has never been more urgent.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1rem">This special issue will provide a dedicated venue for interdisciplinary contributions addressing key challenges and opportunities in designing, deploying, and governing responsible AI systems.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1rem"><u style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Possible topics of submission:</u></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1rem">Submissions are welcome on (but not limited to) the following topics:</p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:revert"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Fairness and Bias Mitigation in AI: Techniques for detecting, measuring, and mitigating bias in data and algorithms.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Adversarial AI and Red Teaming: Robustness testing, threat modeling, and defense mechanisms;</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Interpretability and Explainability: Models and tools for transparent decision-making.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Trust, Reliability, and Safety: Trust calibration, assurance testing, and risk management in AI.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Accountability in Algorithmic Decision-Making: Legal and technical frameworks for recourse and oversight.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Auditing and Monitoring AI Systems: Processes for real-time evaluation of deployed models.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Human-Centered AI Design: Participatory design, co-creation, and value-sensitive approaches.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Sociotechnical and Cultural Dimensions of AI: Historical, social, and cross-cultural studies of AI adoption.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Environmental Impact of AI: Studies on AI’s carbon footprint and sustainable development.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Regulatory, Legal, and Policy Considerations: Comparative analyses of AI governance and compliance.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Responsible AI Education and Training: Curricula design and strategies for teaching AI ethics and safety.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Social Impact and Labor Implications: Research on justice, equity, and human well-being in AI applications.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1rem"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">Manuscript submission information:</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1rem"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">Important dates:</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1rem"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">Call for Papers Open: </span>May 2025</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1rem"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">Submission Deadline: </span>October 30, 2025</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1rem"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">Types of Submissions:</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1rem">We invite original, high-quality submissions that contribute substantively to the field of Responsible AI. These may include research articles that present empirical findings, theoretical contributions, or methodological innovations. We also welcome review articles that offer comprehensive and systematic surveys of specific sub-areas within responsible AI, synthesizing existing knowledge and identifying emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities for future research.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1rem"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">Submission Guidelines:</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1rem">All submissions will undergo a single-blind peer-review process coordinated by the guest editors in coordination with the IP&M EiC.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1rem">Authors must disclose any overlapping publications and provide clear documentation of changes in revised submissions.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1rem">Submit your manuscript to the Special Issue category (<span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">VSI: ResponsibleAI</span>) through the online <a href="https://www.editorialmanager.com/ipm/default.aspx" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)">submission system</a> of <em style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Information Processing & Management</em>. All the submissions should follow the general <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/information-processing-and-management/publish/guide-for-authors" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)">author guidelines</a> of <em style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Information Processing & Management</em>.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1rem"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">Keywords:</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:12px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1rem">Responsible AI, AI Ethics, Algorithmic Accountability, AI Auditing, Social Implications of AI</p><p></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Best regards,</div><div><i><br></i></div><div><b><i>Calvin Hillis</i></b></div><div><font color="#000000">Program Coordinator </font><i><font color="#000000">- </font><a href="https://www.torontomu.ca/responsible-ai/" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">Responsible Development of Artificial Intelligence</font></a></i><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000">PhD Student - </font><i><a href="https://www.torontomu.ca/phd-media-design-innovation/" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">Media & Design Innovation, Toronto Metropolitan University</font></a></i></div><div><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvin-hillis-3a608ba4" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">LinkedIn</font></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>