Special issues

Propose a special issue

The one way to propose a special issue: tell us the topic, the guest editors and the timeline. A person reads every proposal.

The special issue

Journal Journals that are closing or merging are not listed. Proposed title Aims and scope Topics

Guest editorsUsually two to four guest editors, ideally from more than one institution. Names, affiliations and bios appear on the call page.

Guest editor 1 · lead, our contact

Full name Email Institutional address if they have one Affiliation

Short bio

Guest editor 2

Full name EmailInstitutional address if they have one Affiliation

Short bio

TimelineArticles are published one by one in the journal’s regular issues and grouped on the special issue’s page.

Submission deadline At least 3 months after the call opens First-round decisions by Usually 6 weeks after the deadline Collection complete by Articles are published as they are accepted, in regular issues

Anything elseProposal document (optional)

PDF or Word, up to 5 MB · the template is optional; the form is all we needChoose file

The guest editors agree to this proposal and to our special issue guidelines, including that a guest editor may publish at most one paper in their own special issue, handled by another editor. We use these details only to assess the proposal and to run the special issue. Privacy

The editor-in-chief answers within 10 working days.