Call for papers
Volume 1, Issue 1
2027
ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION
Volume 1, Issue 1 examines how intelligent machines move from experimental systems to dependable real-world operation. It connects advances in robotics and autonomy with the engineering discipline needed for safe, scalable automation.
The journal is published quarterly, and the submission window for this issue closes on 31 March 2027.
Publication is free of cost. There is no submission charge and no article processing fee for any journal under LM Publisher.
We are inviting original research, rigorous reviews, and applied case studies that fit the journal's scope above. Papers are peer-reviewed, and accepted work is scheduled into this issue as it clears review.
The journal is led by Editor-in-Chief Prof. Ben Clements, University of Leicester, England, United Kingdom.
Authors can send a manuscript through the press's submission form. You will hear from the editorial desk once your submission has been read.
Authors retain copyright in their work. The press's copyright form grants the press a licence to publish and distribute the paper, and the published paper is released open access under CC BY 4.0, so anyone may read and share it with credit to the author.
Editorial focus
Highlights
- Robot design, sensing, control, and human–robot collaboration
- Autonomous navigation, perception, planning, and decision-making
- Industrial automation, smart manufacturing, and field deployment
Publishing details
Features
- International peer review with a first decision within four weeks
- Original research, rigorous reviews, and applied case studies
- Quarterly, open-access publication under CC BY 4.0
- No submission charge or article processing fee
After you submit
What happens to your paper
- 1Received
Your manuscript reaches the editorial desk and is logged the day it arrives.
- 2Screened
It is checked for similarity and for fit with the journal's scope before any reviewer sees it.
- 3Reviewed
Peers in your field read it and report back to the editor.
- 4First decision
You hear the outcome within four weeks of submitting: review, revise, or decline.
- 5Revised
If changes are asked for, you return the paper and it is checked against the reports.
- 6Published
Accepted work is scheduled into the issue as it clears review, free of cost.