HOW TO ORGANISE A SPECIAL ISSUE OF Mediterranean Journals

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General Requirements

Guest editors Duties

Preparing the proposal

Online Proposal Form

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HOW TO ORGANISE A SPECIAL ISSUE OF Mediterranean Journals

At the Mediterranean Journals we aim to encourage, academic members, authors, researchers, and conference organisers to put together a special issue of any of the Mediterranean Journals on the selected current topics of interest.

To organise a special issue, please prepare and submit a proposal using the following guidelines and the online special issue proposal form, alternatively you may prepare your proposal (in PDF) and email direct to Editor-in-Chief of the journal.

After your proposal has been received, the Editorial Board Members will review it and assess the needs of the journal, the Editorial Board Members will determine whether to accept/revise/decline your proposal.

General Requirements
Minimum two guest editors would be required to organise a special issue. Not all from the same institution.

Normally 5 to 6 peer reviewed papers per one special issue are required, the number of pages of each paper shouldn't exceed 12-pages (double column page), however it could reach maximum 15-pages per paper if it is so necessary.

For conference organisers, the special issue may comprise of best selected papers, however extended versions (with complete results) of these papers would be required subject to another peer review acceptance/rejection process. Please note that case number of best papers exceeds the limit of 6 papers per one special issue, multiple special issues classified by context/theme would be possible.

The special issue must reflect an international collaboration. Therefore, no more than two papers from a particular country/institution permitted, unless it is justified by guest editors and authorised in advance by the journal editors. This is also applicable to a particular conference, where the conference organiser has already selected papers. Back to Top

Guest Editors Duties
Guest editors responsibilities are:
Preparing call for papers to send/public announce to authors with a copy sent to Editors of the journal where It will be also announced on the journal's web.

Direct contact with potential authors, and direct invitations. In the case of a conference, invitations to be issued to the best papers presented at that venue.

Ensuring that all papers are reviewed by at least 3 reviewers. The Mediterranean Journals review form must be used, which can be obtained from the journal's editors.

Copy of all review reports must accompany each finally accepted paper sent to the journal

Ensure that the final versions of the accepted papers are in the format required by Editor-in-Chief.

Submit all the final versions of all accepted papers, in the format required, at least one month before the agreed final publishing.

Ensure that all authors complete, sign and return transfer of Copyright Transfer Form. These need to be posted at soonest to the publisher SoftMotor Ltd.
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Preparing the proposal
Prepare a complete proposal covering the following details:
Title of the special issue (avoid using broad scope titles, more specific titles are recommended)

One page description of the proposed special issue with the following elements:

Motivations and objectives of this special issue.

Technical overview of the topic showing its relevance and importance (this may include a short but intensive review of literature)

What are the technical/technological/theoretical issues to be addressed by this special issue.

Scope of the special issue, this is a list of classified topics of interest that will be announced in a call for paper/invitations to authors.

Provisional dates as it will appear on your call for papers/invitations to authors (the Time Table), please note that dates may be amended by the journal editors as necessary:
Manuscript Due Date: (the deadline to receive all submissions)
Acceptance Notification Date: (the date you send acceptance/proviosnal acceptance/major revisions/rejection notifications to authors)
Final Manuscript Due Date: (the deadline to receive finally revised submissions)
Publications Date: (the publication date of this special issue)

Guest Editor(s) Details:
Names, address, email, Tel and fax..
Brief guest editor(s) biographies (or a web link to guest editors published biographical details) Back to Top

Online Proposal Form
It is recommended that you prepare a copy of your proposal offline, as example in MS Word, then paste information into the different fields of the online form.
Please keep a reasonable brief and clear characters limit for each field.

(Please note that IP addresses are captured on this page, spam IP's are added to server's spam rejection list and messages ignored)

Academic members/Researchers
Conference organisers

Applicant first name (the principle corresponding guest editor of this special issue):

Applicant last name:

Affiliation:

Title/Position:

Address:

City:

Country:

Postcode:

Phone (including country code):

Fax (including country code):

Email Address:

E-Profile (web link to your published biographical information):

Please provide the names, e-mail addresses, affiliations, and biographies of two/one guest editor(s) who also organising this special issue:

2nd Guest Editor:

2nd Guest Editor Email Address:

2nd Guest Editor Affiliation:

E-Profile (web link to your published biographical information):

3rd Guest Editor:

3rd Guest Editor Email Address:

3rd Guest Editor Affiliation:

E-Profile (web link to your published biographical information):

Title of special issue:

Motivations and objectives of this special issue:

Technical overview (introduction):

Technical/Technological/Theoretical issues to be addressed by this special issue:

Scope of the special issue as it will appear in a call for papers:

Manuscript Due Date:
dd/mm/yy
Acceptance Notification Date:
dd/mm/yy
Final Manuscript Due Date:
dd/mm/yy
Publications Date:
dd/mm/yy

Please be sure you have entered a valid email address and correct information in all fields before submitting this proposal to us, a copy of your proposal will be sent to your email, if you didn't receive an acknowledgement receipt of your proposal within 3-working days, please contact us immediately with all details.

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