Ongoing Special Issues
Ongoing special issues spotlight high priority themes in arthritis research and therapy. These collections bring together timely evidence, multidisciplinary perspectives, and clinically actionable insights. Explore current themes and submit your work to contribute to a focused research dialogue.
How Ongoing Special Issues Work
Special issues run alongside the regular journal workflow, with submissions routed to guest editors who have deep expertise in the theme. Accepted articles publish on a rolling basis, allowing new findings to appear as soon as they are ready rather than waiting for a full issue to close.
Current Themes and Topics
Special issue themes are announced through journal communications and reflect areas of high clinical need or rapid scientific progress. Themes are periodically updated as new evidence and clinical priorities emerge. Themes may include advances in inflammatory pathways, novel biologic therapies, imaging and diagnostics, rehabilitation outcomes, or health services research. If you have a relevant study, the editorial office can confirm the most appropriate issue for your work.
Focused Scope
Fast Visibility
Community Impact
Editorial Leadership
How to Participate
Select a theme that aligns with your research and indicate the special issue in your cover letter at submission. Manuscripts must follow the same ethical and formatting standards as regular submissions and will undergo full peer review.
Review and Publication Timeline
Special issue manuscripts follow the same review standards and timelines as regular submissions. The editorial team aims to provide clear decisions quickly while maintaining rigorous peer review.
Submission
Manuscript is routed to the special issue editors.
Peer Review
Expert review focused on the theme and methodology.
Decision
Revision guidance and final editorial assessment.
Publication
Accepted articles publish on a rolling basis.
APC and Open Access
Special issue submissions follow the same Article Processing Charge policy as regular manuscripts. The APC is invoiced only after acceptance and supports editorial review, production, DOI registration, and open access dissemination.
Choose the special issue title that matches your study.
Include a cover letter stating the theme and fit.
Follow reporting standards and ethics policies.
Submit via Manuscriptzone or the simple form.
Not Sure If Your Work Fits?
If your topic is adjacent to a special issue theme, send a brief abstract to the editorial office. We will advise whether the manuscript should be submitted to a special issue or to the regular journal track.
Contribute to an Ongoing Special Issue
Help shape the next wave of arthritis research through focused, high visibility collections.
