Special Issue Guidelines
A special Issue is an issue of any journal dedicated to one chosen topic. It should contain the latest work on that subject. Special issues are contributed by the Authors to the journals by responding to call for papers or by sending an invitation.
Why publish a special issue?
Special issues usually attract more attention than regular issues, perhaps because the articles may be commissioned. As a consequence the articles are often read more and highly cited. Ideas for new special issues may come from a variety of sources. They may arise from editorial board meetings, come from someone in the field, or be solicited with a call for proposals.
Proposal Agreement
Experienced researchers and practitioners are invited to propose, organize the innovative Special Issues topics based on their research interest and expertise .All Special Issues must receive initial approval from the Senior Editorial Board before the papers are submitted.
Proposal Format
Special issues will be released on a monthly basis and proposals will be accepted accordingly. All proposals should include the following information:
- Title of the proposed special issue
- Purpose and current relevance
- List of topics to be covered
- List of potential contributor
- Guest Editor(s) and Reviewers
- Address, phone, e-mail, and fax of guest editors and reviewers
All proposals should be submitted to:Submit Manuscript
Editorial Procedure
Review the special issue proposals for relevance to current research in the concerned field. Recommend suitable proposals and their guest editors along with their biographies.
Once a proposal has been accepted by the EB members for creating a special issue, the corresponding guest editors will be responsible for handling and processing of the special issue articles.
- Suggest a minimum of 3-5 reviewers for the manuscripts submitted towards the special issue.
- Carry out all communications with potential authors and reviewers concerning author guidelines for manuscript preparation and reviewing.
- Prepare a timeline and schedule for the release of special issue articles. This should include a timeline for manuscript preparation, review process, and final submission.
- Oversee the submission of final edited versions of the contributing articles along with the contact information of all corresponding authors.
- Special issue articles can include both original unpublished research articles and review articles related to the specific theme.
- Manuscripts will be accepted for publishing in the special issue only after getting approved by the peer review committee [selected by the guest editor(s)].
- All the articles in special issues should strictly adhere to journal style and formatting.
- Each special issue can be created with 10-15 articles.
- Submission should be accompanied by a cover letter with reference to the concerned special issue theme.
- Accepted manuscripts submitted before the deadline will be published within the given timeframe for the respective journal publication.
- Once accepted and published, all special issues will be released under an open access system through Olites open access and will be freely available for reading, downloading, and printing.
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