Publish a Special Issue
In order to better serve the needs of the academic community, we welcome collaborations with other institutions to publish special issues. If you are interested in publishing a special issue with our journal, please send your inquiry and proposal to gjhs@ccsenet.org.
[Download Special Issue Proposal]
Before submitting a proposal, please note the following:
- The special issue should focus on a specific research topic, conference theme, or closely related area within the journal’s scope.
- All submitted manuscripts will follow the same editorial and peer-review process as regular submissions.
- Proposed guest editors and reviewers are subject to approval by the journal.
- Proposals should be discussed with the journal at least five months before the planned publication date.
- An article processing charge (APC) applies to each accepted article.
- Published articles will be freely accessible online as open-access articles.
Please contact the editorial office if you have any questions about submitting a proposal.
- ISSN(Print): 1916-9736
- ISSN(Online): 1916-9744
- Started: 2009
- Frequency: bimonthly
Journal Metrics
- h-index: 95 (The data was calculated based on 2025 Google Scholar Citations)
- i10-index: 565
- WJCI (2022): 0.897
- WJCI Impact Factor: 0.306
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Contact
- Erica GreyEditorial Assistant
- gjhs@ccsenet.org