Guideline for Special Issue articles

Special Issue articles should fulfill all the normal requirements of any individual article submitted to 3Bio Journal of Biological Science, Technology and Management (please see our guideline for individual article here), and should be of relevance to the readership of the 3Bio Journal. Authors should note that the same criteria of quality, significance and originality apply to articles in Special Issues as to regular articles. Please see 3Bio Journal’s Focus and Scope for further guidance on the topic/theme that can be included in the journal.

There are a few necessary steps to be taken to publish your special issue with us.

1. Initial proposal and agreement in principle

All Special Issues must receive initial approval from the Editor-in-chief before the articles are submitted. Proposals should be emailed to our Managing Editor at editor3bio@sith.itb.ac.id.  You do not need to submit all the complete articles at this stage. A formal proposal should include:

  1. Title of the proposed special issue
  2. A  brief CV of the proposed Guest Editors
  3. A statement of the Special Issue’s significance in the field of Biological Science and a draft introduction, if possible
  4. Titles and draft abstracts of each of the proposed articles; preferably, there should be at least 10 proposed articles to allow for possible rejections
  5. A brief detail of contributors
  6. An outline timetable (including a scheduled call for articles, review/revise process, and