Special Issues

Guest editors who curate special issues are required to adhere to the journal’s guidelines and the same peer review policy, that is applied to regular papers.

The Editor-in-Chief or Associate Editor(s) is responsible for verifying guest editors’ credentials, monitoring the peer review process, and finally reviewing the content of all special issue papers.

The Editor-in-Chief or Associate Editor(s) oversees an independent peer review process of the papers submitted to a special issue by the guest editor(s). It is recommended that no more than 25% of the issue’s total should comprise of such papers.