《野戰(zhàn)機(jī)器人學(xué)雜志》致力于促進(jìn)學(xué)術(shù)出版物的出版，這些出版物涉及非結(jié)構(gòu)化和動(dòng)態(tài)環(huán)境中機(jī)器人學(xué)的基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)。鼓勵(lì)介紹機(jī)器人研究及其在環(huán)境、建筑、林業(yè)、農(nóng)業(yè)、采礦、海底、智能公路、搜索和救援、軍事和空間（軌道和行星）中的應(yīng)用。鼓勵(lì)在傳感、傳感器、機(jī)械設(shè)計(jì)、計(jì)算體系結(jié)構(gòu)、通信、規(guī)劃、學(xué)習(xí)和控制等領(lǐng)域發(fā)表應(yīng)用于現(xiàn)場(chǎng)應(yīng)用的論文。該雜志關(guān)注實(shí)驗(yàn)機(jī)器人技術(shù)，并鼓勵(lì)出版既有理論意義又有實(shí)際意義的著作。鼓勵(lì)作者實(shí)施他們的工作，并在重大問題上展示其效用，強(qiáng)調(diào)基本原則。也就是說，期刊鼓勵(lì)報(bào)道在工作中所學(xué)到的東西，而不僅僅是報(bào)道所做的事情。此外，還鼓勵(lì)進(jìn)行比較或元研究，驗(yàn)證先前公布的結(jié)果，以及尋求在代表性環(huán)境中驗(yàn)證自主系統(tǒng)的擴(kuò)展現(xiàn)場(chǎng)實(shí)驗(yàn)報(bào)告。系統(tǒng)文件是受歡迎的，但它們必須包括分析和洞察方法為什么有效以及有待解決的挑戰(zhàn)。鼓勵(lì)對(duì)已部署的系統(tǒng)進(jìn)行長期研究。該雜志將只出版高質(zhì)量的文章，而不是達(dá)到特定數(shù)量的論文或接受的論文與提交的論文的比例。JFR不會(huì)發(fā)表實(shí)驗(yàn)驗(yàn)證僅限于模擬或控制實(shí)驗(yàn)室實(shí)驗(yàn)的文章。

The Journal of Field Robotics seeks to promote scholarly publications dealing with the fundamentals of robotics in unstructured and dynamic environments. Articles describing robotics research with applications to the environment, construction, forestry, agriculture, mining, subsea, intelligent highways, search and rescue, military, and space (orbital and planetary) are encouraged. Papers in sensing, sensors, mechanical design, computing architectures, communication, planning, learning, and control, applied to field applications are encouraged.The journal focuses on experimental robotics and encourages publication of work that has both theoretical and practical significance. Authors are encouraged to implement their work and demonstrate its utility on significant problems with emphasis on the underlying principles. That is, the journal encourages reporting on what was learned in doing the work, rather than merely on what was done. Also encouraged are comparative or meta-studies and verification of previously published results as well as reports of extended field experiments that seek to validate autonomous systems in representative environments. Systems papers are welcome but they must include analysis and insight into why approaches work and the challenges still to be addressed. Studies of systems that have been fielded over extended durations are encouraged. The journal will publish only articles of high quality rather than achieving a particular number of papers or a ratio of accepted papers to those submitted. JFR will not publish articles in which the experimental validation is restricted to simulation or controlled laboratory experiments.