Author guidelines
Formatting requirements, submission checklist, and ethics policy for manuscripts submitted to JATAIR.
Manuscript formatting
Manuscripts should be prepared in English and submitted as a single PDF or Word document. Use 12-point Times New Roman or equivalent, 1.5 line spacing, and numbered pages. Figures and tables should be embedded near their first reference in the text, with high-resolution versions of figures supplied separately at acceptance.
| Element | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Title | Concise, under 20 words, no abbreviations |
| Abstract | 150–250 words, structured (background, method, results, conclusion) |
| Keywords | 4–6 keywords, comma-separated |
| References | IEEE numbered style, minimum 20 for research articles |
| Figures | Vector format preferred (SVG/EPS); minimum 300dpi for raster images |
Section structure
Research articles should generally follow: Introduction, Related Work, Proposed Method / System Design, Experimental Setup & Flight Test or Simulation Data, Results & Discussion, Conclusion, References. Where applicable, authors should clearly distinguish simulation-based results from flight test or hardware-in-the-loop results.
Submission checklist
- Manuscript is anonymized for double-blind review (no author names, affiliations, or self-identifying acknowledgments in the main file)
- Title page with full author details submitted as a separate file
- Abstract falls within the 150–250 word range
- All figures and tables are cited in the text in order
- References are complete and formatted in IEEE numbered style
- Conflict of interest and funding statement included
- Flight test or simulation ethics/safety approval statement included, where applicable
Research & publication ethics
JATAIR follows COPE guidelines. Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one venue simultaneously, must disclose any prior presentation of the work (e.g. at a conference), and must obtain consent for use of any third-party flight data, simulation models, or proprietary aircraft data. Where live flight tests are reported, authors should confirm compliance with the relevant national aviation authority's airworthiness and operational approvals. Plagiarism, data fabrication, and undisclosed AI-generated text without appropriate disclosure are grounds for rejection or retraction.
Authorship criteria
Listed authors must have made a substantial contribution to the conception, design, analysis, or interpretation of the work, drafted or critically revised the manuscript, and approved the final version submitted. Corresponding authors are responsible for ensuring all co-authors meet these criteria before submission.
Data & code availability
Authors are encouraged to make non-proprietary data, code, and trained models publicly available at submission or upon acceptance, via a repository such as Zenodo, GitHub, or an institutional archive. Where flight data, proprietary avionics data, or safety-sensitive datasets cannot be released, a clear statement explaining the restriction is required in the manuscript.