Rules Regarding Special Issues
Qualitative Sociology Review, being a member of COPE since 2019, adheres to the guidelines for editing guest issues following COPE recommendations: https://doi.org/10.24318/7cKLAia0
- Special issues consist of the articles focussed on a particular subject that falls within the thematic scope of the Qualitative Sociology Review.
- Special issues are overseen by Guest Editors who are specialists in the respective field.
- Manuscripts for special issues should be prepared according to the general submission rules (see here) and submitted via the editorial platform.
- Guest Editors, together with the Editorial Team, coordinate the editorial process of articles submitted to the special issue and are responsible for assigning external peer-reviewers.
- All articles published in the Qualitative Sociology Review, inclusive of those to appear in a special issue, are peer-reviewed by at least two external reviewers.
- The Editor-in-Chief and Executive Editors, after reviewing the reviews, qualify the texts for publication.
- Special issues are published within the journal publishing schedule.
