IJNM: proposing a special issue

Proposals to organize a special issue for the International Journal of Network Management (IJNM) should be submitted by email to the associate editor: Aiko Pras, with a Cc to the editor in chief: James Hong.

Proposal contents

Each proposal should include:

• Proposed title of the issue
• Name of guest editor and one or two co-editor(s)
• Contact information, positions, and affiliations
• Previous experiences in organizing special issues / conferences in the area of network management
• A draft version of the Call for Papers
• An indication of the number of expected papers and where they will come from
• A description of the review process and the acceptance criteria
• A list of potential reviewers. Note: you should expect a substantial number to decline, for whatever reason. Therefore make sure you have sufficient alternatives
• A tentative timetable (see below)

Timetable

Regarding planning, the following can be used as a rough indication (in months):

• X: CFP announced
• X+4: Announced deadline for submission
• X+5: Assignment of reviewers
• X+8: Reviews received
• X+10: Camera ready received (after possible major revision)
• X+14: Final publication ready

IJNM is published 6 times each year, but the last issue of the year will not be used for special issues.

Review process

It is essential to have a thorough review process, with (at least) 3 independent reviewers per paper. Papers coming from the organizers should be avoided. The guest editors are expected to write an editorial, however.

Example CfPs

• Special Issue on Economic Traffic Management
• Special Issue on Managing Self-Organizing Radio Access Networks