Special Issue Policy

Special Issue

Global Science Research has launched a special issue programme. A special issue is a collection of research hot spots or topics in a specific field within a certain period of time. A team of guest editors are experts in the subject and drive the special issue program. Accepted manuscripts will be selected for publication in regular volumes/issues.

Special Issue Benefits

The research will be discovered and cited more quickly by researchers in the same field.
It is best to promote academic exchanges in this field, avoid duplication of topics, and clarify the next research goals.
Able to learn and integrate the latest results in a certain field more quickly.
It is best to expand the visibility of a certain field, maximize influence, and let more experts pay attention to this topic.

Benefits to Guest Editors

Helps expand the guest editor’s profile.
Conduct exchanges and establish cooperative relationships with international counterparts in this field more quickly.
It helps to understand the latest research results.
As a privilege of yours, Guest Editor may publish an article in this journal without any APC.

How to initiate a Special Issue?

There are two ways to obtain a special issue proposal.

The assistant editor will invite experts in hot fields as guest editors to submit professional suggestions.
Readers or authors can submit proposals to the journal website editorial office, and senior editors will evaluate their feasibility and suitability for the journal.

Special Issue Proposal preparation

A good theme is an important factor in success. Any candidate topic will be selected by the Senior Editor for consideration of consistency with the scope of the journal. A good proposal topic will be of keen interest to most of the journal's readers. Trending topics from certain periods are often considered more attractive.

Proposals should include necessary information:

Guest Editorial Team
Manuscript type
Main topics
Submission deadline
oKeywords

Special Issue Ethics

Global Scientific Research abides to the Code of Conduct of COPE and Best Practice Guidelines in all the editorial process. The journal's editorial policies should be followed and any potentially unethical submissions will not advance to the next stage. Global Scientific Research Publisher is committed to protecting the confidentiality of all submissions except where required for publication. Any guest editor or reviewer must strictly abide by the journal's conflict of interest regulations. If a potential conflict of interest exists, please notify the editorial office, which may consider changing the editor or reviewer. As authors, they were asked to provide a list of avoidance experts. For any requests related to manuscript promotion, please send an email to journals.gsr@gmail.com. Further policies are consistent with the journal's editorial and publication policies.