Submission procedures

US welcomes original manuscripts in the following categories:

Research papers, which disseminate scientific findings contributing to solving technical issues underlying the development of unmanned systems;
Review articles and state-of-the-art surveys, which describe, in non-technical terms, the latest in base theories, principles, and innovative solutions and applications;
Short articles/Letters, which discuss the latest significant achievements and future trends; and book reviews.

Special issues related to the topics of US are also welcome. A short proposal should be sent to the Editors-in-Chief. It should include a tentative title; the information of the Guest Editor(s); purpose and scope; possible contributors; and a tentative timetable. If the proposal is accepted, the Guest Editor(s) will be responsible for the special issue and should follow the normal US review process. Copies of the reviewed papers and the reviewers' comments should be given to the Editors-in-Chief for recording purposes.

All submissions to US are handled electronically. Manuscripts should be submitted online via Editorial Manager (EM), a fully web-based submission, peer-review, and tracking system. Upon submission, authors should specify to which section the paper belongs. If you are submitting via this new system for the first time, you will first be required to register. From the account you create, you will be able to monitor your submission and make subsequent submissions.

There are no page charges for submissions to US. The first-named or corresponding author of each accepted paper will receive, free of charge, a PDF of the final article. An Article Processing Charge (APC) is only applicable to accepted papers which the Author(s) wish to publish under World Scientific’s Open Access scheme. For more information, visit https://www.worldscientific.com/us/openaccess.

Terms of submission:

Submission of a manuscript implies that the paper has not been published and is not being considered for publication in another journal.
Hardcopy submissions or submissions via email to the managing editors are not encouraged and will only be accepted when the online submission system is disrupted.
Any manuscript, which does not conform to the instructions, may be returned to authors for revision before publication.
Once a paper has been accepted for publication in this journal, the author is assumed to have transferred the copyright to World Scientific Publishing Co.
All submitted papers will be acknowledged and refereed.
Manuscripts are to be prepared according to the instructions provided. Authors are encouraged to use Latex2e to typeset their contributions using the journal's style/template document; otherwise, Microsoft Word is acceptable. Editorial Manager allows submission of source files at the submission stage. Papers may also be submitted in the form of a single .PDF or .PS file with fully embedded graphics (of a minimal resolution for the purposes of evaluation).
Authors who wish to have their profiles included at the end of their papers must provide write ups and photographs for all named authors of the paper. The journal and editors-in-chief reserve the right to remove authors' profiles from papers that do not comply with this policy.
World Scientific encourages authors for whom English is not their first language to seek assistance from a fluent English speaker prior to submission. Alternatively, authors may contact organisations like Enago for assistance. This makes it easier for the editors and reviewers to check your manuscript. World Scientific reserves the right to return manuscripts written in poor English without review.
World Scientific has collaborated with Enago to provide Academic English editing and translation services to help authors get their research submission-ready. Authors can choose from a range of editing services and get their manuscripts edited by Enago's professional PhD native editors. Authors that wish to use this service will receive a 30% discount on all editing services. To find out more information or get a quote, please visit: https://www.enago.com/worldscientific.

Detailed instructions for preparation of manuscripts are available in:

Latex2e (readme / Download)
MS-Word (ZIP files) (readme / Download)

Illustrations and Images:

Please prepare all line drawings, halftones (grayscale) and colored illustrations in high resolution according to the following guidelines.

Detailed requirements for illustrations:

600 dpi for line drawings (black and white).
300 dpi for halftones (gray scale). Do not convert from color images as they reproduce very poorly.
300 dpi for color images. Must be in CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black) for color separation. RGB (Red, Green and Blue) is unacceptable for color separation work.
Ensure all labels/annotations are sharp and clear for reproduction. Easy-to-read typeface/font like Arial, Helvetica or Times Roman are recommended for the labels.
To provide softcopy of the illustrations in either eps, ps, tif, jpg, gif or bmp format, preferable on a PC platform. All illustrations should be embedded in the text. At the same time provide the illustration, example, John_fig1.eps, Hogn_fig2.eps, or John_fig1.tif, John_fig2.tif.
If soft copies are not available, authors are requested to submit good original glossy prints for clear reproduction. Figure number must be clearly labeled on the back and preferably indicate which side of the figure is the top by using an arrow pointing upwards.

Video Submissions

Authors are welcome to submit videos related to their research as supplementary material for their papers. Authors submitting video files must agree to these videos being freely assessable to all, as well as to having them hosted on publicly accessible platforms such as YouTube. Authors are also required to submit a suggested Title and Description for these videos.

Conflict of interest:

Authors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest (professional and/or financial) at the end of the manuscript. Financial support including any grants or support from companies should be mentioned in the Acknowledgments section.

For other general ethics guidelines, please refer to the "Ethical policy for journals" webpage.

It is mandatory for corresponding authors to provide their ORCID iDs in order to submit papers to this journal. ORCID iD is a unique identifier that helps in distinguishing you from other researchers with the same name and ensures that your research is attributed to you correctly. We encourage all authors to create their own ORCID iD and to include it in the manuscript before submission.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE:
World Scientific Publishing will only issue an official invoice for the payment of an Article-Processing Charge if you opt for Gold Open Access, and after your paper has been accepted. Before responding to any payment request, we advise you to check on your submission's status at Editorial Manager website, or contact the Editor-in-Chief/Managing Editor, to ensure your submission has officially been "Accepted" for publication. Please disregard any payment request if otherwise. When in doubt, contact us at World Scientific (editor@wspc.com).