Guidelines for Special Issue

SARE welcomes proposals for special issues related to the aims and scope of the journal.  Authors should note that Special Issue articles are also double peer-reviewed and that the same criteria of quality, originality, and significance apply to their articles as to regular articles.

All Special Issues must receive initial approval from the Editorial Board before the papers are submitted. Proposals should be emailed to the Editor-in-Chief at sare@um.edu.my.

There are two formats proposals can take:

 

1: A detailed formal proposal which includes the titles and abstracts of the proposed articles. This proposal format must contain:

* The title of the Special Issue;

* A brief CV of the proposed Guest Editors (usually no more than three);

* A statement of the Special Issue's significance for SARE and a draft introduction if  possible;

* Titles and draft abstracts of each of the proposed articles and any draft papers that are available. A minimum of eight papers or abstracts of papers should be included (do liaise with the Editors if you have fewer abstracts than the prescribed minimum);

*  Brief details of contributors.

 

2: A proposal for a Special Issue Call for Papers. This proposal format must contain:

* The title of the Special Issue;

* A brief CV of the proposed Guest Editors (usually no more than three);

* A statement of the Special Issue's significance for SARE;

* A draft Call for Papers that is to be issued on the journal's website. 

Guest Editors are expected to oversee the peer review process for the Special Issue but final acceptance approval for each paper will be given by the journal's Editorial Board.

The Editor-in-Chief and Guest Editors will liaise directly with each other regarding the progress of the Special Issue and any queries that arise throughout the process. In cases where a Call for Papers is issued, the Editor-in-Chief will liaise with the Guest Editors to finalise and release the Call for Papers as widely as possible. Guest Editors will also be given full support and guidance regarding the use of the online submission and reviewing system used by SARE.