Submitting the Paper

Starting with January 2026, the journal will be issued once a year. The Journal publishes scientific articles only in online version  and is indexed in international databases. 

RevCAD invites authors to submit original research papers in the fields of Geodesy, Cadastre, and related Engineering sciences. The full papers must be submitted until November 15 through the following channels:

 

1. Direct Email Submission

Completed manuscripts should be prepared according to the RevCAD Paper Template and shall be submitted electronically at the following dedicated address: revcad@uab.ro.

In the event of technical difficulties regarding the submission process, or for specific inquiries concerning the editorial workflow, authors may contact the members of the Editorial Board:

· Prof. Dr. Habil. Eng. Luciana OPREA– Editor-in-Chief (lucii_oprea@yahoo.com)

· Prof. Dr. Levente DIMEN – Executive Editor (dimenlev@yahoo.com)

· Prof. Dr. Habil. Eng. Ioan IENCIU – Scientific Editor (iienciu@yahoo.com)

 

2. Symposium - Based Submissions

· International Symposium GeoCAD – Organized by "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba Iulia;

· International Symposium GEOMAT – Organized by "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iaşi.

 

Please ensure you have read our journal policies and signed the RevCAD_Author_Declaration_Form before submission. Submissions without a signed declaration will not be processed.

 

Peer-review and Decisions

 

The journal uses double-blind peer review (neither the authors nor the reviewers know the identity of each other) to avoid bias. See the section of Review Policy.

Manuscripts should be submitted in Word format  - RevCAD Paper Template.

After submission all articles are evaluated by the editorial office and may be immediately rejected if they are considered to be out of the journal"s scope or otherwise unfit for consideration. Articles which passed initial evaluation will be sent out for external review. Reviewer reports with a decision from the editor will be returned to the authors as soon as possible, but please be patient as reviewing can take at least 45 days.

After review, the editor will make a decision of: reject, accept, or revise. Revisions may be major or minor. If a decision of revision is made, authors are asked to make their revisions as quickly as possible – if there are extensive delays in revising an article then it may be considered a new submission. Revised articles may be sent out for review again, depending on the level of revision requested.

 

Publication Fees and Submission Channels

 

RevCAD Journal of Geodesy and Cadastre maintains a flexible submission policy to support the dissemination of scientific research. The publication costs are determined by the chosen submission channel as follows:

 

1. Direct Email Submission

Manuscripts submitted directly to the Editorial Board via email - revcad@uab.ro - are subject to a Open Access Policy. There are no Article Processing Charges (APCs) or submission fees. Publication in this track is entirely free of charge for authors, provided the manuscript passes the peer-review process.

 

2. Symposium-Based Submission

Manuscripts submitted as part of the proceedings for the GeoCAD or GEOMAT International Symposia are subject to the specific financial policies of the respective events.

• Conference Fees: For these submissions, publication costs are typically included in the symposium"s Registration Fee;
• Terms: Authors should consult the official websites of the symposia for detailed information regarding participation costs and payment deadlines.

Important Notes for Authors:

• Editorial Integrity: Regardless of the submission channel or associated fees, all manuscripts undergo the same rigorous Double-Blind Peer Review process to ensure scientific excellence.
• Open Access: All published articles, irrespective of the track, are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

See the journal section Publications fee.

 

Copyright and Publication

 

During submission you will be asked to sign various warranties about the article (see RevCAD_Author_Declaration_Form). These include affirming that it is original and does not infringe any legal or personal rights (e.g. copyright, libel or privacy). Authors retain copyright in their articles, but grant RevCAD the right of the first publication.

All papers will be published open access under a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 licence. This ensures that they receive the maximum dissemination because there are no barriers to access. This licence allows readers to disseminate and reuse the paper, but always requires them to grant the authors and the first publication full credit.

See the journal policies Open Access section.

 

Article Types

 

The journal welcomes all original submissions of articles and reviews that comply with the Aims & Scope of the journal.

Submissions must be original work and cannot be under review elsewhere. Any previously published content (such as figures) must be disclosed, and authors are responsible for securing the necessary republication licenses. Proof of permission must be provided upon request, in accordance with our copyright reproduction guidelines.

 

Template of a Manuscript

 

The paper should be submitted in  this given paper format RevCAD Paper template which is already properly formatted.

The language of the Journal is exclusively English. Contributions will be con­sid­ered only if they have not been previously published or been submitted elsewhere. Papers will be reproduced exactly as submitted. Linguistic accuracy is the responsibility of the authors.

There will be accepted only the papers edited in an even number of pages, including: title, author/s, abstract, real text, charts, drawings and references, in one of the text processing versions WORD.

It is strongly recommended to observe this given paper format. We kindly advice you to input your paper text in „RevCAD Paper Template”  which is already properly formatted.

 

Technical conditions:

- Page setup: 3cm margin on top of page and 2.5cm margins to all other sides;

- Paper size: A4;

- Language: Papers should be written in English Language;

- Font: Times New Roman, Size 12, Colour Black;

- Align text: justify or full;

- Line spacing: single spaced.

Use an English keyboard layout and the Symbol Font for Greek letters and mathematical symbols. If you present your data in a table or a figure, include a title describing of these. All tables, figures, with their titles must be inserted within the text following their citation.

 

Organisation of paper:

- Title of the paper;

- Authors and their affiliation (Institution, Country and e-mail);

- Abstract;

- Keywords;

- Introduction;

- Materials and Methods;

- Results and Discussion;

- Acknowledgements (optional);

- Funding (optional);

- Conclusions;

- References.

The responsibility for content of the published paperworks exclusively belongs to the authors.

The Scientific Board’s role is to get fit and to verify the accuracy of facts included in these paperworks.

 

Publication Ethics

 

The journals published by „1 Decembrie 1918” University  din Alba Iulia, all adhere to the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE, https://publicationethics.org/core-practices) and follow their guidelines in respect of publication ethics and managing problems when they arise.

All authors are expected to comply with good practice in regard to their research and the reporting of their research. See further in the journal policies.

 

Authors Responsibilities

 

Authors responsibilities include the following issues:

Plagiarism. The unattributed copying of another published or unpublished work, or the theft of the ideas of another researcher is considered a serious offence. If suspected authors will be contacted and – if under review – the article will be held until the issue is resolved. Note that all articles are checked for plagiarism when submitted.

Authorship: all people who comply with the definition of authors (above) should be named as authors on the article, and, similarly, nobody who does not comply should be included as an author. Authors may not be added or deleted after submission without full explanation and written consent of all authors.

Conflict of Interest: all authors must declare if they have any conflict of interest that may have biased either their research or the article submitted.

Misleading or misreporting of findings: authors are required to ensure that they do not selectively, or incorrectly, report their findings, or use language to mislead the readers.

In all cases, the publisher reserves the rights to contact the authors" institutions is serious misconduct has been identified, and to retract any articles in which serious misconduct has been identified.

 

Corrections after Publication

 

If any errors are discovered after publication the journal editors and the authors will determine the right method of correction. See the journal policies.

 

Forms

 

- RevCAD Paper Template

- RevCAD_Author_Declaration_Form