Topical Collections – Proposal Form for Guest Editors

2021-04-22

Proposals for Topical Collections in the ASP Transactions on Internet of Things

Preparing a Proposal

Guest Editors (GE) should contact the Publishing Editor, cjc@nwpu.edu.cn, with their proposal idea to ensure it is relevant and there is space in the Publication Schedule for Topical Collection.

Please note: the journal is moving to a new Publication Model of having “Topical Collections” which are replacing the more traditional term of “Special Issue”.


The TC proposal should contain the following information:

-Provisional title for the Topical Collection
-A one‐page outline summarising the objectives of the TC or a PDF of the Call for Papers (if for an open TC)
-The names, affiliations, official homepages and institutional/professional email addresses of all Guest Editors
-A paragraph stating how the GEs plan to undertake robust, independent peer review
-Provisional time schedule and a deadline for submission of the papers for the TC
-[OPTIONAL] List of potential contributions (no more than 15-20 paper should be accepted per Topical Collection)

Please fill in the form on the following page and return to the Publishing Editor, cjc@nwpu.edu.cn.

 

                                                                      Proposal Form

  • Title of TopicalCollection:
  • ShortTitle:
  • Aims, Scope and Objective of TopicalCollection:
  • Guest Editordetails:

A short CV of each guest editor must be joined, with a special emphasis on previous experience in editorial activities.

  • Management of the TopicalCollection:
  • ProvisionalDeadlines:

Deadline for submissions:

Deadline for review (typically 4-8 weeks after deadline for submissions) Decisions:

Deadline for revised version by authors (typically 4-8 weeks after decisions):

Deadline for 2nd review (typically 2-4 weeks after deadline for revised versions) Final decisions: