To promote rapid publication of research results, articles sent to Field Robotics will be reviewed and a decision returned to the authors in approximately 4-6 weeks. If an article is longer than usual, we may require more time for the review. If the article is deemed to be inappropriate for the journal, the Editor may choose to do a summary rejection, that is a rejection without a full review.

Reviewers are instructed to make recommendations to accept, accept with minor revisions, accept with major revisions, or reject. If a paper requires substantial revisions, it will not be accepted. In this case, the editor may recommend that the author submit a revised version, but there is no guarantee it will be reviewed by the same referees, or that it will eventually be published. A paper may be revised and resubmitted at most once.

If a paper is accepted, the editor and reviewers may require minor revisions. The author should return the revised paper as soon as possible. Normally, authors will have up to 60 days to accomplish their revisions. Upon receiving a revised paper, the editor may ask the reviewers to re-review the revised paper. Electronic publication will occur soon after upon receipt of the final version of an accepted article.