This Article is Not Just in English

Making Science More Inclusive and Impactful with Artificial Intelligence Translation

Authors

  • Andrew Burton-Jones
  • Amano Tatsuya University of Queensland
  • James Boyce
  • Patrick Chau BNU-HKBU United International College China
  • Juan (Jane) Feng Tsinghua University
  • Indira R. Guzman Cal Poly Pomona
  • Sirkka Jarvenpaa University of Texas, Austin
  • Jingqi (Celeste) li University of Queensland
  • Morteza Namvar University of Queensland
  • Balaji Padmanabhan University of Maryland
  • Jose Pineda California State University
  • Jean-Loup Richet Sorbonne Business School
  • Suprateek Sarker University of Virginia
  • Stefan Seidel The University of Cologne
  • Sujeet Sharma IIM Nagpur
  • Doug Vogel Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Harry Wang University of Delaware
  • Victoria Yoon Virginia Commonwealth University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v29.5875

Keywords:

Provocation, Language Bias, AI Translation Tools

Abstract

Humanity is linguistically diverse, but science is not. Academic success requires English-language mastery. Every major conference, every major journal – even this one – assumes it. English-language bias in science is so strong that it is taken for granted by most scientists and scientific associations, never talked about nor addressed. This is unfair and creates great costs and missed opportunities. It is also unnecessary. Artificial intelligence (AI) translation tools are becoming very good, very fast, allowing us to foresee a multilingual science. Our provocation to readers is: How should we harness AI translation tools for a more impactful, inclusive science? This is a challenge ideally suited to Information Systems scholars because it involves designing sociotechnical artifacts and practices for a better future. To demonstrate feasibility, this article went through a multilingual review process and is published in five languages, all enabled by AI translation.    

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2025-07-23

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Burton-Jones, A., Tatsuya , A., Boyce, J. ., Chau, P. ., Feng, J. (Jane), Guzman, I. R. ., … Yoon, V. . (2025). This Article is Not Just in English: Making Science More Inclusive and Impactful with Artificial Intelligence Translation. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 29. https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v29.5875

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