Ongoing Special Issue
Explore active special issues focused on emerging themes in prevention, treatment, and policy.
Submit manuscripts aligned with ongoing collections for focused visibility.
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Global Reach
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How Ongoing Issues Work
Ongoing special issues collect manuscripts within a defined theme and timeline. Each issue follows the same peer review and ethics standards as regular submissions.
Themes are selected based on emerging evidence, clinical needs, and policy relevance in alcohol research.
Author Guidance
When submitting, indicate the special issue title in the cover letter and align keywords with the theme. Provide clear data availability statements and ethics approvals.
Authors should review the specific aims of the issue and ensure that methods and outcomes align with the theme.
Benefits
Special issues provide concentrated visibility and highlight emerging areas of alcohol research. Authors benefit from targeted readership and focused dissemination.
Submission Flow
Manuscripts are submitted through the standard system and flagged for the relevant special issue. Review timelines follow the same standards as regular submissions.
Select theme
Review ongoing issues and confirm alignment
Prepare manuscript
Highlight relevance in the cover letter
Submit
Use the standard submission method
Review
Peer review and editorial decision
How to Identify Active Themes
Active themes are listed on the special issue page with a short scope statement and a submission timeline. Authors should ensure alignment before submitting.
If your study aligns with more than one theme, indicate the best fit in the cover letter to speed editorial routing.
Quality Standards
Special issues follow the same editorial policies, data availability expectations, and conflict of interest requirements as regular submissions.
High quality reporting supports faster review and helps special issues deliver timely evidence to practitioners.
Visibility Benefits
Accepted articles appear within the themed collection and receive focused attention from readers who follow the topic.
Ongoing Issue Guidance
Theme alignment
Match keywords and outcomes to the special issue scope statement.
Cover letter note
State the special issue title clearly to route the submission.
Review standards
Ongoing issues follow the same peer review criteria as regular submissions.
Publication timing
Articles are published as soon as accepted and produced.
Authors should monitor submission deadlines listed on the special issue page and plan revisions to meet the timeline.
If you are unsure about fit, contact the editorial office with a short abstract for guidance.
Timely submission supports coordinated publication of the themed collection.
Accepted articles are grouped for visibility while maintaining individual DOI and citation information.
This improves discoverability for focused audiences.
Authors retain full citation credit for each article.
This supports academic visibility.
It also benefits readers.
It strengthens reach.
Submit to an Ongoing Special Issue
Identify an active theme and submit your manuscript with clear alignment.
