We are pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative—the Special Issue Mentor Program.

This program intends to provide an opportunity for early career scientists to enhance their editing, networking, and organizational skills and to work closely with our journal to gain more editorial experience. Early career scientists who have novel ideas for new Special Issues will act as Guest Editors under the mentorship of an experienced scientist; this mentor could be a member of the Editorial Board of Coasts (ISSN: 2673-964X) or could be from other well-established research institutes or laboratories, etc.

The mentee’s responsibilities include the following:

• Providing a CV that includes a list of publications;
• Proposing a Special Issue title and a short introduction;
• Writing a brief promotion plan for the Special Issue;
• Writing an editorial for the online Special Issue;
• Reviewing and making decisions for submissions under the mentorship of our Editorial Board Members.

The mentor’s responsibilities include the following:

• Conducting a final check before the Special Issue is published online;
• Co-editing a Special Issue with a young scholar and performing quality control of the publications in the Special Issue;
• Providing suggestions to young scholars if they have doubts or concerns regarding submissions;
• Organizing video calls with young scholars and the office regularly to discuss problems and improvement suggestions for the Special Issue.

Certificates and Benefits:
When the Special Issue is closed, the Editorial Office will provide official certificates for all the mentors. The young scholars will be prioritized as candidates for future Editorial Board Members of Coasts.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your Special Issue proposal to the Coasts Editorial Office, and we will discuss the process (mentor collaboration, Special Issue topic feasibility analysis, etc.) in further detail.

In addition to the new Special Issue Mentor Program, Coasts continues to welcome all Special Issue proposals based on hot research topics.

Coasts Editorial Office