Journal of Building Pathology and Rehabilitation - Topical Collection Guidelines for Guest-Editors
Preparing a Proposal
Guest Editors should contact the Publishing Editor, Nathalie Jacobs (nathalie.jacobs@springer.com (this opens in a new tab)), with their proposal idea to ensure it is relevant and there is space in the publication schedule for the Topical Collection.
To submit your proposal, please complete the Topical Collection Information form (this opens in a new tab).
We require our Guest Editors to familiarise themselves with the editorial and publication policies of the journal and our Springer Nature Code of Conduct before they undertake their Special Issue. You can find links to these below:
Submission Guidelines: https://www.springer.com/journal/41024/submission-guidelines (this opens in a new tab)
Code of Conduct: https://www.springernature.com/gp/editors/code-of-conduct-journals (this opens in a new tab)
Peer Review Procedure
Submission
Submissions to the Topical Collection must be done through the online submission site (this opens in a new tab). During submission authors will be asked if they are submitting to a Topical Collection. Instructions for Authors can be found at: https://www.springer.com/journal/41024/submission-guidelines (this opens in a new tab).
If there are several Guest Editors involved in a Topical Collection, one Guest Editor will be required to act as the Lead Guest Editor. The Lead Guest Editor will be responsible for assigning manuscripts to other Guest Editors. It is the Guest Editors' role to identify and invite authors to submit papers for the Topical Collection which are of the highest quality in terms of science and presentation. They should also ensure that all papers are submitted conform to the editorial and publication policies of the journal (see “Submission Guidelines” link above).
Authors are encouraged to submit high-quality work that has neither appeared in, nor is under consideration by other journals. All papers must be peer reviewed by at least two specialists in the field.
For all submissions, this Journal adheres to the standard Peer Review Policy, Process and Guidance (this opens in a new tab) as outlined by Springer under Editorial Policies (this opens in a new tab) in the Information for Journal Authors (this opens in a new tab) web page.
Plagiarism Checking
All new submissions are checked by our Manuscript Screening Service (MSS) to ensure they conform to our ethical standards and are also checked for plagiarism using iThenticate. Guest Editors must check the Manuscript Screening Service Report and the iThenticate score for all submissions to the Topical Collection before sending out for review.
Conference Papers
If a Topical Collection is to be offered as a follow-up to a conference or a workshop, Guest Editors are responsible for ensuring that the contents of the manuscripts submitted to the Topical Collection differ from the conference papers (we expect roughly 40% new content). Any potential copyright and self-plagiarism issues have to be avoided in advance. Extended papers to be published on the Topical Collection can contain a specific note referencing the conference paper and providing information about the extended content.
Archived/Preprint Versions of Papers
Springer journals encourage posting of preprints of primary research manuscripts on preprint servers, authors’ or institutional websites, and open communications between researchers whether on community preprint servers or preprint commenting platforms. Preprints are defined as an author’s version of a research manuscript prior to formal peer review at a journal, which is deposited on a public server (as described in Preprints for the life sciences. Science 352, 899–901; 2016 (this opens in a new tab)); preprints may be posted at any time during the peer review process. Posting of preprints is not considered prior publication and will not jeopardize consideration at Springer journals. More information can be found here: https://www.springer.com/gp/open-access/preprint-sharing/16718886 (this opens in a new tab).
Authorship Change Request Form
We generally do not permit authorship changes after submission, and certainly not after acceptance of a manuscript. If there are exceptional circumstances warranting a change to the authorship in a paper submitted to a Topical Collection, then authors can make this request. A change of authorship request form should be completed, and returned to the Publishing Editor for review. If the change is approved, we will alert the relevant Guest Editors.
Submissions by Guest Editors
We permit Guests Editors to publish a paper in their own Topical Collection, this must be agreed with the Editors-in-Chief in advance.
Reviewer Citation Recommendations
We welcome reviewers guiding authors on expanding their literature review, however if a reviewer asks authors to cite their own papers, this should be investigated as this could be a breach of our publishing ethics in the form of “citation manipulation” – please reach out to the Publishing Editor for support in this.
Publication
Guest Editors will be required to submit a Preface/Editorial for the Topical Collection after all papers are published online, and will liaise with the Editors-in-Chief and Publishing Editor regarding the requirements for this.
Once the papers have been accepted by the Editors-in-Chief, they are transmitted to the publisher’s production department. Proofs will be available online for the Guest Editors to review and approve before online publication.
Please note that colour figures and images are reproduced free of charge in electronic form. There is a page charge for colour in print and for Open Access. Please visit the journal homepage for more information.
Accepted papers are published continuously in a regular issue of the journal, and added to the Collection (this opens in a new tab).
Key Contacts
Editorial Office: anitha.raj@springernature.com (this opens in a new tab)
Journal Publishing Editor: nathalie.jacobs@springer.com (this opens in a new tab)
Production Editor: raghav.varma@springernature.com (this opens in a new tab)