The Special Issue Proposal review process is being handled by a committee. The review of all proposed SIs is conducted once a year, in September. Please feel free to submit your SI proposals to the Editorial Assistant, Miriam Snyder. Your proposal will be placed in a queue in the order received. All submitted proposals will be sent to the review board at the designated time reference above. Following the review process, we will contact you with the decision on your Proposed Special Issue.
Proposing a Special Issue
Prospective Guest Editors are encouraged to submit a proposal for a Special Issue. The proposal of a Special Issue must include:
- the title
- a description of the main theme (max 100 words)
- a motivation (max 200 words)
- a list of Guest Editors (including the affiliation and present position of each Guest Editor)
The Guest Editors of a Special Issue should possess the credentials required to act as Associate Editor for the Special Issue (AE-SI). They are responsible for managing the review process and making publication recommendations to the Editor-in-Chief. The necessary credentials include a PhD awarded more than five years ago, along with experience in reviewing papers and publishing in ITS Journals.
The list of Guest Editors must include one editor already acting as Senior Editor of the Transactions on ITSs and/or two editors already acting as Associate Editors of the journal. Collaboration among editors from different regions is strongly encouraged.
We highly recommend considering submitting your vehicle-related proposals to the IEEE Transactions on IV, another high-quality Transaction of the IEEE ITS Society.
Instructions for Guest Editors
For proposals that have been accepted, the procedures below hold.
- For issues with more than one guest editor, one corresponding editor must be indicated. This editor must be chosen among the editors already acting on the Editorial Board of the journal. The corresponding editor will be responsible for coordinating the work of the group of Guest Editors/AE-SIs and communicating with the Editor-in-Chief and his/her editorial assistant.
- A timetable for the Special Issue must be developed and discussed with the Editor-in-Chief, keeping in mind that it takes a minimum of 3 months for an issue to be published once all final manuscripts are submitted to IEEE Headquarters. The general timeline for Special issues is the following:
- First submission deadline: X
- Notification of first decision: X + 3 months
- First revision submission deadline: X + 5 months
- Notification of final decision: X + 9 months.
- Final manuscript (camera ready) submission deadline: X + 10 months
- Issue of Publication: X + 12 months
- For issues with invited authors only, Guest Editors should send letters of invitation to the selected authors. For refereed issues, the Guest Editors will be responsible to create a call for papers and distribute it to appropriate websites, journals, email lists, etc.
- The AE-SIs should follow the guidelines for Associate Editors of the Transactions on ITS, which will be sent upon approval of the Special Issue.
- The AE-SIs should never contact the authors directly.
- The AE-SIs should be able to handle any paper submitted for the special issue. The AE-SIs cannot refuse to handle a paper submitted to the special issue, claiming busy schedule or personal constraints.
The submission/revision process will be completed using the standard website.
For final publication, the Guest Editor(s) must provide an editorial or introduction for the Special Issue.
