LAUNCH NEW JOURNAL

LAUNCH NEW JOURNAL

Proposals to launch new journal or special issue should be submitted by the Guest Editors (at least 4 and at most 6 Guest Editors) and should include the following:
1 The journal for which the Special Issue is intended OR the Journal Name with the new Title (new journal should not conflict with the existing journals).
2 A suggested title for the Special Issue/New Journal.
3 Proposed Aims and Scope, giving an overview of the Journal/Special Issue's intended focus and a list of the topics to be covered.
4 A list of the Guest Editors including their names, emails, affiliations, and a short biography (one paragraph) of each of the Guest Editors.
5 A proposed timeline and schedule which includes.
6 Deadline for submission (2 months from the initial Call-for-Papers).
7 First round of review (1 month after submission deadline).
8 Tentative publication date (1 month after the first round of review).

EDITING A “SUCCESSFUL” SPECIAL ISSUE/NEW JOURNAL ISSUE
SUCCESSFUL SPECIAL ISSUE/NEW JOURNAL ISSUE
Once a proposal has been approved in principle by AJO Editorial Office, it is the responsibility of the Guest Editor(s) to deliver the soft copy of entire issue to AJO within the agreed time-scale. Guest Editors must organize a double-blind reviewing process for all papers submitted for inclusion in the special issue or for each issue of the newly established journal, so as to:
Identify those papers to be finally included in the special issue.
oStrengthen these papers, so as to ensure the highest possible standards for the issue

o SUBMISSION PROPOSAL (SPECIAL ISSUE) PROPOSAL OF SPECIAL ISSUE
The editors of AJO require copies of all correspondence between reviewers and Guest Editors at the time that the completed draft of the special issue is submitted to AJO. Guest Editors should keep the AJO Editorial Office informed by e-mail of progress in preparing the special issue and in particular alert them in advance if agreed deadlines are likely to slip.
FINAL SELECTION FINAL SELECTION OF PAPER
Once the final selection of papers has been made and final versions (as per AJO format guidelines) of all these have been received, the Guest Editors should inform AJO Editorial Office about the total number of accepted papers for the special issue. The AJO Editorial Office will then check the quality of the issue with the help of Editor-in-Chief before forwarding it for publication. The Editorial Office reserve the right to request a third review of papers and, if necessary, to request modifications to an issue before approving it for publication. However, the procedures set out above are designed to minimize the need for such measures