iFuture is a premier open-access journal published by Tsinghua University Press on the SciOpen platform, with academic support​ from the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences at Tsinghua University. Led by Turing Award Laureate Prof. Andrew Chi-Chih Yao​ as Editor-in-Chief, the journal is the core component of the AI Open Alliance. Its core mission is to break through AI’s theoretical bottlenecks and foundational infrastructure.

The journal of iFuture focuses on the essential attributes of artificial intelligence (AI), with a core mission to break through AI’s theoretical bottlenecks and foundational infrastructure. We welcome high-impact original research with significant field advancements, covering the following core areas:

• Novel AI theories, high-efficiency algorithms, and underlying architecture platforms, including major original innovations, high-value interdisciplinary reviews, and breakthroughs from national-level key AI R&D programs.
• Embodied intelligence and multimodal perception, focusing on embodied intelligence, humanoid robotics, and multimodal sensory fusion.
• Scientific intelligence and interdisciplinary applications, covering brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), brain-inspired computing, and the intrinsic fundamental principles of neural networks.
• Future computing paradigms (including optoelectronic computing, quantum computing and other emerging models), focusing on AI-specific chips and computing-in-memory (CIM) architectures.
• AI‑integrated research, emphasizing autonomous discovery and the advancement of AI’s own research capabilities.
• Next‑generation scholarly communication, focusing on AI‑enhanced research dissemination and AI‑driven quality assessment to reshape the entire knowledge life cycle.