Share your vision for an emerging topic. Zetline handles the heavy lifting — from initial assessment and proposal refinement to author outreach and editorial management.
Bring a focused research community together around a timely academic theme.
A Special Issue is a curated collection of high-impact research on a focused theme, driven by leading experts in the field.
All submissions undergo the same rigorous peer review as regular articles. Accepted papers are published with full visibility, clearly highlighted as part of this exclusive collection.
Zetline keeps the process rigorous while making the next action easy to understand.
No full proposal is required at this stage. Simply share your initial idea.
Our editorial team reviews the topic's relevance, originality, and fit with the selected journal.
Once approved, refine your proposal, assemble your editorial team, and officially launch the call for papers.
Lead Guest Editors define the academic scope and help coordinate the Special Issue, while the journal team provides administrative and workflow support.
You will receive a confirmation of your submission within 3 working days. After the initial scope review, our editorial team will contact you with the next steps and any information needed to complete the proposal.
If you have an interest in creating a Special Issue but have not decided on the topic yet, download the Proposal Form and work on it offline.
When your idea is ready, send the completed form to specialissue@zetlinepublishers.com.
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We will first review your initial idea. Once approved, your Special Issue will be listed on our website to start attracting interest. You can then finalize the editorial team and article plans as the issue develops.
We review your proposed topic, its relevance to the journal, and its potential as a focused Special Issue.
Once approved, your Special Issue is listed on the Zetline website so it can begin attracting interest and submissions.
You finalise the Guest Editor team and article plans as the issue develops, with support from the journal team.
No. You can start by sharing your initial idea; the full proposal is refined after the initial scope review.
Yes. You may propose the topic alone and assemble the Guest Editor team after approval.
You will receive a confirmation within 3 working days, and the editorial team will follow up with next steps.
Yes, subject to the same peer review as any other submission and with conflicts of interest declared.
Guest Editors must disclose conflicts, and affected manuscripts are handled through independent review arrangements.
Yes. Special Issue manuscripts meet the same standards of quality, originality, significance and rigorous peer review as regular submissions.
Use this form for questions about the proposal process. To submit a topic or proposal, please use the Special Issue form above.
