In this era of intelligent publishing,artificial intelligence(AI)technology is widely used in publishing academic joumals.This article provided preliminarily analysis and prospects of the impact of AI on three important steps in publishing academic joumal(editing,copying,and distribution).In the editing and distribution process,publishers have used AI to help selecting topics,soliciting contributions,typesetting and proofreading,submitting contributions,peer reviewing,providing services for readers and data dissemination and promotion.Based on virtual reality(VR)and augmented reality(AR)technology,AI may be used to realize the immersive experience and diversified"reality"participation in the future.In the printing industry,AI may help to realize the automatic optimization imposition and transmission linkage printing,users'independent choice of printing and cooperative printing of multiple journals.Nowadays,there are many challenges and limitations in the application of AI in the publication of academic journals.Publishers still need to strengthen the combination of AI with editors and reviewers to give full play to their respective advantages,so as to further optimize the publishing process,improve the efficiency and quality of academic journal publication,and expand the influence of journals.