Ongoing Special Issues in JHD
Explore active hereditary disease themes and submit your work to targeted scientific collections.
What Ongoing Issues Aim to Deliver
Each active issue is built around a specific hereditary disease challenge or translational need.
Ongoing special issues in JHD highlight concentrated topics such as rare variant interpretation, inherited metabolic disorders, hereditary cancer syndromes, and novel gene-targeted interventions. These collections help readers access connected evidence in one place and accelerate cross-study synthesis.
Authors benefit from thematic visibility and issue-level promotion while still receiving standard peer review and editorial oversight. This model is effective for bringing together multi-center evidence on emerging hereditary disease priorities.
How to Select the Right Issue
Submitting to the best-fit theme improves review relevance and reader engagement.
Scope Match
Check issue objectives, article types, and deadline windows before submission.
Query Support
Send an abstract to [email protected] for fast scope confirmation.
Deadline Planning
Early submission gives more room for revision before issue closure.
Visibility Gain
Theme-based publication improves discoverability among focused audiences.
Issue announcements include timelines and guest editor details. Authors should review those details carefully and align manuscripts with the stated theme.
How Ongoing Issues Stay on Track
Editorial coordination and milestone reporting maintain quality and timing.
Submission Intake
Manuscripts are logged under the assigned issue and screened for scope fit.
Peer Review Monitoring
Guest editors and journal staff track review progress and bottlenecks.
Revision Coordination
Authors receive targeted guidance and schedule updates.
Continuous Publication
Accepted papers are released promptly and grouped under the issue theme.
If thematic drift is detected, editors may redirect submissions to preserve issue coherence. This keeps special issues meaningful for clinicians and researchers seeking focused evidence.
Maximizing Fit for Active Themes
Strong scope alignment improves review relevance and acceptance efficiency.
Before submission, map your manuscript objectives to the issue scope statement and identify the thematic question your results answer. Explicit alignment in the abstract and cover letter helps editors route papers to appropriate reviewers quickly.
If your manuscript bridges multiple hereditary conditions, explain why the selected issue remains the best context for reader value.
How JHD Tracks Active Issue Milestones
Issue management includes recurring checkpoints for quality and timing.
Submission Review
Scope and readiness checks are completed on intake.
Reviewer Flow
Delays are monitored and reassigned when needed.
Revision Window
Author updates are tracked against issue deadlines.
Collection Closure
Final accepted papers are grouped under the completed issue.
Managing Revisions in Active Issues
Timely revision responses help preserve issue publication schedules.
Authors should respond to revision requests promptly and clearly document changes. This supports issue-level timeline stability and faster completion of thematic collections.
Submit to an Ongoing Issue
Find the right JHD theme and contribute actionable hereditary disease evidence.
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