Hematology Reports (ISSN: 2038-8330) is a new open access journal that offers rapid dissemination of innovative, informative, and impactful results on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of disorders of the blood, as well as blood-related molecular and cell biology, genetics, pathophysiology, epidemiology, and controlled trials. The editorial team of Hematology Reports  is pleased to announce this open call for Special Issue proposals. Special Issues offer a group of authors the possibility to work on an interconnected set of papers on an innovative topic. We would like to solicit high-quality proposals that will be evaluated in a competitive procedure on a rolling basis throughout the year.

Proposed Special Issues should have a well-articulated unifying topic and reflect, at an international level, the best work in a particular research area, either a mature area or an important emerging area, in which future investigations may be boosted by the publication of a set of excellent papers. Hence, an international group of Guest Editors and a few high-quality planned papers are always encouraged in the proposals.

Proposals for Special Issues should be sent by 30 June 2025 to the Editorial Office, who will forward them to the Editors of Hematology Reports for evaluation.

Information to be provided in a proposal:

• A 300–500-word summary to explain the significance, novelty, technical advancement, and adherence to the scope of the journal of the proposed topic;
• A few keywords on the topic;
• A plan for obtaining high-quality papers or a list of at least three planned papers;
• A brief resume of the proposed Guest Editors together with their information (title, name, email, affiliation, personal website, keywords of interests);
• A proposed submission deadline (Special Issues normally run for 6–8 months).

Role of Guest Editor(s):

• Once the proposal is accepted, the GE(s) will circulate the Call for Papers for the Special Issue and invite submissions;
• Each submission will undergo a formal peer-review process, after which we will ask the GE, the Editor-in-Chief, or a suitable Editorial Board Member to decide whether the paper is acceptable for publication in Hematology Reports;
• If ten or more papers are published in this Special Issue, we can make a Special Issue book and send a hard copy to each Guest Editor.

Role of Editorial Office:
The Editorial Office will take care of setting up the Special Issue website, arranging promotional materials, assisting with invitations to contribute papers, and taking care of administrative tasks associated with peer review, including inviting reviewers, collating reports, contacting authors, and professional production before publication.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office if you are interested and would like further details and clarifications.

We look forward to receiving your creative proposals here.

Hematology Reports Editorial Office