Physiologia Plantarum has the custom to publish Special Issues, gathering reviews and original research articles on a specific topic. Those issues are usually organised by our Editor-in-Chief or Subject Editors as a follow-up of conferences and represent a snap-shot of the current research in a particular area.
“Usually” does not mean that it has to be that way! If you are a prolific researcher with a broad network, we highly encourage you to subject your ideas to the Editor-in-Chief and help organize a Special Issue within your own area of expertise. What will be your task as a Guest Editor of a Special Issue? Thanks to your network, you will be in charge of inviting about 20 research groups to write about their latest research, the latest techniques they develop or a minireview on the matter. These articles will be subjected to peer review and a special issue will be created after acceptance of 10-15 of them. You will oversee the pre-submission process, manage the appointment of reviewers and make editorial decisions, to assist the Subject Editors in their work.
For the authors, being published in a special issue increases their visibility as it is boosted by all the other articles on the same theme published simultaneously. Special Issues have a higher citation rate. It is free of charge to publish in a Special Issue, as it is for all articles published in Physiologia Plantarum.
Sounds interesting? Submit the online application below.
You will have to:
-give details on the topic you want to propose
-give details about the corresponding editor (name, ORCID, publication list)
-give details on 2 assistant guest editors (more is possible, but we need only 2 for the application)
-motivate your proposal in a cover letter explaining why the Special Issue is warranted in terms of subject and timeliness