這本多學科的雜志基于這樣一種假設，即與空間認知和計算相關的關鍵問題位于多個學科的交叉點——包括認知心理學、認知科學、數學和計算機科學、地理和制圖學、動物行為、神經心理學、人工智能、哲學、規劃和建筑。近年來，這些社區分享見解和成果的愿望有所增長。本期刊的目的是集中介紹空間認知和計算的基礎研究，并明確促進跨學科的對話。

This multidisciplinary journal is based on the assumption that the critical issues pertaining to spatial cognition and computation lie at the intersection of a number of disciplines--including cognitive psychology, cognitive science, mathematics and computer science, geography and cartography, animal behavior, neuropsychology, artificial intelligence, philosophy, and planning and architecture. Recent years have seen a growth in the desire of these communities to share insights and results. The aim of this journal is to concentrate the presentation of basic research into spatial cognition and computation, and to explicitly foster an interdisciplinary dialogue.