Civil and Public Domain Applications of Unmanned Aviation 2025

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Dear Colleagues,

Unmanned systems have witnessed unprecedented levels of growth during the past two decades. Although military applications have dominated the field for years, there has been a major shift to civil and public domain applications in which aerial platforms are used across a wide spectrum of diverse applications in urban and rural areas. This Special Issue focuses on civil and public domain applications and on the societal impact of unmanned aviation and its effect on everyday quality of life. Although the technical challenges cover a wide spectrum of topics, of particular importance are the following:

• Aerial Manipulation;
• Morphological Designs of Aerial Robots;
• Bio-inspired Aerial Robots;
• UAV Design for Resilience;
• Multi-mode Unmanned Platforms;
• Swarms and Multi-UAV systems;
• Learning-based Perception, Navigation and Control;
• Efficient, Online Autonomy;
• Applications of Aerial Robots;
• Human Factors and Ethical AI for Aerial Robots;
• Regulations and Policies for Autonomous Operations;
• Integration into the National Airspace.

Submitted papers will include, but will be not be limited to, extended versions of accepted conference papers in ICUAS 2025, which will be held on 14–17 May 2025 in Charlotte, NC, USA. The maximum percentage of overlap will be 30%. Authors must reference the corresponding conference papers. The extended version of the accepted conference papers in ICUAS 2025 will enjoy a 20% discount on the Article Processing Charge.

Prof. Dr. Kimon P. Valavanis
Dr. Nikolaos Vitzilaios
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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Aerospace aerospace	2.1	3.4	2014	21.3 Days	CHF 2400	Submit
Drones drones	4.4	5.6	2017	19.2 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Electronics electronics	2.6	5.3	2012	16.4 Days	CHF 2400	Submit
Remote Sensing remotesensing	4.2	8.3	2009	23.9 Days	CHF 2700	Submit
Sensors sensors	3.4	7.3	2001	18.6 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Signals signals	-	3.2	2020	28.3 Days	CHF 1000	Submit

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