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Software and Systems Modeling - Special issue guidelines

The Journal of Software and Systems Modeling adheres to the standard Peer Review Policy, Process and Guidance as outlined by Springer under Editorial Policies in the Information for Journal Authors web page.

  • All special issue papers must be prepared in accordance with the Journal guidelines: https://www.springer.com/journal/10270/submission-guidelines.
  • Submitted papers should present original, unpublished work, relevant to one of the topics of the special issue. 
  • All manuscripts will be subject to the Journal’s rigorous peer review policy, by at least two reviewers. This evaluation will cover the following aspects, but will not be limited to: relevance, significance of contribution to the field, technical quality, scholarship, and quality of presentation. 
  • Conference-based special issue papers are reviewed by the Program Chairs and Program Committee members of the respective conference, with help from external reviewers selected by them.
  • Conference-based special issue papers are expected to have substantial scientific contribution, e.g., in the form of new algorithms, experiments or qualitative/quantitative comparisons, and neither verbatim transfer of large parts of the conference paper nor reproduction of already published figures will be tolerated. Final decisions on all papers are made by the Editor(s)-in-Chief. 
  • It is the policy of the journal that no submission, or substantially overlapping submission, be published or be under review at another journal or conference at any time during the peer review process.

If you wish to propose a special issue please provide information as outlined below. Submit your proposal to Elizabeth Dziubela (elizabeth.dziubela@springer.com) All guest editors must to be copied on your email using their institutional email addresses.

SI PROPOSAL INFORMATION NEEDED:

GUEST EDITOR INFORMATION

  • Names of all guest editors including full affiliations and institutional email addresses
  • Brief CVs of all guest editors and/or links to their institutional webpages
  • Nomination for lead guest editor

CONTENT – (your Call for Papers draft)

  • Proposed title of the special issue
  • Justification for the issue
  • Aims and scope, plus topics of interest
  • Submission deadline
  • Proposed deadlines for reviewing, author revision and final notification

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • How many submissions do you anticipate?
  • Tell us how you intend to attract submissions to the special issue.
  • If your issue is based on a conference or workshop, please specify.

Please note: the following mandatory language must be included in the final CFP: “Submitted papers should present original, unpublished work, relevant to one of the topics of the Special Issue.  All submitted papers will be evaluated on the basis of relevance, significance of contribution, technical quality, scholarship, and quality of presentation, by at least two independent reviewers. It is the policy of the journal that no submission, or substantially overlapping submission, be published or be under review at another journal or conference at any time during the review process.”

EDITORIAL PROCEDURE

For all submissions, this Journal adheres to the standard Peer Review Policy, Process and Guidance as outlined by Springer under Editorial Policies in the Information for Journal Authors web page.

All submissions to Springer journals are first reviewed for completeness and only then sent to be assessed by an Editor who will decide whether they are suitable for peer review. Where an Editor is on the author list or has any other competing interest regarding a specific manuscript, another member of the Editorial Board will be assigned to oversee peer review. Editors will consider the peer-reviewed reports when making a decision, but they are not bound by the opinions or recommendations therein. A concern raised by a single peer reviewer or the Editor themself may result in the manuscript being rejected. Authors receive peer review reports with the editorial decision on their manuscript.

Before submitting, it is also recommended that you visit the following webpages to familiarize yourself with various aspects of the editor role: Springer Nature Code of Conduct and  Springer Nature publishing and editorial policies

Thank you for your consideration to these questions.  We look forward to receiving your proposal. 

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