The editorial board of the Journal encourages submissions of proposals of special issues.
•Two types of special issues are considered:

• A special issue on an emerging theme, of interest to the readership of the journal.
• A special issue that stems from a conference or workshop, whose topic falls in the scope of the journal.

The procedure for submitting proposals depends on the type of special issue, as per the details below:

Emerging Theme
Proposals for such an issue must include the following documentation:

• A motivation for the special issue, in terms of the importance of the selected theme, its timeliness, and its relevance to the readership of the journal.
• The CV of the proposed guest editor, along with any documentation showing the qualifications of the guest editor in the proposed theme.
• A list of scholars who support the proposed special issue, and are prepared to serve as reviewers.
• A proposed call for papers for the special issue.

Conference Workshop
Committees of conferences / workshops who wish to publish a selection of their papers in a special issue of the journal are encouraged to submit a proposal to that effect. Required documentation includes:

• A motivation of the special issue, in terms of the importance of the theme, its timeliness, and its relevance to the readership of the journal.
• The CV of the proposed guest editor (typically the program chair of the conference/ workshop), along with documentation showing his/her credentials in the selected field.
• A presentation of the conference, including the organizing committee, the program committee, the number of papers submitted, the reviewing process, the selection process, the acceptance ratio.

Criteria for selecting papers for the special issue

Proposal materials must be submitted in a single document. Upon consultation with the editorial board, the editor in chief may decide to approve the proposal, in which case he/ she defers the editorial management of the special to the guest editor. The EIC may also approve it conditionally, imposing conditions on membership of the guest reviewers/ editors, or conditions on the process. The EIC may also, of course, deny the special issue.