Submit a Special Issue Application
Send a complete special issue package with clear scope, governance, and timeline controls for rapid editorial evaluation.
How to Prepare an Approval-Ready Package
Complete submissions reduce decision time and improve proposal quality assessment.
Your package should include issue title, thematic rationale, expected manuscript portfolio, guest editor profiles, and a realistic timeline from invitation to publication. Define quality controls for reviewer selection, conflict management, and editorial consistency.
Proposals that provide operational detail are easier to approve because editorial risk is lower and workflow expectations are transparent.
Before You Submit
Use this quick control checklist to avoid avoidable back-and-forth.
Theme Defined
Focused topic with clear boundary and clinical value statement.
Guest Editors Listed
Roles, expertise, and availability documented.
Quality Plan
Peer-review and conflict controls explained.
Schedule Ready
Milestones for call, review, revision, and release included.
Where to Send Your Proposal
Email submission is recommended for full proposal review.
Send your proposal package to [email protected]. Include proposed title, scope summary, guest editor information, and timeline notes in one consolidated submission file.
Prepare a Complete Proposal Package
Complete special issue submissions move faster through editorial assessment.
A complete package should present scope rationale, guest editor credentials, quality controls, and timeline expectations in one coherent document. Fragmented submissions create avoidable review loops and lower proposal confidence.
Describe how theme coherence will be protected during manuscript selection and revision stages. Editorial boards prioritize proposals that can maintain consistent scientific quality without narrowing contributor diversity.
Include contingency planning for delayed submissions, reviewer unavailability, or scope drift. Operational resilience is a strong indicator of successful issue delivery.
Before sending, run an internal quality check for role clarity, milestone realism, and policy alignment. This control pass often reduces clarification rounds and improves decision speed.
Submit with Editorial Clarity
Clarity of scope and governance accelerates review.
Before submission, verify that thematic rationale, manuscript mix, and timeline dependencies are internally consistent. Include named responsibilities for guest editors and a clear process for handling conflicts or delays. Editorial teams can evaluate complete packages faster when role boundaries are explicit and quality controls are documented.
A concise, structured package also improves long-term issue execution after approval.
Before final submission, verify that every listed guest editor has confirmed availability for review oversight and decision support. Confirmed availability is one of the strongest indicators of execution reliability in special issue operations.
Operationally realistic teams deliver better thematic outcomes.
Include one final statement explaining how manuscript quality thresholds will be preserved when submission volume fluctuates. This gives editors stronger confidence in issue-level quality control.
Submission packages with explicit governance language are consistently easier for editorial boards to assess and approve quickly.
Complete proposals are reviewed faster.
Clarity improves approval speed.
Submit Your Special Issue Plan
Provide a complete package for faster editorial review and decision.
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