期刊名称：JOURNAL OF FIELD ROBOTICS
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
The Journal of Field Robotics seeks to promote scholarly publications dealing with the fundamentals of robotics in unstructured and dynamic environments. Articles describing robotics research with applications to the environment, construction, forestry, agriculture, mining, subsea, intelligent highways, search and rescue, military, and space (orbital and planetary) are encouraged. Papers in sensing, sensors, mechanical design, computing architectures, communication, planning, learning, and control, applied to field applications are encouraged.
The Journal focuses on experimental robotics and encourages publication of work that has both theoretical and practical significance. Authors will be encouraged to implement their work and demonstrate its utility on significant problems with emphasis on the underlying principles. That is, the Journal will encourage reporting on what was learned in doing the work, rather than merely on what was done. Also encouraged are comparative or meta-studies and verification of previously published results as well as reports of extended field experiments that seek to validate autonomous systems in representative environments. Systems papers will be welcome but they must include analysis and insight into why approaches work and the challenges still to be addressed. Studies of systems that have been fielded over extended durations are encouraged. The journal will publish only articles of high quality rather than achieving a particular number of papers or a ratio of accepted papers to those submitted.
The Journal will push the frontiers of electronic publishing in the following ways:
1. Exploitation of the medium via multimedia that accompanies articles . JFR will publish code, models, data, and animations (either synthetic or actual video demonstrations) as appendices to articles. Such appendices will not be a requirement for publication but will be encouraged.
2. Low-cost access to articles and appendices . JFR will be deliberately structured so as to reduce the costs of publication. Fast and easy access to the journal will accelerate the pace at which new results can be absorbed by other researchers. It will also allow access to new results by a large population across the globe currently not privileged to the infrastructure required to support robotics research and, in some cases, who do not have easy access to archival quality printed journals.
3. Reduced time to publication . JFR will organize the reviewing and publication process in such a way that a short turnaround time is possible. Reviews will be led by members of the Editorial Board and by notable researchers. Papers and reviews will be managed via a Web interface and a paid managing editor will be in charge of ensuring the process of submission and resubmission runs smoothly. Before being asked to review a paper, reviewers will be asked whether they have the time to review the paper, and if they do not, they will not be sent the paper.
Instructions to Authors
JFR Paper Categories
Manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Field Robotics should describe work that has both practical and theoretical significance. Authors must clearly articulate claims, and support them by empirical evidence from relevant experiments. Results that are limited to simulation will not be sufficient; experimental validation in field or appropriate analogs is necessary.
Submissions must be original. The research described cannot have previously been published or pending publication in another journal, and submissions cannot be under review in any other forum. JFR will publish work that has previously been reported in conferences or workshops. If the work has appeared in a conference, the submission must substantively extend the conference publication.
Four types of manuscripts are accepted for publication: (1) regular articles, (2) research notes, (3) survey articles, and (4) field reports.
Articles are full-length papers reporting original research.
Research notes are brief monographs that extend or evaluate previous articles.
Survey articles are tutorials or literature reviews that contribute an analysis or perspective that advances our understanding of the subject matter.
Field reports are descriptions of novel systems that have been in operation over an extended duration.
Authors should specify one of the above categories when submitting a paper to JFR. The Editors may, under some circumstances, publish a submission under a different paper category than the author originally requested, with the consent of the author.
How to Submit an Article for Review
All manuscripts should be submitted electronically via ScholarOne Manuscripts ( http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rob ). All correspondence concerning manuscripts under review should be emailed to the Managing Editor, Sanae Urano Minick: sminick@cs.cmu.edu.
Although manuscripts may be submitted in any format for review (PDF is preferred), final versions for publication must meet specific requirements as detailed below. Please include complete contact information (including mailing address and telephone number) for the corresponding author in the text of the message accompanying any submissions.
Style (Initial Submission)
Please use simple text formatting (i.e. no double columns or other attempt to replicate our published format) and a legible font of at least 12 point size. SI units should be used at all times.
Pages, equations, figures and tables should be numbered sequentially. Figures and tables must also have captions. In the initial submission, figures and tables should appear in the body of the text. Figures may be submitted in black and white, grayscale, or color. Effective 2009, after the article has been typeset, the authors may designate one page that will be produced in color in the print version for free. Any additional figures can be in color for a charge of $850 per page.
Section Numbering: Use section numbers for the first three levels of headings: 1., 1.1., 1.1.1.
The format for citations in text and for bibliographic references follows the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed., 2001). Alphabetize the reference list and cite references by author and date in the text; for example, (Johnson, 1983), (Hogan & James, 1995), (Manfred et al., 2003). When a work has two authors, always cite both names. When a work has three, four, or five authors, cite all authors the first time the reference occurs. In subsequent citations, include only the surname of the first author followed by et al. and the year. Use “et al.�after the primary author if there are six or more authors for the first and all subsequent citations.
References should include relevant information as follows.
1. Books : Authors's last names and initials, year, title, city, publisher; e.g.:
Gelb, A., Kasper, J., Nash, R.A., & Price, C.F. (1974). Applied optimal estimation. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
2. Chapters in a book / Papers in published proceedings : Authors' last names and initials, year, title of chapter/paper, editors' initials and last names, title of book or proceedings, page numbers (if any), city, publisher.
Pomerleau, D. A. (1990). Neural network based autonomous navigation. In C. Thorpe (Ed.), Vision and navigation: The Carnegie Mellon Navlab (pp. 83-92). Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic.
3. Journal articles : Authors' last names and initials, year, title of article, name of journal, volume number, issue number, page numbers.
Kumar, R. V., Waldron, K.J., & Tsai, M.J. (1986). Geometric optimization of serial chain manipulator structures for working volume and dexterity. International Journal of Robotics Research, 5(2), 91-103.
4. Conference papers : Authors' last names and initals, year and month of conference, title of paper, name of conference, location of conference.
Mason, M., Pai, D., Rus, D., Taylor, L.R., & Erdmann, M. (1999, May). A mobile manipulator. Paper presented at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '99), Detroit, MI.
5. Technical reports : Authors' last names and initials, year, title of report, report number, city, name of institution.
Pantofaru, C., & Hebert, M. (2001). A comparison of image segmentation algorithms (Tech. Rep. CMU-RI-TR-05-40). Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University, Robotics Institute.
6. Theses : Authors' last name and initials, year, title of thesis, identification of paper as thesis (e.g., Ph.D. thesis), name of institution, city and state (if city and state are not part of institution name), or city and country.
Debevec, P.E. (1996). Modeling and rendering architecture from photographs. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of California at Berkeley.
7. Websites: Author or site name, year, URL, date of retrieval or access.
DARPA Urban Challenge. (2007). http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/index.asp. Accessed April 3, 2009.
Montambault, S., & Pouliot, N. (2007a). Inspection robot capable of clearing obstacles while operating on a live line. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from http://www.electricity-today.com/et/issue0407/line-robot.html.
References in languages besides English may be used to an extent, as appropriate; please note however that such references may be inaccessible to readers, and excessive reliance on non-English sources, especially for references that are central to the article, may impair a paper's chance of acceptance.
Copyright Transfer Agreement
A copyright transfer agreement, executed and signed by the author, is required with each manuscript submission. If the article is a "work made for hire," the agreement must be signed by the employer. The form to be used can be downloaded in PDF format at http://www.wiley.com/go/ctaaus .
No manuscript can be considered accepted until a signed copyright transfer agreement has been received.
It is the author's responsibility to obtain written permission to reproduce material that has appeared in another publication. Such permission must be submitted with the signed copyright transfer agreement before publication can proceed.
Sending Your Final Paper
Final revised papers must be submitted in electronic version. We accept final papers in LaTeX or MS Word. Please note: This journal does not accept Microsoft WORD 2007 documents at this time. Please use WORD’s “Save As�option to save your document as an older (.doc) file type. All illustration files should be in TIFF or EPS (with preview) formats. Do not submit native or exotic application formats. Please use the paper’s ROB number in each file name. All file names should be given the 2- or 3-letter extension that identifies the file format used (i.e., .txt, .doc, .tif, .eps).
Journal quality reproduction will require color or grayscale files at resolutions yielding approximately 300 ppi. Bitmapped line art should be submitted at resolutions yielding 600�200 ppi. These resolutions refer to the output size of the file; if you anticipate that your images will be enlarged or reduced, resolutions should be adjusted accordingly. Please advise us of any figures which you wish to reproduce in color in the printed version of JFR. The production company will contact you about pricing. You must agree in writing to any color reproduction fees before JFR will print your figure(s) in color.
Please be sure to return your final paper on or before the due date indicated on the acceptance letter. Failure to do so may result in delaying the publication of your paper.
Proofs
Authors will receive a password via email providing access to PDF versions of proofs to check the accuracy of typesetting. Unless otherwise specified, authors will be charged for any alterations to the proofs beyond those needed to correct typesetting errors. Proofs must be checked and returned within 48 hours of receipt. Authors may request that hard copies be mailed to them instead.
Reprints
Please complete the Reprint Publication Order Form that accompanied your proofs and return with your corrected proofs, regardless of whether or not you are ordering reprints. This form needs to be returned via fax or mail in order to keep track of reprint orders and waivers to orders. Reprints ordered pre-publication are subject to a pre-publication price, and will be shipped approximately four to six weeks after journal publication. Reprints ordered after journal printing are subject to the regular price, which is substantially more expensive. Corresponding authors: Effective in 2010, in lieu of a complimentary copy, free access to the final PDF offprint of your article will be available via Author Services only. Please therefore sign up for Author Services if you would like to access your article PDF offprint and enjoy the many other benefits the service offers
Editorial Board
EDITORS
Founding Editors: Sanjiv Singh and Peter Corke
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Sanjiv Singh
Carnegie Mellon University (USA)
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Robert Ambrose
NASA JSC (USA)
Hajime Asama
The University of Tokoyo (Japan)
Martin Buehler
iRobot (USA)
Raja Chatila
LAAS (France)
Eric Feron
Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)
Ernie Hall
University of Cincinnati (USA)
Karl Iagnemma
MIT (USA)
Alonzo Kelly
Carnegie Mellon University (USA)
Simon LaCroix
LAAS (France)
Larry Matthies
NASA JPL (USA)
Eduardo Nebot
University of Sydney (Australia)
Paul Newman
Oxford University (UK)
Anibal Ollero
University of Seville (Spain)
Cedric Pradalier
ETH (Switzerland)
Vincent Rigaud
IFREMER (France)
Jonathan Roberts
CSIRO (Australia)
Roland Siegwart
ETH (Switzerland)
Matthew Spenko
Illinois Institute of Technology (USA)
Satoshi Tadokoro
Tohoku University (Japan)
David Wettergreen
Carnegie Mellon University (USA)
GENERAL MEMBERS, EDITORIAL BOARD
Ron Arkin
Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)
Matt Berkemeier
Autonomous Solutions (USA)
Peter Corke
Queensland University of Technology (Australia)
Aarne Halme
HUT (Finland)
Andrew Howard
NASA JPL (USA)
Peter Lawrence
University of British Columbia (Canada)
Mike Montemerlo
Stanford University (USA)
John Reid
John Deere (USA)
Tony Stentz
Carnegie Mellon University (USA)
Salah Sukkarieh
University of Sydney (Australia)
Kazuya Yoshida
Tohoku University (Japan)
Brian Wilcox
NASA JPL (USA)
ADVISORY BOARD
Steve Dubowsky
MIT (USA)
Hugh Durrant-Whyte
University of Sydney (Australia)
Toshio Fukuda
University of Nagoya (Japan)
Red Whittaker
Carnegie Mellon University (USA)
Alex Zelinsky
CSIRO (Australia)
MANAGING EDITOR
Sanae Urano Minick
Carnegie Mellon University (USA)
JOURNAL PRODUCTION
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Laura Espinet
E-mail: lespinet@wiley.com
Journal of Field Robotics
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