Special Issue Policy

Purpose of Special Issues

International Scientific Journal Vision may publish Special Issues devoted to emerging, interdisciplinary, or highly relevant themes within the scope of the Journal. Special Issues aim to promote scholarly discussion on specific research topics while maintaining the same academic quality, editorial independence, and ethical standards applied to regular issues.

Proposal and Approval

Proposals for Special Issues may be submitted by members of the Editorial Board or by qualified external scholars.

Each proposal shall include:

the title and scope of the Special Issue;
the academic rationale and objectives;
a preliminary list of potential contributors;
the proposed publication schedule;
the names, affiliations, and qualifications of the proposed Guest Editor(s).

All proposals are evaluated exclusively by the Editor-in-Chief, who reserves the right to approve, modify, or reject any proposal.

Appointment of Guest Editors

Guest Editors are appointed solely by the Editor-in-Chief.

Guest Editors must possess recognized academic expertise in the relevant field and demonstrate previous experience in scholarly publishing.

The appointment of a Guest Editor does not create any ownership or editorial authority over the Journal.

Responsibilities of Guest Editors

Guest Editors are expected to:

define the academic scope of the Special Issue;
invite qualified authors;
recommend suitable peer reviewers;
supervise the editorial timetable;
ensure compliance with the Journal's ethical standards.

Guest Editors serve only in an advisory and coordinating capacity.

They shall not make final editorial decisions regarding any manuscript.

Editorial Independence

The Editor-in-Chief retains full editorial authority over every manuscript submitted to a Special Issue.

The Editor-in-Chief may:

reject any submission;
request additional peer review;
require revisions;
replace reviewers;
replace or remove Guest Editors;
postpone or cancel a Special Issue whenever necessary.

No Guest Editor may guarantee publication of any manuscript.

Peer Review

All manuscripts submitted to a Special Issue are subject to exactly the same editorial assessment and double-blind peer review process as manuscripts submitted to regular issues.

No manuscript shall receive preferential treatment because it belongs to a Special Issue.

Guest Editors shall not act as reviewers of their own manuscripts.

Conflict of Interest

Guest Editors must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest.

A Guest Editor shall not participate in the editorial handling of:

their own manuscript;
manuscripts written by current collaborators;
manuscripts submitted by family members;
manuscripts involving financial or institutional conflicts.

Such manuscripts shall be managed exclusively by the Editor-in-Chief or another independent editor designated by the Editor-in-Chief.

Research Integrity

All manuscripts published in Special Issues are subject to the Journal's Publication Ethics Policy, COPE Core Practices, plagiarism screening, authorship requirements, and research integrity standards.

Suspected misconduct shall be investigated in accordance with COPE recommendations.

Final Editorial Decision

The final decision regarding acceptance, revision, rejection, postponement, or withdrawal of every manuscript belongs exclusively to the Editor-in-Chief.

Recommendations made by Guest Editors are advisory only.

Cancellation of a Special Issue

The Journal reserves the right to postpone, modify, merge, or cancel a Special Issue if:

the number of accepted manuscripts is insufficient;
academic quality standards are not achieved;
ethical concerns arise;
Guest Editors fail to fulfill their responsibilities;
circumstances arise that may compromise the integrity or reputation of the Journal.