Journal of Plant and Animal Ecology

Submit to a Special Issue

Journal of Plant and Animal Ecology encourages you to contribute to our Special Issues where authors have the chance to publish their valuable research within specific themes. Special Issues are an article compilation that addresses given themes, topics of interest, or areas of concern in a specified discipline. They gather top-notch practitioners and scholarly studies to offer extensive coverage of new tendencies and essential breakthroughs.
Our Special Issues provide the opportunity for researchers and scholars from all over the world to present their recent work, methods, and ideas concerning the most rapidly developing topics. It is a way to become a part of a group of professionals and get more people to know about your research area and its development.

Advantages of Submitting to a Special Issue

• Focused Content: Special Issues include articles that are developed from various perspectives on the subject of interest, thus making them a targeted source for important research.
• Enhanced Visibility: Submitting your work in a Special Issue elevates its exposure, as such issues are usually heavily advertised and carry prestige among scholars.
• Networking Opportunities: It is important to note that Special Issue authors get the opportunity to engage with like-minded scholars and build new collaborations for future research.
• Impactful Research: Due to the nature of the Special Issues, works therein might be cited more frequently and have a larger impact as readers interested in a particular topic are sure to find your work.

A Step-by-Step guide for Submitting to a Special Issue:

Step 1: Identify a Relevant Special Issue
We recommend visiting Propose a Special Issue Page to get acquainted with the Special Issue that would be interesting for you. The webpage will further elaborate on the theme and scope of the Special Issue, which applies to each Special Issue.

Step 2: Prepare Your Manuscript
Please make sure that your manuscript complies with the requirements given by the editors of the journal. This may cover issues like the format, referencing, and any other specific aspect of the Special Issue.

Step 3: Submit Your Manuscript
You must submit your manuscript through our Online Submission Portal. When submitting your manuscript, it is essential to state in the cover letter that you are targeting the specific Special Issue.

Step 4: Initial Screening
Your submission will first be processed to check if it meets the set guidelines and if it is plagiarized or not. All manuscripts received are cross-checked through iThenticate to meet our anti-plagiarism policy.

Step 5: Peer Review
Original papers that meet the initial criteria will be matched with guest editors and scholars interested in the subject area. The peer review process focuses on reviewing the quality of the manuscript, its relevance, and its contribution towards the identified theme of the Special Issue.
Manuscripts that will be shortlisted will be assigned to guest editors and reviewers who are specialists in the specific subfield. Peer review implies a critical assessment of the quality, significance, and potential intelligently contribution of the manuscript to the Special Issue.

Step 6: Revision and Resubmission
Depending on the comments you provide to the reviewers, you may have to edit your manuscript. Also, be sure to reply to all the comments and suggestions before making a second submission if you did that.

Step 7: Final Decision
Important decisions about accepting your manuscript will be made by the guest editor. Manuscripts that have been accepted for publication will be published within the Special Issue and edited to be released.

Additional Information

• Author Guidelines: Before proceeding further kindly read our Author Guidelines for guidelines on how to prepare the manuscript. This will assist your submission to meet our policy and guidelines.
• Support: The friendly editorial team that will deal with the submissions and peer review process is always at your disposal. In this case, we have a door open for you; you can contact us through our email [email protected]
• Publication Timeline: After we have accepted your manuscript it will be processed and you will be informed on the progress. Our publication timeline for Special Issues has been developed in such a way that your work will be published within the shortest time possible and with maximum quality.
• Join Us: Join thousands of diverse academics by submitting your paper to a Special Issue now. So, this is a good chance to change something for the better in your sphere!

Contact Us: For any further information please refer to contact us at [email protected] Our team is here to guide and assist you every step of the way.