Interested in submitting to this journal? First, we recommend that you review the journal’s sections About the Journal and Editorial Policies, as well as Author Guidelines, to learn more about the main conditions authors need to meet when submitting a manuscript to be considered for publication in the Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning.
Then, authors need to access JSSP Editorial Manager Platform to register with the journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in and begin the five-step process.
Manuscript submission and acceptance for publication is continuous (all year long). The editorial procedures may last up to approximately 12 weeks. After operating all adjustments suggested by the editorial team and reviewers, the final version of the manuscript will be published online first.
Online First publication. In the interest of both authors and readers, we adopted the online first policy. This aims to offer full access to the research results at the earliest date possible, thus reducing the time before submission and publication of a manuscript. Manuscripts accepted for publication will be assigned a DOI and will be available for reading and citation even before the date of the regular publication (be it June or December of a certain year). See Online First.
Publication charges. The APC associated with the publication in the Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning is of 150 Euro/article. According to our policy, a 25% fee waiver is applied to articles whose first authors are Master, PhD or postdoctoral students. Authors in this position should contact the editorial board and confirm their quality by providing a Confirmation Letter from the institution they are affiliated to. In this case the Article Processing Charge will be of 113 Euro. All costs will be charged only upon the acceptance of their manuscripts for publication.
Editing and formatting guidelines. Please visit the section Guide for authors and check all Manuscript formatting and content guidelines to find out more about the format of the manuscript that should be submitted.
Originality and Authorship Statement. Authors submitting a manuscript to be considered for publication in Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning should fill out the author statement. The standard form may be downloaded from here.
Submission checklist. Before making the submission, authors should make sure they have prepared the following files:
- Main manuscript with figures and tables (including title, abstract and references, without any identification details for the authors and/or affiliation) – MS Word file
- Author page (including all authors in the agreed order, their affiliation, ORCID, and acknowledgements) – MS Word file
- Cover letter – MS Word/PDF file
- Graphical material (each of the figures included and referenced in the manuscript, as separate JPEG/PNG files, at a resolution of at least 300dpi)
- Tables (each of the tables included and referenced in the manuscript, as separate MS Excel files)
- Authorship statement(s) (Originality and authorship statement should be downloaded, filled out and signed by each of the contributors listed as authors of the manuscript)
- Confirmation Letter from the affiliated institution to benefit from APC 25% waiver (if the case).
- The recommendation of at least two reviewers that you believe are suitable to evaluate your manuscript. They should have research interests related to your topic of your paper. Please provide the following details for both of them: Name and Surname, title, affiliation and e-mail address. This information can be included in the Cover letter or in a separate file.
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