Special Editions Guidelines

To reinforce our vision of making the pool of scientific information conveniently accessible, Austin Publishing Group initiated special editions for open access journals. All the articles published under a special issue focuses on a single exclusive topic sorted based on current research or over-edge developing technology in the field of science, medicine and technology recommended by group of renewed experts in a field or ongoing research providing more foreground on a research that have impact on the varied disciplines of science or in the same field and empowers the readers with access to most updated complete information on a distinct topic issue and boosting the article visibility and discoverability with our wide connected network of multiple search engine and global links to notable institutions.

New Proposals:

We heart-fully /encourage the invitation to run and organize special editions from the prospective scientists in the field of their interest and expertise that fit the special issue guidelines of a journal

Proposal preparation

• Title of the proposed special issue

• Handling editor(s) current affiliation along with a short CV

• Purpose and current relevance

• List of topics to be covered and contributors

• Guest Editor(s) and Reviewers with the current affiliation, research interests and contact details

• Tentative deadlines for submission and review process (Timeline for submission, review, and final acceptance)

All the proposals should be submitted to specialeditions@austinpublishinggroup.us

Role of Editor(s)

• Special edition topic should be within the scope of the journal and be of interest to a wide audience

• The special issue articles should strictly confine to the format and style of Austin Publishing Group. Read the guidelines here: author-guidelines.html

• Special edition can be organized and edited by a maximum of 3-5 editors, the senior editor will be referred to as the principal editor and the others as associate editors

• Principal Editor is responsible for describing the aims and scope of the special issue and choosing associate editors, if necessary

• Principal Editor is responsible for the selection of papers and reviewers

• Editors may also act as reviewers for the manuscripts

• Principal Editor can decide the size of the issue, more than one edition can be released if there are more manuscripts

• Editorials or opinions are welcome for each special edition and must be written by the principal editor or the associate editors

• Principal Editor must adhere to ethical code of conduct and select papers based on scientific merit

Additional notes

1. An independent web page will be created for each special edition with complete details of editors, aims and scope, issue timelines and accepted manuscripts

2. Reprints are provided to the authors and readers upon request

3. Guest editors are requested to adopt the publishing journal's editorial and review policies to make the special issue a success

4. We offer benefits to the handling editors on case-by-case basis, which we request to be kept confidential.

Information to Author(s)

1. Prepare your manuscript according to the instructions provided on the website. For manuscript guidelines follow the link: author-guidelines.html

2. Attach the cover page during submission and use online manuscript submission system to submit your manuscript.

3. Austin Publishing Group strictly follows double blind review and it takes 21 days to complete the first review.

4. Accepted articles are published in PDF and HTML formats on a dedicated special edition webpage.

5. DOI is assigned immediately after publication.

If you have any queries/suggestions, please contact us at info@austinpublishinggroup.us