The Journal of Ethics and Emerging Technologies (JEET) is pleased to announce the publication of Volume 36, Issue 2 (July–December 2026).
As emerging technologies continue to reshape nearly every dimension of human life—from healthcare and public infrastructure to governance, memory, and education—ethical reflection has never been more important. This issue brings together scholars from a wide range of disciplines to examine many of these pressing questions through rigorous philosophical, empirical, and policy-oriented research.
This issue opens with an editorial by Steven Umbrello, “Industry Self-Flagging and the Insufficiency Critique of Alignment,” which examines current approaches to AI alignment and argues that voluntary industry commitments alone are insufficient for governing increasingly capable AI systems.
The research articles span an equally diverse set of topics.
The Leuven Ethical Question Framework, by Tijs Vandemeulebroucke, Yvonne Denier, Alice Cavolo, and Chris Gastmans, presents a practical ethical framework designed to help researchers, healthcare professionals, and policymakers evaluate health technology innovations.
In “The Moral Cost of Agreement,” Kallen Zhou, Manning Littlejohn, Isabella Garrard, and Jonathan Barlow introduce a quantitative framework for measuring user-framed sycophancy in large language models, addressing one of today’s most actively debated challenges in AI evaluation.
William Sims Bainbridge explores the ethics of digital remembrance in “Challenges of Artificial Intelligence Memorialization,” examining how AI systems increasingly shape how societies remember the dead.
Pauldin Lawrence contributes “A Documental Theory Based Approach towards Digital Public Infrastructure,” offering a philosophical foundation for thinking about digital public infrastructure and institutional trust.
The issue also includes a letter addressing the implications of space development for Global South countries, as well as a broad collection of book reviews covering AI governance, cyborg rights, educational AI, technology governance, and responsible AI.
JEET exists to foster interdisciplinary scholarship at the intersection of:
Artificial Intelligence
Human Enhancement
Bioethics
Digital Governance
Neurotechnology
Robotics
Quantum Technologies
Philosophy of Technology
Responsible Innovation
As a fully open-access journal published by the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET), all articles are immediately available to readers worldwide without subscription barriers.
JEET is continually seeking high-quality scholarship that advances ethical reflection on emerging technologies.
We welcome:
Original research articles
Review essays
Policy perspectives
Literature reviews
Book reviews
Letters to the Editor
Special issue proposals
Whether your work is philosophical, empirical, interdisciplinary, or policy-focused, we encourage you to consider JEET as a venue for your research.
Submissions are accepted throughout the year, and accepted papers are published promptly as part of our ongoing issues.
We look forward to reading your work and continuing to build a global community of scholars dedicated to ensuring that technological progress remains aligned with human dignity, democratic values, and responsible innovation.
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