Guidelines thematic issue

The process of creating a Special Issue (SI) begins with the launch of the application period, published on the Finisterra website. Exceptionally, as long as duly justified, proposals may be accepted outside the application period. The submission of the SI is made by the Editor Responsible (ER).

The Director and the Executive Committee, together with two experts, evaluate the applications received based on the following selection criteria:

• Relevance of the theme;
• Scientific quality of each proposed manuscript;
• Consistency of the set of proposed manuscripts and the contribution of the theme to the advancement of science;
• Research by the authors in the thematic area of ​​the number (academic degree and affiliation);
• In order to ensure that SIs are sufficiently “open” to the participation of specialists from different areas and / or backgrounds, it is recommended that authors with the same affiliation do not exceed 1/3 of the global number of authors. Failure to comply with this condition is a possible exclusion factor from the application.

The decision to accept a SI is up to the Director and the Executive Committee of Finisterra.

The ER of the approved SI, signs a formal agreement of the scheduled publication.

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