Collections

Special Issues

A special issue gathers work on one question so that it can be read together. The journal welcomes proposals from researchers who want to convene such a collection.

Journal of Spleen And Liver Research
ISSN 2578-2371
Published by Open Access Pub
Open access, peer-reviewed

Proposals

Propose a Special Issue

Journal of Spleen And Liver Research welcomes proposals for focused collections that address important questions in splenic and hepatic research. Researchers with relevant expertise are invited to review the proposal requirements and contact the editorial office.

A proposal is strongest when it names the question rather than a broad topic, and when it shows that enough current work exists to fill a collection.

What to includeA working title, the scientific question and why it is timely, the proposed guest editors with their affiliations and relevant publications, an indication of the contributions expected, and a realistic timetable.

Who may proposeResearchers active in splenic, hepatic or hepatobiliary research, including teams proposing a cross-organ collection.

Where to send itThe editorial office, through the proposal route below.

Proposing a special issue [email protected]

How a collection is run

Guest editing and independent review

A special issue is part of the journal, and it is held to the journal’s standards rather than to the interests of its convenors.

ScopeEvery collection sits inside the journal’s remit: the spleen, the liver or the hepatobiliary system is the subject of the work.

Guest editorsGuest editors are appointed for their standing in the subject. They handle the collection under the same policies as the journal’s own editors.

ReviewAll submissions undergo initial editorial screening. Manuscripts that meet the journal's scope and minimum requirements proceed to independent peer review. Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request. Manuscripts that proceed to external peer review are normally evaluated by at least two independent subject-matter experts.

ConflictsA guest editor’s own submission to their collection is handled independently by a journal editor, and competing interests are declared and recorded.

DecisionsEditorial decisions are based on scope, scientific quality, methodological rigor, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and relevance to the journal. Decisions remain independent of fees, membership, editorial roles and paid services.

Submitting

Submitting to a collection

A manuscript written for a collection is submitted through the journal’s ordinary routes, naming the collection in the submission so the editorial office can route it correctly. Authors must use only one submission route for the same manuscript.

Work that does not fit an open collection is welcome as a regular submission at any time.

Submission routes Call for Papers

Where to go next

Aims and Scope

The full remit, the accepted article types and the subject boundary.

Instructions for Authors

Manuscript preparation, reporting requirements and what to submit.

Editorial Policies

Ethics, authorship, corrections, conflicts of interest and review.

Article Processing Charges

What is charged, when it applies and what it covers.

Editorial Board