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Author Guidelines

JSKAR welcomes original scholarly research that falls within the journal's aims and scope. Authors should prepare manuscripts according to the JSKAR Manuscript Template and the requirements below.

Before preparing a manuscript, authors should review:

• Aims & Scope
• Publication Ethics
• Peer Review Process
• Publication Fees and Open Access Policy
• Copyright, Licensing & Author Rights

MANUSCRIPT TEMPLATE

Authors should use the official JSKAR Manuscript Template (Microsoft Word) when preparing their manuscript.

The template provides the required manuscript structure, formatting, headings, tables, figures, references, and declarations.

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GENERAL MANUSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS

• File format: Microsoft Word (.docx) or LaTeX
• Page size: Letter (21.59 × 27.94 cm; 8.5 × 11 inches)
• Margins: 1.52 cm (0.6 inch) on all sides
• Orientation: Portrait
• Main text: 12-point Times New Roman or equivalent
• Line spacing: Double-spaced unless otherwise specified in the template
• Research article length: approximately 5,000–8,000 words, excluding references and supplementary materials where applicable
• Maximum file size: 20 MB

Authors should follow the manuscript template for detailed formatting of headings, tables, figures, references, and other manuscript elements.

REQUIRED MANUSCRIPT COMPONENTS

Research manuscripts should normally include:

1. Title
2. Author information and affiliations
3. Abstract
4. Keywords
5. Introduction
6. Materials and Methods
7. Results
8. Discussion
9. Conclusions
10. Declarations, where applicable
11. References
12. Appendices and supplementary materials, where applicable

ABSTRACT AND KEYWORDS

Research articles should normally include a concise, self-contained abstract of approximately 200–250 words and 4–6 keywords.

RESEARCH METHODS

Authors should describe their research design, data sources, analytical methods, and procedures with sufficient detail to allow appropriate evaluation and, where practical, reproducibility.

Authors should clearly identify data sources, study populations or study areas, analytical procedures, modelling approaches, and relevant assumptions or limitations.

FIGURES AND TABLES

Figures and tables should be numbered consecutively and referred to in the text.

Figures should be sufficiently clear for publication. Maps and other spatial visualizations should include appropriate legends, scales, labels, orientation, and source information where applicable.

Authors should ensure that they have permission to reproduce any copyrighted material included in the manuscript.

REFERENCES

References should follow APA 7th edition unless otherwise specified for a particular article type.

Authors are responsible for ensuring that references are complete, accurate, and consistently formatted.

RESEARCH INTEGRITY AND DECLARATIONS

Authors must comply with applicable ethical and research-integrity requirements.

Where applicable, manuscripts should include information concerning:

• Ethics approval
• Informed consent
• Funding
• Author contributions
• Conflicts of interest
• Data availability
• Use of artificial intelligence or AI-assisted tools
• Other relevant declarations

ORIGINALITY AND EXCLUSIVE SUBMISSION

Manuscripts submitted to JSKAR should not be under consideration by another journal at the same time.

Authors should ensure that submitted work is original and appropriately acknowledges previous research and sources.

AUTHOR RESPONSIBILITIES

All listed authors should have made a meaningful contribution to the research and should have reviewed and approved the submitted manuscript.

The corresponding author is responsible for communication with the journal and for ensuring that all authors are aware of and approve the submission.

SUBMISSION

Manuscripts are submitted through the JSKAR online submission system.

Authors should select the article type and JSKAR research section that best represent the manuscript.

For detailed information about the submission process, peer review, publication fees, ethics, and author rights, please consult the relevant journal policies and guidance pages.

Submission Preparation Checklist

The manuscript fits within the aims and scope of JSKAR.

The manuscript presents original scholarly research and a clear research question, objective, or contribution.

The manuscript has been prepared using the official JSKAR Manuscript Template and follows the journal's formatting requirements.

The title, abstract, and keywords are complete and accurately describe the manuscript.

Figures and tables are appropriately numbered, titled, and referenced in the text.

References are complete, accurate, and follow APA 7th edition unless otherwise specified.

All authors have reviewed and approved the submitted manuscript.

The manuscript is not currently under consideration by another journal.

All necessary permissions have been obtained for copyrighted material belonging to third parties.

Applicable ethical requirements have been addressed, including ethics approval and informed consent where required.

Funding, conflicts of interest, author contributions, data availability, and AI-use disclosures have been provided where applicable.

The appropriate article type and JSKAR research area have been selected.

The authors have reviewed the JSKAR Publication Fees and Open Access Policy.

The authors have reviewed the JSKAR Copyright, Licensing & Author Rights policy.

The authors understand that submission does not guarantee acceptance or publication and that all manuscripts are subject to editorial assessment and peer review.

Spatial Science & GIS

Research involving geographic information systems, spatial analysis, cartography, spatial modelling, geovisualization, spatial statistics, geographic data management, and applications of spatial methods across disciplines.

Knowledge Systems, GeoAI & Spatial Data Science

Research on knowledge systems, GeoAI, artificial intelligence, machine learning, spatial data science, geocomputation, spatial databases, and computational approaches to geographic and spatial research.

Applied Earth Observation & Environmental Systems

Research using remote sensing, Earth observation, environmental monitoring, land-use and land-cover analysis, climate systems, ecological applications, and related environmental and Earth system sciences.

Research, Innovation & Resilience

Interdisciplinary research addressing innovation, resilience, sustainability, disaster risk, health, communities, Indigenous and local knowledge, and emerging approaches to solving complex societal and environmental challenges.

Copyright Notice

By submitting this manuscript to JSKAR, the authors confirm that:

• They have the right to submit the work for publication.
• The manuscript is not currently under consideration by another journal.
• The submitted work is original and appropriately acknowledges the contributions and sources of others.
• All listed authors have approved the submitted version.
• Any necessary permissions for third-party copyrighted material have been obtained.

Authors retain copyright in their work.

Articles published by JSKAR are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, unless otherwise stated.

The CC BY 4.0 license permits others to share, reproduce, and adapt the published work provided appropriate credit is given to the authors and the original publication.

Authors should review the full JSKAR Copyright, Licensing & Author Rights policy before completing their submission.

By completing the submission, the corresponding author confirms that the authors agree to the copyright and licensing terms described above.

Privacy Statement

Privacy Statement

JSKAR — Journal of Spatial Knowledge, Analytics and Research respects the privacy of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and other users of the journal website.

Personal information provided through this journal website, including names, email addresses, institutional affiliations, user accounts, and other information submitted during registration, manuscript submission, peer review, or editorial activities, will be used only for legitimate journal and publishing purposes.

Such information may be used to:

  • create and manage user accounts;

  • process and communicate about manuscript submissions;

  • administer peer review and editorial activities;

  • communicate with authors, reviewers, editors, and other journal participants;

  • distribute journal announcements, publication notifications, or other journal-related communications where users have requested or permitted such communications; and

  • maintain the security, integrity, and proper operation of the journal's publishing system.

JSKAR will not sell, rent, or use personal information for unrelated commercial purposes. Personal information will not be made publicly available except where information is intentionally published as part of the scholarly record, such as author names, affiliations, editorial roles, or reviewer information where applicable under the journal's policies.

Users may contact the JSKAR Editorial Office regarding their personal information or journal account.

JSKAR is published by IdeaLab Research, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

For privacy-related questions, please contact the JSKAR Editorial Office through the journal's Contact page.