Proposed Special Issue
Special issues highlight emerging themes in breast cancer survivorship and supportive care.
Proposals should define scope, guest editor expertise, and a realistic timeline.
Special Issue Vision
Special issues provide a focused platform for emerging themes in survivorship science.
Proposals should demonstrate clinical relevance and a realistic plan for attracting high quality submissions.
Focused Theme
Clear scope with measurable outcomes
Guest Expertise
Editors with proven scholarship
Feasible Timeline
Milestones for review and publication
Proposal Essentials
- Theme rationale and relevance to survivorship care
- Guest editor team with affiliations and expertise
- Draft call for papers and key topics
- Timeline for submissions, review, and publication
Proposals that address clinical impact and patient outcomes are prioritized.
Ideal Themes
Strong proposals identify gaps in evidence and propose a cohesive set of topics that align with survivorship care needs.
- Long term cardiotoxicity monitoring and prevention
- Rehabilitation and functional recovery after treatment
- Psychosocial support and survivorship resilience
- Equity and access to survivorship services
- Digital health tools for follow up and monitoring
Evaluation Criteria
Proposals are assessed for scientific relevance, feasibility, and editorial capacity.
Guest Editor Responsibilities
Guest editors help identify reviewers, coordinate outreach, and recommend decisions in collaboration with journal leadership.
Guest editors maintain consistent review standards and manage timelines for invited submissions.
Outreach and Engagement
Guest editors should propose outreach strategies to attract submissions from diverse regions and disciplines.
Professional society outreach and clinical networks can strengthen submission quality and diversity.
Submission Volume
Proposals should estimate expected submission volume and the potential pool of contributors.
Clear volume estimates support reviewer capacity planning and production timelines.
Suggested Timeline
Define scope
Confirm theme, outcomes, and target audience
Submit proposal
Provide editor bios, topics, and timeline
Editorial review
Assessment of relevance and feasibility
Launch issue
Finalize call for papers and promotion plan
Benefits
Special issues provide concentrated visibility, support community collaboration, and highlight leadership in survivorship science.
Accepted proposals receive promotional support through journal channels and coordinated outreach.
Quality Standards
Special issue manuscripts follow the same peer review and ethics policies as regular submissions.
Guest editors should encourage transparent methods, data availability, and clear reporting.
Editorial Support
The journal provides templates, reviewer guidance, and promotional support for approved special issues.
Editorial staff assist with workflow coordination and quality control.
Support helps maintain consistent review timelines.
Proposal Summary
Clear theme linked to survivorship outcomes
Qualified guest editor team
Realistic review and publication timeline
Defined outreach strategy
Concise proposals with focused objectives move through review more efficiently.
Early coordination with the editorial office can refine scope and timelines.
Well defined themes attract higher quality submissions.
Strong planning improves reviewer engagement.
Focused scope accelerates review.
Clear objectives support contributor alignment.
Submit a Special Issue Proposal
Share a concise proposal and our editorial team will guide the next steps.
