Special Issues

Researchers with relevant expertise are invited to review the proposal requirements below and contact the editorial office.

• A working title and the rationale for the collection within the scope of the journal
• The questions the collection will address and the article types expected
• Proposed guest editors with affiliations, ORCID iDs and relevant publications
• A statement of any conflicts of interest of the guest editors
• A plan for identifying contributors and for managing the collection

Special Issue manuscripts follow the same standards as all other submissions.

• Guest editors are approved by the Editor-in-Chief.
• Every manuscript undergoes initial editorial screening and independent peer review. Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request.
• Guest editors do not handle manuscripts on which they have a conflict of interest, including their own; these are handled by an editor without a conflict.
• Editorial decisions are independent of the article processing charge and of any fee-relief inquiry.

Send questions and proposals to the editorial office at info@openaccesspub.org.