CAI | Call for Special Issue Proposal

2024-11-12

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CAI is a publication of Scholar Media Publishing Co. Ltd (SMP), is an international, peer-reviewed, open access online journal with continuous publishing. The journal does not charge for submission, processing or publication of manuscripts and even for color reproduction of photographs. The journal focuses on the infection problems caused by the current aging population, the abuse of antibiotics, and the continuous generation and variation of new pathogenic microorganisms. It is committed to building a communication platform for infection related scientists, clinicians and experts in infection control and public health from three aspects: basic research, transformation research and clinical research. A waive of APC policy is currently carried out by the journal. More information about the journal is available at the following link: http://www.caijournal.com.

CAI is pleased to announce this open call for Special Issue proposals. Special Issues offer a group of authors the possibility to work on an interconnected set of papers on an innovative topic. We would like to solicit high-quality proposals that will be evaluated in a competitive procedure on a rolling basis throughout the year.

Proposed Special Issues should have a well-articulated unifying topic and reflect, at an international level, the best work in a particular research area, either a well-established area or an important emerging area, in which future investigations may be boosted by the publication of a set of excellent papers. Hence, an international group of Guest Editors and a few high-quality planned papers are always encouraged in the proposals.


Proposals for Special Issues should be sent to the Editorial Office, who will forward them to the Editors CAI of for evaluation. You can download the Special Issue template here.

Information to be provided in a proposal:
• A 150-300 word summary to explain the significance, novelty, technical advancement, and adherence to the scope of the journal of the proposed topic;
• A few keywords on the topic;
• A plan for obtaining high-quality papers or a list of at least three planned papers;
• A brief resume of the proposed Guest Editors together with their information (title, name, email, affiliation, personal website, keywords of interests);
• A proposed submission deadline.


As a Guest Editor, you would be responsible for:
• Inviting your peers to submit papers to be published in your Special Issue. These papers will be able to take advantage of the high publicity offered by open access publishing, our rapid and high-quality peer review process, and immediate publication after acceptance;
• Checking the suitability of abstracts/manuscripts submitted to the Special Issue;
• Making pre-check decisions regarding whether to send a new submission to peer review;
• Making final decisions regarding accepting a paper based on peer review outcomes.


As a Guest Editor, you would have the following privileges:
• A certificate of recognition as a Guest Editor of CAI;
• The opportunity to publish one free paper per year in CAI, along with obtaining additional remuneration.
• The ability to invite authors to submit high-quality papers to be published in your Special Issue with additional remuneration;
• Travel grant opportunity to attend featured conferences;

The Editorial Office will take care of setting up the Special Issue website, arrange promotional materials, assist with invitations to contribute papers, and take care of administrative tasks associated with peer review, including inviting reviewers, collating reports, contacting authors, and professional production before publication.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office(office@caijournal.com) if you are interested and would like further details and clarification.

We look forward to receiving your creative proposals here.

CAI Editorial Office