National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
About the Journal
The SCRD Preprints section is an extension of the Smart Cities and Regional Development Journal (ISSN: 2537-3803, ISSN-L: 2537-3803, ISSN online: 2821-7888), created under the auspices of the Smart-EDU Hub within the Faculty of Public Administration, National University of Political Studies & Public Administration.
Aims & Scope
The SCRD Preprints section offers an innovative platform for early-stage dissemination of research in the Smart Cities and Regional Development fields. It promotes articles covering a wide array of topics, including:
- Smart Governance
- Smart Environment
- Smart Economy
- Smart People
- Smart Mobility
- Smart Living
- Smart State
The preprints platform ensures immediate access to research, fostering collaboration and feedback while supporting the iterative development of ideas.
Its mission is to:
- Encourage Accessibility: Make preliminary research widely available to the academic and practitioner community through open access publishing.
- Facilitate Feedback: Provide an avenue for authors to receive valuable input to refine and enhance their work for future formal publication.
- Support Global Exchange: Encourage submissions from diverse geographical and cultural contexts to enrich the Smart Cities discourse.
Objectives
- Raise awareness and understanding of the Smart Cities concept.
- Provide an accessible venue for authors to share research in progress.
- Stimulate multistakeholder dialogue and collaboration on emerging topics in Smart Cities and Regional Development.
- Create opportunities for authors to strengthen and improve their work for future submission to peer-reviewed outlets.
Key Features
- No Fees: The SCRD Preprints section does not charge for article submission, processing, or publishing.
- Open Access: All preprints are freely accessible to read, download, copy, and distribute.
- Copyright Retention: Authors retain copyright and publishing rights under a CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike) license.
- Rapid Dissemination: Articles are made available promptly, bypassing the traditional peer-review timeline.
The SCRD Preprints initiative aligns with the journal's commitment to fostering a vibrant community of researchers and practitioners dedicated to the development of Smart Cities and Regional Development.
For more information or to submit your preprint, please contact us.