Instructions to Authors

General Instructions to Authors

The journal will represent the results of professional work, teaching and scientific research, which, by using creativity and abstract thinking, culminate in a continuous flow of experiential learning about spatial values and the related processes. Different types of manuscripts will be published, i.e. peer-reviewed scientific papers, presentations of research and professional projects, presentations of workshops, scientific and professional meetings, field visits and scientific conferences, book reviews and similar.

Content-wise, the manuscripts will cover different social and technical sciences and fields, showcasing the creativity gained through spatial research during workshops, competitions, professional and scientific projects and other activities related to spatial studies and the study of built form.

Review procedure and language editing

All submitted manuscripts will be subject to peer review; the review procedure is, as a rule, anonymous. Reviewers are appointed by the Editorship of the journal. During the review procedure and preparation for printing, confidentiality of the manuscript contents is assured, except when the reviewer agrees to discuss the contents of comments and revisions with the author. Only articles with positive reviews shall be published. Reviewed articles will be returned to the authors for revision (if necessary). It is a condition for publication that the revisions are made.

The review procedure shall be applied to submissions in both Slovenian and English, based on theoretical and practical experience from the areas of architecture, civil engineering, urban design, spatial planning, landscape architecture, sociology and from other areas of social and technical sciences relevant to these subject matters. In the selection of the manuscripts for publications, the editors shall place emphasis on originality and currency related to the trends in the scientific community. Theoretically and methodologically, the journal is pluralistic, with special emphasis on the consolidation of Slovenian terminology in the fields related to spatial studies and the study of built form. The journal shall consider only original, not yet published scientific articles and articles not yet submitted for publication to any other scientific journal or monograph.

The Slovenian authors are encouraged to publish their manuscripts in English, too. Irrespective of the language of the manuscript (i.e. Slovenian or English), the authors themselves are responsible for translation and language editing of the manuscripts. During the submission or prior to the publication at the latest, the authors shall submit a statement that the manuscript was edited (proofread by qualified translator). Non-Slovenian authors should consult the Editorship regarding the translation (of the Abstract) from English into Slovenian.

If the language of the submission is poor, the Editor can return the manuscript to the author who must arrange that the text is professionally edited.

The author receives a test printout of the article; only printer's errors or any errors relating to the meaning may be corrected. If the proofs are not returned by the date requested or at the latest within three days, it shall be considered that the article needs no corrections and shall be published as such.

The submitted material is not returned to the authors.

Submission and publication of manuscripts

The Editorship accepts the submissions to the journal on an ongoing year-round basis.owever, only the manuscripts submitted by no later than 10th September, and with correction of proofs by the author by no later than 15th November , will appear in the current electronic issue (see Important Dates).Scientific and professional manuscripts will be published on an on-going, year-round basis.

The submissions received outside the timeframe will be considered for the next issue.

Access to the journal is free of charge.

The journal IGRA USTVARJALNOSTI (IU) – teorija in praksa urejanja prostora / CREATIVITY GAME (CG) – Theory and Practice of Spatial Planning is published in electronic form as online e-publication. Irrespective of the language of the manuscript (i.e. Slovenian or English), the authors themselves are responsible for translation and language editing of the manuscripts. During the submission or prior to the publication at the latest, the authors shall submit a statement that the manuscript was edited. Non-Slovenian authors should consult the Editorship regarding the translation (of the Abstract) from English into Slovenian.

Copyright

The author retains all moral rights to the copyright work published in IGRA USTVARJALNOSTI (IU) – teorija in praksa urejanja prostora / CREATIVITY GAME (CG) – Theory and Practice of Spatial Planning. The author transfers the economic right to reproduction and distribution in the Republic of Slovenia and abroad to the publishers free of charge, without time limit, for all cases and in an unlimited number of copies, and for all media. The transfer to the publishers is non-exclusive.

The publishers shall make sure that all accepted manuscripts are published in IGRA USTVARJALNOSTI (IU) – teorija in praksa urejanja prostora / CREATIVITY GAME (CG) – Theory and Practice of Spatial Planning, generally in the order of date of submission and in line with a balanced distribution of articles across the various sections of the journal. Nevertheless, scientific and professional articles will be published on the journal website immediately after their acceptance based on peer-review.

It is the authors responsibility to seek written permission for any work in copyright (either illustrations, photographs, images, plans etc.), and also to settle any relevant fees. In the first instance, applications should be made directly to the original publisher rather than to the author of the piece. Acknowledgement of source, author and publisher is essential. All illustrations must be supplied with the following permissions cleared: 1. that of the copyright owner of the work. (This may incur a copyright fee.) 2. that of the gallery or institution that owns the work being reproduced. (You may be required to pay a reproduction fee and accompany the illustration with a credit line.) 3. that of the photographer/photographic library. (This may incur a copyright and a reproduction fee.)

Also take note that screen images from the internet are not necessarily in the public domain, so you should always check their status. Images that do not correspond to all previous conditions will be removed from article by Editorship.

Preparation of Manuscripts (Articles)

Authors should send along with the manuscript a completed 1 manuscript registration form.

For submission of a scientific or professional manuscript we have prepared; listed bellow 2 manuscript instructions and 3 a manuscript template.

For submission of other manuscripts we have prepared; listed bellow 4 common instructions and 5 - 9 templates for other types of manucripts..

Authors are requested to submit only original, not yet published articles and articles not yet submitted elsewhere. The copyright of the published manuscripts is transferred to the journal; the content of the manuscript is the sole responsibility of the author.

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