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Proposing a Special Issue

Before getting started on your special issue, you will need to create a proposal that will then be reviewed and accepted by the journal’s Editor-in-Chief. Of course, the proposal must adhere to aims and scopes of the journal. 

The Special Issue proposal should be in following format and sequence:

  • Title of the special issue
  • Name(s), affiliation(s) and email(s) of the guest editor(s)
  • Prospective schedule of deadlines, including:
    • initial paper submissions
    • author acceptance notification
    • revised paper submissions
    • final decision notification
    • camera ready submissions
    • publication of the special issue
  • Detailed description of theme, coverage, and objectives
  • Type, length and amount of expected contributions
    • Types of contributions. For example, full research papers (up to 25 pages), experience papers (up to 20 pages), challenge papers (up to 7 pages), survey papers (up to 30 pages), etc.
    • Are the papers to be included within the special issue based on conference proceedings, or will you be soliciting new papers for publication?
    • Estimated number of submissions you expect to receive.
    • Approximate number of final accepted submissions.
    • List of potential authors (if available).
  • Channels to be used for recruiting submissions for the proposed special issue.

When ready, forward your proposal to the Editorial Board of the journal (thus, Editor-in-Chief, Senior Associate Editor and Information Director) for review and approval.

The contact details can be found at the home page of the journal website.

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