Special Issues
The
editorial board of the Journal encourages submissions of proposals of special issues. Two types of special
issues are considered:
-
A special issue on an emerging theme,
of interest to the readership of the journal
-
A special issue that stems from a
conference or workshop, whose topic falls in the scope of the journal.
The
procedure for submitting proposals depends on the type of special issue, as per
the details below:
Emerging Theme
Proposals for such an issue must
include the following documentation:
·
A
motivation for the special issue, in terms of the importance of the selected
theme, its timeliness, and its relevance to the readership of the journal.
·
The CV of
the proposed guest editor, along with any documentation showing the
qualifications of the guest editor in the proposed theme.
·
A list of
scholars who support the proposed special issue, and are prepared to serve as
reviewers.
·
A proposed
call for papers for the special issue.
Conference Workshop
Committees of conferences / workshops
who wish to publish a selection of their papers in a special issue of the
journal are encouraged to submit a proposal to that effect. Required
documentation includes:
·
A
motivation of the special issue, in terms of the importance of the theme, its
timeliness, and its relevance to the readership of the journal.
· The
CV of the proposed guest editor (typically the program chair of the
conference/ workshop), along with documentation showing his/her
credentials in the selected field.
·
A
presentation of the conference, including the organizing committee, the program
committee, the number of papers submitted, the reviewing process, the selection
process, the acceptance ratio.
·
Criteria
and plans for selecting papers for the special issue.
Proposal materials must be submitted in a single document. Upon consultation with the editorial
board, the editor in chief may decide to approve the proposal, in which case he/
she defers the editorial management of the special to the guest editor. The EIC
may also approve it conditionally, imposing conditions on membership of the
guest reviewers/ editors, or conditions on the process. The EIC may also, of
course, deny the special issue.