The International Journal of Digital Economy, Data Sciences and New Media

Telecommunications Policy is concerned with the impact of digitalization in the economy and society. The journal is multidisciplinary, encompassing conceptual, theoretical and empirical studies, quantitative as well as qualitative. The scope includes policy, regulation, and governance; big data, artificial intelligence and data science; new and traditional sectors encompassing new media and the platform economy; management, entrepreneurship, innovation and use. Contributions may explore these topics at national, regional and international levels, including issues confronting both developed and developing countries. The papers accepted by the journal meet high standards of analytical rigor and policy relevance.

Special Issue on Policy Responses to Generative AI
Día de Entrega: 2026-02-28

As generative AI disrupts and pervades industry, politics, national security, education, and beyond, scholars should assess the need for new/updated law and regulation. This special issue aims to expand the literature on AI policy responses, addressing the extent to which existing policy frameworks are applicable to challenges posed. Submissions may address national or international AI policymaking approaches, as well as governance modes for aspects of AI technologies (e.g. training data, algorithms/automation, product/service marketplace, implementation, user experience, etc.). Against this background we seek empirical, conceptual, and/or theoretical contributions at micro (users), meso (organizations, government), or macro (international, comparative, temporal) levels of analysis. Comparative and integrative approaches (as opposed to systematic literature reviews) are preferred. All submissions should include policy recommendations.

Below is a non-exhaustive list of potential topics to be the focus of policy considerations and/or analysis:

1. Synthetic media (e.g. deepfakes)
2. AI fairness, transparency, and/or bias
3. Ownership/intellectual property
4. Content moderation
5. Risk and security standards
6. Privacy and reputation management
7. Public participation in AI governance
8. Critical/cultural approaches to AI governance

Guest editors:

Dr. Jonathan Obar
York University, Toronto, Canada
jaobar@yorku.ca

Dr. Christoph Lutz
BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway
christoph.lutz@bi.no

Dr. Madelyn Sanfilippo
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, USA
madelyns@illinois.edu

Manuscript submission information:

You are invited to submit your manuscript at any time before the submission deadline, 28 February 2026. For any inquiries about the appropriateness of contribution topics, please contact Dr. Jonathan Obar via jaobar@yorku.ca.

The journal’s submission platform (Editorial Manager®) is now available for receiving submissions to this Special Issue. Please refer to the Guide for Authors to prepare your manuscript, and select the article type of “VSI: Policy for Generative AI” when submitting your manuscript online. Both the Guide for Authors and the submission portal could be found on the Journal Homepage here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/telecommunications-policy

All the submissions deemed suitable to be sent for peer review will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. Upon its editorial acceptance, your article will go into production immediately. It will be published in the latest regular issue, while be presented on the specific Special Issue webpage simultaneously. In regular issues, Special Issue articles will be clearly marked and branded.

Keywords:

Generative AI policy, AI policy, AI governance, AI law, artificial intelligence policy, governing artificial intelligence, internet governance