Unmanned Aviation Magazine - GENERAL INFORMATION

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Authors of submitted papers are requested to include on the front page up to five keywords reflecting the specific

research area(s) the paper relates to. Keywords facilitate and accelerate the review process, and they will be used for

indexing purposes. Authors may choose from the following list of topics and keywords:

Aerial Manipulation, Airspace Control, Airspace Management, Airworthiness, Air Vehicle Operations, Autonomy, Bio-inspired UAVs, Certification, Design for Resilience, Flight Control Architectures, Energy Efficient UAVs, Environmental Issues, Fail-Safe Systems, Frequency Management, Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC), Human Factors and Ethical AI for UAS, Integration into the National Airspace, Interoperability, Learning-based Perception and GNC, Legal Challenges, Levels of Safety, Manned/Unmanned Aviation, Micro- and Mini- UAS, Multi-mode and Hybrid UAS, Navigation, Networked UAVs, NextGen UAV Designs, Payloads, Path Planning, Privacy Issues, Reconfigurable UAVs, Regulations, Reliability of UAS, Risk Analysis, See-detect-and-avoid Systems, Security, Sensor Fusion, Simulation, Smart Sensors, Standards Development, Technology Challenges, Training, UAS Applications, UAS Communications, UAS – Human Interaction, UAS Testbeds

Paper submission will be online through https://controls.papercept.net. Papers should be prepared following the standard two-column IEEE conference template using an editable format, LaTex (.tex) or MS Word (.docx). Original pictures must be of good quality (with a minimum size of

1000 pixels, width or height) formatted as JPEG, PNG, or EPS for plotted data, tables, etc.

Submitted papers must include research work that is: original; it has not been previously published; it has not been submitted, nor is it under review in any other publication venue. Should the submitted paper have more than one author, all co-authors must approve submission. When needed, authors must get approval from the responsible authorities of the venue (institute, etc.) in which the research work has been performed. The ICUAS Association, Inc., will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation. If the submitted paper includes figures, tables, or any text passages from already published work, then, during paper submission:

i.) author(s) must provide detailed text or caption referencing the original source

ii.) author(s) must obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) to use such information, and they must provide proof that such permission has been granted. 

Otherwise, all material and information in the submitted paper, without evidence, will be assumed to originate from and belong to the authors.

Submitted papers must be classified by the authors as: Regular Paper, Short Paper, Technical Note, or Position Paper.

Papers must be submitted online. All submitted papers will be processed by the Editor-in-chief (EIC), who will assign the paper to a Handling Editor. The Handling Editor is responsible to coordinate the peer review process and make a recommendation once all requested reviews are received. The EIC and the Handling Editor will oversee and coordinate the whole process, from initial submission to the final decision, and the publication phase. 

Authors will receive a decision with a Review Report with detailed comments within 30-40 days from the submission date. The decision may be: Accept, Revisions, Reject. When revisions are requested, the authors must address all provided comments in the revised version of the paper. Revised papers must be submitted within thirty days after the decision has been communicated to the authors. The final version of accepted papers must be submitted within fifteen days after the decision has been communicated to the authors.

Submitted papers will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Relevance and impact of the addressed topic to the unmanned aviation and UAS community.
• Originality, novelty and scientific contributions of the reported research.
• Validation and verification through simulations, or simulated experiments, or experimental studies.
• Quality and clarity of the paper. Note that use of generative AI tools should be limited to revision of English, avoiding its use for the writing.

Authors are encouraged to consider the following when preparing their manuscript:

• Organize the content of the paper such that contents flow in a natural, easy to read and understand way: Introduction and rationale, research question/problem that is addressed, relevant literature, proposed approach of solution, results and contributions.
• Provide a short Abstract that summarizes the presented research work, main results, and contributions.
• In the Introduction section, include an overview of the state-of-the-art and related work, stating limitations and shortcomings that are addressed and solved in the submitted paper.
• For clarity, you may include a Table with all contributions, which will attract the readers’ attention when reading the paper.
• Provide good quality figures with detailed captions. You may use Microsoft Power Point or any other software tool to edit pictures, embedding text and forms. For MATLAB figures, use EPS (Encapsulated Postscript) files in LaTex, or copy the figure from the plot window and paste it in the MS Word file to preserve quality.
• Include an Acknowledgement indicating funding sources and support from institutions or people that have contributed to the reported work.
• Proof-read the paper checking English, grammar and syntax. This allows for better understanding and appreciation of the contents of the work.