Ongoing Special Issue
Explore active special issues focused on emerging themes in integrative medicine and mind body science.
Submit manuscripts aligned with ongoing collections for focused visibility.
Ongoing Issue Focus
Ongoing special issues highlight active themes in integrative health and mind body science. Each theme is curated to advance clinical practice and community wellness outcomes.
Authors should review the listed themes and align their manuscripts with the stated scope and objectives. This improves routing and speeds editorial evaluation.
Focused Collections
Themed issues with defined objectives
Consistent Standards
Same peer review and ethics expectations
Timely Visibility
Rapid publication once accepted
How Ongoing Issues Work
Ongoing special issues collect manuscripts within a defined theme and timeline. Each issue follows the same peer review and ethics standards as regular submissions.
Themes are selected based on emerging evidence, clinical needs, and patient wellness priorities.
Author Guidance
When submitting, indicate the special issue title in the cover letter and align keywords with the theme.
Authors should review the specific aims of the issue and ensure that methods and outcomes align with the theme.
Theme Alignment Tips
Clearly state how the study contributes to the issue goals and specify any unique populations or settings. This helps reviewers understand relevance and impact.
- Use the special issue title in the cover letter and keywords
- Explain how outcomes support integrative care improvements
- Describe any community or clinical implementation context
Publication Timing
Articles accepted within a special issue are published on a rolling basis after production. This allows timely visibility while the collection remains open for additional submissions.
Authors should plan for standard review timelines and be responsive to revision requests to align with issue milestones.
Visibility and Promotion
Special issue collections receive coordinated promotion through journal channels. This provides additional visibility for accepted articles and supports community engagement.
Published articles can be cited as part of the themed collection to highlight their contribution to a focused clinical topic.
This approach keeps collections current and responsive to new evidence.
Timely publication helps the field evaluate emerging practices sooner.
Benefits
Special issues provide concentrated visibility and highlight emerging areas of integrative health science.
Accepted articles appear within the themed collection while maintaining individual DOI and citation information.
Submission Flow
Select theme
Review ongoing issues and confirm alignment
Prepare manuscript
Highlight relevance in the cover letter
Submit
Use Manuscriptzone or the simple submission form
Review
Peer review and editorial decision
Match keywords and outcomes to the special issue scope statement.
State the special issue title clearly to route the submission.
Ongoing issues follow the same peer review criteria as regular submissions.
Articles are published as soon as accepted and produced.
Contribute to a Focused Collection
Share research that advances holistic care and mind body practice outcomes.
