Aims and Scope

Journal Policy

Aims and Scope

Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, and Future Research (BAFR) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes rigorous scholarship on artificial intelligence, blockchain technologies, intelligent information systems, human-centered computing, and digital trust.

 

Aims

BAFR aims to advance theoretical, methodological, computational, empirical, and applied knowledge concerning the design, development, evaluation, implementation, interaction, governance, and responsible use of intelligent and decentralized digital technologies.

The journal particularly encourages research that connects technological innovation with human interaction, decision-making, intelligent information systems, organizational transformation, trustworthy digital infrastructures, and the evolving social and economic dimensions of digital technologies.

 

Scope

 
Human-Centered AI & Human-Computer Interaction
Human–AI interaction, human-computer interaction, AI agents, intelligent interfaces, usability, user experience, explainability, trust, human oversight, accessibility, and responsible interaction with intelligent systems.
 
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, large language models, foundation models, intelligent automation, AI agents, multimodal systems, decision-support systems, and responsible AI.
 
Blockchain & Digital Trust
Blockchain architectures, distributed ledger technologies, smart contracts, decentralized applications, decentralized finance, digital identity, provenance, privacy, security, data integrity, and mechanisms for digital trust.
 
Intelligent Information Systems
Intelligent information systems, technology adoption, digital transformation, intelligent decision support, organizational implementation of emerging technologies, digital governance, platform ecosystems, and socio-technical systems.
Interdisciplinary Convergence

AI, Blockchain, and Emerging Intelligent Technologies

BAFR welcomes interdisciplinary research exploring the convergence of artificial intelligence, blockchain, decentralized infrastructures, intelligent information systems, and other emerging technologies, particularly where their integration produces meaningful technological, methodological, organizational, or societal contributions.

 

Application Areas

BAFR welcomes methodologically rigorous research across different application environments, provided that the contribution to the journal's technological and scholarly scope remains explicit and substantive.

Finance & FinTech Business & Industry Public Services Digital Government Healthcare Education Cybersecurity Digital Economy Smart Environments Digital Media
 

Types of Contributions

The journal welcomes original and methodologically rigorous contributions employing computational, experimental, quantitative, qualitative, mixed-method, design-oriented, and interdisciplinary approaches.

  • Original empirical research
  • Experimental and computational studies
  • Development and evaluation of intelligent or decentralized systems
  • Human-computer interaction and human–AI interaction studies
  • Technical and methodological contributions
  • Data-driven evaluation and benchmarking studies
  • Systematic reviews and evidence-based research syntheses
  • Design science and system-development research
  • Theoretical and conceptual studies with substantial scholarly contribution
  • Rigorous interdisciplinary and case-based research
Editorial Scope Note

Technology Must Be Central to the Scholarly Contribution

Manuscripts should demonstrate a clear and substantive contribution to artificial intelligence, human-centered computing, intelligent information systems, blockchain or decentralized technologies, digital trust, or the interaction and governance of these technologies. Studies situated in a particular application area are encouraged when the technological, theoretical, methodological, or system-level contribution is central rather than incidental.