Special Themes
The JOT Journal welcomes special theme proposals on topics of interest for its audience prepared by volunteer Guest Editors. The contents of a special issue may be solicited directly from the author community or compiled from articles presented at a specified conference.
Forthcoming Calls
Special Theme on Digital Twin Evolution
Organized by Mark van den Brand, Loek Cleophas, Judith Michael, and Andreas Wortmann
(deadlines: intent to submit 09-Oct-2023, submission 01-Nov-2023, notification end-of-Feb-2023)
Special Theme Proposal
The development of a special theme issue begins when the Guest Editor(s) and the Special Theme Editor agree on a topic and title for a special issue. Once the special theme proposal is accepted the following information should be defined
- Title
- Guest editors and their affiliation
- Contact person
- Description
- Strategy: the special theme can have a closed call (it considers only articles presented at a specific conference), an open call (the call is going to be advertised and manuscript can be submitted by anyone), or a hybrid one (a combination of the two)
- Call-for-papers: in case the call is open or hybrid a call for papers should be given together with a plan for advertising it
- Schedule (keeping in mind that two review processes are necessary, see below)
If a proposal has potential, the Special Theme Editor will evaluate the proposal. The evaluation will be based on technical accuracy, objectivity, balance, guest editor(s) capability, proposal quality, and relationship to other recent and planned special issues.
Guest Editors are not allowed to act as (co-)author of an article for a special issue for which they are Guest Editor. However, the Guest Editors must also provide an introduction to the special theme issue.
The final contents of the proposed special issue must be approved by the Editor-in-Chief prior to publication.
Review Process
Papers submitted to a special theme can only go through two revisions, of which the second one can only be a minor revision. If the guest editors consider a paper worthy of a second major revision, it has to continue as a regular paper. This means it will not appear in the special issue, but in a later issue, as a regular paper, once the review process has ended successfully.
Dedicated Issues
The JOT Journal implements a Continuous Publication Scheme, i.e., regular papers are added into a dynamic and annual issue as soon as they are accepted. However, due to their specific nature, scope, and relevance, special themes are published as separate and additional issues.
Proposal Submission
Special theme proposals can be submitted via email to the Special Theme Editor (Richard Paige).