Special Issue Policy

Special issues are subject to the same scientific, ethical, editorial, and peer-review requirements as regular issues.

The Editor-in-Chief retains responsibility for the academic integrity of all special issues.

Guest Editors must:

• have appropriate academic qualifications;
• possess expertise relevant to the special issue;
• disclose conflicts of interest;
• comply with journal policies;
• protect manuscript confidentiality; and
• ensure independent external peer review.

Articles submitted by Guest Editors must be handled independently.

Special issues must not be used to:

• bypass peer review;
• guarantee acceptance;
• artificially increase publication volume;
• create inappropriate citation patterns; or
• publish content outside the journal’s scope.

 

Related Policies:
Peer Review Process | Conflict of Interest | Editorial Process