For Guest Editors

Scholars wishing to publish a Special Issue in JEMIE are welcome to submit their proposals directly to the Editor. The proposal should include a brief description of the main topic covered by the Special Issue, a preliminary list of authors, as well as the titles and 150-word abstracts of their proposed articles.

Once the Special Issue has been deemed suitable for publication in the Journal, the Guest Editors are invited to undertake the following steps:

• Identify and invite further authors, if so requested by the Editor.
• Identify relevant books whose review could be included in the Special Issue, as well as a minimum of two potential reviewers for each book. The editorial team will contact the reviewers and manage the publication process of the book reviews.
• Carry out an initial review of the articles submitted and assess readiness for peer review
• Identify a minimum of three potential peer-reviewers for each article and communicate their names and contact details to the editorial team. Once the article has been submitted, the editorial team will manage the peer review process in consultation with the Guest Editor.
• Assist the Editors in their communication with contributing authors.
• Provide the running order of articles and an Editorial to the special issue.
• Help with dissemination activities of the special issue and of the individual articles.

Please note that articles included in Special Issues are subject to the same Journal policies and ethical principles as all articles published in JEMIE.