As part of the Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Encyclopedia Entry Initiative, the URNCST Journal has developed a schedule that participants agree to abide by, to ensure that enough planning, research and writing time is provided that the team can collectively and successfully draft a high-quality encyclopedia entry by the end of a 1 month period, although it is anticipated that most participants will be able to draft their article in a shorter time period. The journal divides the 1 month period into four “blocks”, as shown in the table below. Each block is comprised of a one-week period during which participants are required to complete specific deliverables based on their respective roles. The first block will begin on the first day of Block 1 outlined below. In order to ensure that participants are completing their deliverables in a timely fashion, at the start of blocks 2-4, a representative of the journal will send an email to participants requesting an update on their progress or the submission of work completed to-date. Participants should advise the journal as soon as possible, if they anticipate a delay in their completion of one or more deliverables at any given block. In the event that this happens, every effort should be made to complete this/these deliverable(s) from the previous block, in addition to all deliverables outlined in the next block. Failure to complete deliverables on time consistently may result in participants’ disqualification from the Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Encyclopedia Entry Initiative. At any time, questions or concerns should be directed to editor@urncst.com.
URNCST Journal Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Encyclopedia Entry Initiative Schedule: Round 1 (June-July 2024)
Block |
Deliverables |
Timeline (Deliverables Due on Last Day of Each Date Range) |
Block 1 (Week 1) |
1. Hold introductory meeting (if more than one participant) 2. Identify one or more artificial intelligence chatbots that will be used to assist with the writing of the encyclopedia entry article 3. Use the artificial intelligence chatbots to begin generating test prompts 4. Be familiarized with the encyclopedia entry article manuscript template and ask the journal staff any questions |
June 10 – |
Block 2 (Week 2) |
1. Compile list of potential references to cite in the final manuscript 2. Start and finish writing and citing the Introduction section of the article 3. Start writing and citing the Body section of the article |
June 17 – |
Block 3 (Week 3) |
1. Finish writing and citing the Body section of the article |
June 24 – |
Block 4 (Week 4) |
1. Finalize all writing and references (both in-text and bibliography) 2. Format manuscript according to URNCST Journal submission guidelines 3. Submit manuscript |
July 01 – July 07, 2024 |