Special issue

How it is used

Often has a focused call for papers and guest editors.

Example sentences

1. The special issue invites papers on multilingual university classrooms.

   The theme narrows the journal's usual scope.

2. Our paper was accepted for a regular issue rather than the special issue.

   Acceptance does not guarantee placement in a themed issue.

Common collocations

• submit to a special issue
• guest-edit a special issue

Related terms

• journalA regular publication containing research articles in a particular field, usually checked by peer review before publication.
• call for papersAn announcement inviting researchers to submit abstracts or papers for a conference, a journal special issue or an edited book, usually with topics and a deadline.

More terms: Peer Review and Publishing

• peer review
• manuscript
• submit
• reviewer
• revise and resubmit
• desk rejection
• impact factor
• open access
• corresponding author
• publish or perish
• editor
• co-author