Special issues and guest-edited collections must follow the same editorial, peer-review, conflict-of-interest, authorship, research ethics, and post-publication policies as regular issues.
Core Principle
Special issues must be scholarly, transparent, and consistent with BJRD’s aims and scope. Articles in special issues must not receive weaker editorial or peer-review scrutiny than regular submissions.
Guest Editors
Guest editors must be appointed by the Editor-in-Chief or Editorial Board, must declare conflicts of interest, and must not make decisions on manuscripts where they have a conflict. The Editor-in-Chief retains oversight of special issues and may appoint an independent handling editor where necessary.
Review and Ethics Standards
Special issue articles are handled under the same peer-review and ethics standards as regular submissions. Guest editors, reviewers, and authors must follow BJRD’s policies on confidentiality, conflicts of interest, authorship, plagiarism, research ethics, AI use, complaints, corrections, and retractions.
Transparency
Special issue calls and invitations must be accurate, transparent, and not misleading. They must not make exaggerated claims about indexing, review speed, acceptance probability, or publication guarantees.
