Paladyn
-
Editor-in-Chief:
Francesco Isgrò
-
Managing Editor:
Natalia Przybylska
About this journal
Paladyn, Journal of Robotics, Intelligent Agents, and Artificial Intelligence is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of intelligent systems — whether embodied as robots, implemented as virtual agents, or designed through advanced artificial intelligence.
The journal publishes original research at the intersection of robotics, intelligent agents, and artificial intelligence, with a special emphasis on systems that perceive, act, learn, and adapt. We welcome contributions that explore the principles, mechanisms, and applications of autonomy and intelligent behavior across physical, virtual, and hybrid domains.
AI applications are welcome if they contribute to the understanding or development of intelligent behavior, agency, or autonomy — particularly in robotic, agent-based, or cognitively inspired systems. The journal encourages interdisciplinary perspectives that advance our knowledge of how artificial systems can sense, reason, interact, and evolve — independently or in collaboration with humans.
Paladyn serves as a platform for cross-disciplinary exchange among engineers, computer scientists, neuroscientists, cognitive scientists, and researchers in related fields. Our mission is to foster innovation and insight into how artificial systems can sense, reason, interact, and evolve — independently or in collaboration with humans.
Aims and Scope
- Robotics and Embodied Intelligence
Cognitive, developmental, social, and affective robotics; humanoids; human-robot interaction; swarm and multi-robot systems - Intelligent Agents
Virtual agents, multi-agent systems, agent-based modeling, learning and adaptation, interaction and cooperation - Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning, deep learning, reinforcement learning, neural computation, neuro-symbolic AI, decision-making, artificial life - Cognitive Systems and Perception
Vision and perception in autonomous systems, language and communication, brain-computer interfaces, attention and cognition - Ethics and Society
Trustworthy AI, explainability, ethics in robotics and AI, human-centered design
We invite expressions of interest from qualified researchers who wish to contribute to Paladyn, Journal of Robotics, Intelligent Agents, and Artificial Intelligence by joining the editorial team. Candidates with demonstrated expertise in nonlinear systems, modeling techniques, and engineering applications are encouraged to apply.
To submit your application, please complete the following form:
Application Form
Your Benefits
Why submit
As an Author of Paladyn, Journal of Robotics, Intelligent Agents, and Artificial Intelligence, You benefit from
- fair and constructive peer review
- quick online publication of accepted papers (continuous publication model)
- language correction services upon acceptance for authors from non-English speaking regions
- no limitations on colour figures and word count in published articles
- all articles are freely available to the academic community worldwide without any restrictions
- promotion of published papers to readers and citers
- distribution to open access directories (such as DOAJ) and thousands of libraries worldwide
- liberal policies on copyrights (authors retain copyright) and on self-archiving (no embargo periods)
secure archiving by De Gruyter and the independent archiving service Portico
Article Processing Charges
In order to sustain the publishing process, each article accepted for publication in Paladyn, Journal of Robotics, Intelligent Agents, and Artificial Intelligence is subject to an Article Processing Charge of €1000 (to all new submissions until 31 January 2025). The new APC of €1050 shall apply from 1 February 2025 (for new manuscripts only). This fee is used to cover the costs of the peer-review process, professional typesetting and copyediting, as well as online hosting, long-term preservation, and extensive promotion to potential readers. There is no submission fee. Information regarding payment of the charge will be provided following acceptance for publication. For more information please go to Article Processing Charges.
Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies
Detailed information on Editorial Policy, Publication Ethics, Instructions for Authors etc. can be found in the Supplementary Materials section.
For more information on De Gruyter Publishing Ethics, please see the De Gruyter Guidelines online here.
Special Issues
- Special Issue on Human behavior and user interfaces for human-centered generative AI
Submission deadline: November 30th, 2025 - Special issue on Recent Advances in Innovative Technologies for Industrial Equipment and Their Applications
Submission deadline: May 30th, 2026
Call for Papers
Supplementary Materials
| CiteScore | 6.7 | 2024, Scopus (Elsevier B.V., 2025) |
| SCImago Journal Rank | 0.483 | 2024, SJR (Scimago Lab, 2025; Data Source: Scopus) |
| Source Normalized Impact per Paper | 0.992 | 2024, CWTS Journal Indicators (CWTS B.V., 2025; Data Source: Scopus) |
| Index Copernicus Value | 133.57 |
MANUSCRIPTS
Paladyn, Journal of Robotics, Intelligent Agents, and Artificial Intelligence encourages the submission of both substantial full-length bodies of work and shorter manuscripts that report novel findings. There are no specific length restrictions for the overall manuscript or individual sections; however, we urge the authors to present and discuss their findings in a concise and accessible manner.
All submissions must be made via online submission system Editorial Manager.In case of problems, please contact the Assistant Managing Editor of this journal (assistantmanagingeditor@degruyter.com).
SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTSManuscripts have to be written in LATEX, AMS-TEX, AMS-LATEX. We do not accept papers in Plain TEX format. For an initial submission, the authors are strongly advised to upload their entire manuscript, including tables and figures, as a single PDF file. Authors are strongly advised to submit the final version of the paper using the journal’s LaTex Template.
For detailed information, please see Instruction for Authors
MANUSCRIPTS
Paladyn, Journal of Robotics, Intelligent Agents, and Artificial Intelligence encourages the submission of both substantial full-length bodies of work and shorter manuscripts that report novel findings. There are no specific length restrictions for the overall manuscript or individual sections; however, we urge the authors to present and discuss their findings in a concise and accessible manner.
All submissions must be made via online submission system Editorial Manager.In case of problems, please contact the Assistant Managing Editor of this journal (assistantmanagingeditor@degruyter.com).
SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS
Manuscripts have to be written in LATEX, AMS-TEX, AMS-LATEX. We do not accept papers in Plain TEX format. For an initial submission, the authors are strongly advised to upload their entire manuscript, including tables and figures, as a single PDF file. Authors are strongly advised to submit the final version of the paper using the journal’s LaTex Template.
For detailed information, please see Instruction for Authors
EDITORIAL POLICY
Unpublished material: Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described is not copyrighted, published or submitted elsewhere, except in abstract form. The corresponding author should ensure that all authors approve the manuscript before its submission.
Ethical conduct of research: The authors must describe and confirm safeguards to meet ethical standards when applicable. See Editorial Policy for details.
Conflict of interest: When authors submit a manuscript, they are responsible for recognizing and disclosing financial and/or other conflicts of interest that might bias their work and/or could inappropriately influence his/her judgment. If no specified acknowledgement is given, the Editors assume that no conflict of interest exists. Authors are encouraged to fill in the ICMJE Conflicts of Interest Form (available here) and send it in the electronic format to the Managing Editor.
Copyright: All authors retain copyright, unless – due to their local circumstances – their work is not copyrighted. The copyrights are governed by the Creative-Commons Attribution Only license (CC-BY) which is compliant with Plan-S. The corresponding author grants the journal the license to use of the article, by signing the License To Publish. Scanned copy of license should be sent to the journal, as soon as possible.
Authorship: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be named in an Acknowledgement section. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors (according to the above definition) and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the author list of the manuscript, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication. For more details the role of authors please see: https://www.degruyter.com/publishing/for-authors/for-journal-authors/role-of-authors
Peer Review process: Our standard policy requires each paper reporting primary research or secondary analysis of primary research, together with relevant supplementary materials, to be reviewed by at least two Referees and the peer-review process is single-blind. The Editors reserve the right to decline the submitted manuscript without review, if the studies reported are not sufficiently novel or important to merit publication in the journal. Manuscripts deemed unsuitable (insufficient originality or of limited interest to the target audience) are returned to the author(s) without review. The Editor seeks advice from experts in the appropriate field. Research articles and communications are refereed by a minimum of two reviewers, review papers by at least three. Authors are requested to suggest persons competent to review their manuscript. However, please note that this will be treated only as a suggestion, and the final selection of reviewers is exclusively the Editor's decision. The final decision of acceptance in made by Managing Editor or, in case of conflict, by the Editor-in-Chief.
Scientific Misconduct: This journal publishes only original manuscripts that are not also published or going to be published elsewhere. Multiple submissions/publications, or redundant publications (re-packaging in different words of data already published by the same authors) will be rejected. If they are detected only after publication, the journal reserves the right to publish a Retraction Note. In each particular case Editors will follow COPE’s Core Practices and implement the advices.
Editor-in-Chief
Francesco Isgrò, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Associate Editors
Antonio Andriella, PAL Robotics, Spain
Andrea Apicella, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Erik Billing, University of Skövde, Sweden
Patrick Holthaus, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Francesco Isgrò, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Sabine T. Köszegi, Technische Universität Wien, Austria
Shalli Rani, Chitkara University, India
Alessandra Rossi, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Ashutosh Sharma, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India
Zaib Ullah, Universita’ Telematica Giustino Fortunato, Benevento, Italy
Editorial Advisory Board
Gerardo Beni, University of California, USA
Angelo Cangelosi, University of Manchester, UK
Marco Dorigo, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Chrystopher Nehaniv, University of Waterloo, Canada / University of Hertfordshire, UK
Radu-Emil Precup, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania
Fiorella Operto, The School of Robotics, Italy
Nilanjan Sarkar, Vanderbilt University, USA
Sergiu Dan Stan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Editorial Board
Dario Cazzato, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Ignazio Infantino, Institute of High Performance Computing and Networking (ICAR), National Research Council (CNR), Italy
Basilio Lenzo, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Qiang Li, CITEC, Bielefeld University, Germany
Kanstantsin Miatliuk, Bialystok University of Technology, Poland
Marcin Miłkowski, Polish Academy of Science, Poland
Slawomir Nasuto, University of Reading, UK
Rui Paulo Rocha, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Nazmul Haque Siddique, University of Ulster, UK
Tadeusz Stepinski, AGH – University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland
Ian van der Linde, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
Neil Vaughan, University of Exeter, UK
Mattias Wahde, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Cezary Zieliński, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Honorary Editor
Lech Polkowski, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
Gregor Schöner, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
Managing Editor
Natalia Przybylska, De Gruyter (natalia.przybylska@degruyter.com)
Publisher
DE GRUYTER Poland
Bogumila Zuga 32A Str.
01-811 Warsaw, Poland
T: +48 22 701 50 15
Paladyn is covered by the following services:
- Arianta
- Baidu Scholar
- Cabells Journalytics
- Chronos Hub
- CNKI Scholar (China National Knowledge Infrastructure)
- CNPIEC - cnpLINKer
- DBLP Computer Science Bibliography
- Dimensions
- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
- EBSCO (relevant databases)
- EBSCO Discovery Service
- Ei Compendex
- Engineering Village
- Genamics JournalSeek
- GoOA
- Google Scholar
- Index Copernicus
- Inspec
- Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
- J-Gate
- Naver Academic
- Naviga (Softweco)
- Primo Central (ExLibris)
- ProQuest (relevant databases)
- Publons
- QOAM (Quality Open Access Market)
- ReadCube
- ScienceON (Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information)
- Scilit
- SCImago (SJR)
- SCOPUS
- Semantic Scholar
- Sherpa/RoMEO
- Summon (ProQuest)
- TDNet
- Ulrich's Periodicals Directory/ulrichsweb
- WanFang Data
- WorldCat (OCLC)
- X-MOL
- Yewno Discover
Supplementary Materials
- Authors Statements
- CFP Human behavior and user interfaces for human centered generative AI
- CFP Recent Advances in Innovative Technologies
- CFP State of the Art Human Action Recognition Systems
- Crosscheck Plagiarism Screening
- Data Sharing Policy
- Editorial Policy
- Guidelines for Reviewers
- Instructions_for_Authors
- LaTeX Template
- License to Publish
- Open Access Statement
- Privacy Statement
- Publication Ethics
- SI_CFP_template