Submit to a Special Issue in JHD
Contribute to thematic hereditary disease collections with full editorial quality controls.
Submitting to Approved Special Issues
Special issue submissions use dedicated workflows but follow standard JHD quality expectations.
Authors submitting to a special issue should confirm thematic fit and use the designated submission route provided in the issue announcement. Each manuscript is assessed for scope, methodological rigor, and relevance to inherited disease science.
Guest editors coordinate thematic direction, while final acceptance authority remains with the journal editorial team to maintain consistent standards across all publication channels.
Submission to Publication Sequence
A structured process keeps timelines predictable for authors and guest editors.
Theme Alignment
Confirm your manuscript addresses the issue objectives and required article format.
Submit Manuscript
Upload through the assigned route with complete declarations and files.
Peer Review
Independent reviewers evaluate scientific and clinical validity.
Decision and Production
Accepted papers proceed to production and issue-level scheduling.
Special issue manuscripts are screened for originality, data transparency, and ethical compliance in the same way as regular submissions.
If a submission is high quality but outside thematic scope, editors may recommend transfer to regular issue processing.
Editorial Safeguards for Thematic Collections
Special issues maintain the same integrity standards as core journal content.
Editorial Oversight
Journal editors supervise decisions and resolve conflicts.
Reviewer Quality
Reviewers are selected for domain and methodological fit.
Integrity Screening
Similarity and transparency checks are applied before acceptance.
Timeline Tracking
Milestone monitoring helps avoid avoidable publication delays.
Guest editors should disclose relevant relationships with contributors. When conflicts are identified, manuscript handling is reassigned to protect impartiality.
APCs and waiver policies for special issue papers follow standard JHD rules unless otherwise announced in issue-specific terms.
Preparing Special Issue Manuscripts
Special issue papers should match scope and maintain full reporting quality.
Authors should clearly reference the issue theme during submission and ensure that manuscript framing aligns with announced objectives. Full ethics, conflicts, and data statements are required, identical to standard issue expectations.
Where the topic intersects multiple themes, include a short justification in the cover letter so editors can route the paper appropriately.
How Guest Editors and Journal Editors Interact
Clear role boundaries protect quality and consistency.
Guest Editors
Guide thematic direction and propose reviewer candidates.
Journal Editors
Confirm decisions and enforce policy consistency across manuscripts.
Review Team
Provides independent technical assessment and revision guidance.
Production Team
Coordinates accepted paper release and collection-level presentation.
Maintaining Timeline Discipline
Special issue timelines depend on early reviewer and author coordination.
Guest editors and authors should respond quickly to editorial requests and maintain clear communication on revision readiness to keep collection milestones intact.
Submit to a JHD Special Issue
Share hereditary disease research in a focused collection with strong editorial governance.
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