Journal of Otology & Rhinology
Guidelines
Special Issues should hold current authoritative scientific information in a specific area within the scope of the Journal, should contain articles of the current article types accepted by the journals and should be of excellent quality both in terms of knowledge and grammar.
Roles & Responsibilities of the Editorial Personnel involved:
Editorial Board Members
- To review the special issue proposals and finalize a title for the issue which holds a greater scientific potential.
- To recommend the guest editors who are experts of the related issue.
- To contribute their view in the form of an Editorial for the special issue.
Guest Editors
- To contribute their view in the form of an Editorial for the special issue.
- To suggest potential authors and invite them for contributing relevant manuscripts for the special issue.
- To look after the peer review process and also to provide the final disposition of the manuscript.
- Prepare a timeline and schedule for the release of Special Issue. This should include a timeline for manuscript preparation, review process, and final submission.
Guidelines for authors:
Manuscript submission
- Special issue articles can include original, unpublished research articles and reviews, commentaries, case reports, short notes, rapid and/ or short communications etc. related to the specific theme.
- Submission should be accompanied by a cover letter with reference to the concerned special issue topic.
- Manuscripts can be submitted via Online Submission System or sent to mail directly at editor.jor@scitechnol.com. An acknowledgment letter will be issued upon successful submission of the manuscript.
- Authors are instructed to review the author guidelines before submission.
- Manuscripts will be accepted for publishing in the Special Issue only after getting approved by the peer review committee [selected by the Guest Editor(s)].
