Data | Call for Special Issue Proposals and Recruiting Guest Editors

Data (ISSN: 2306-5729) is an international, peer-reviewed, and open access journal. It publishes original research articles, data papers, reviews, and Special Issues that focus on data collection, treatment, and analysis, as well as data descriptors publishing descriptions of a linked dataset. This journal is published monthly online by MDPI. More information is available at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/data.

We are currently recruiting Guest Editors for this journal and have put out an open call for Special Issue proposals. Special Issues present an opportunity for a group of authors to work on an interconnected set of papers on an innovative topic. We aim to solicit high-quality proposals that will be evaluated with a competitive procedure on an ongoing basis.

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

As a Guest Editor, you would be responsible for the following:

Defining the aims and scopes of Special Issues;
Providing potential author lists and inviting high-quality contributions;
Pre-screening, supervising the whole peer review process, and making decisions on new submissions to the Special Issue (based on the review reports);
Promoting the Special Issue at conferences, on social media, and on other relevant platforms.

The Editorial Office will set up the Special Issue website, arrange promotional materials, assist with invitations to contribute papers, and take care of administrative tasks associated with the peer review process, including inviting reviewers, collating reports, and contacting authors, as well as professional production before publication.

As a Guest Editor, you would have the following benefits:

A certificate of recognition as a Guest Editor of Data;
The ability to publish one feature paper (free of charge) in your Special Issue;
The ability to provide invited authors with discounts when they submit high-quality papers to be published in your Special Issue;
Travel grant opportunities to attend featured conferences;
Special Issue Reprints: If more than 8 papers are published in the Special Issue after full peer review, it may be published as a reprinted Special Issue book with an ISBN, and each Guest Editor will receive a hard copy free of charge. Reprints will be brought to the conference booth for display as representatives of successful Special Issues;
Promotion of the Special Issue and published papers on the journal’s official social media account;
Consideration as a Data Editorial Board Member candidate if a Special Issue is successful;
The opportunity to participate in or host academic meetings or online seminars related to the Guest Editors’ research focus;
An ideal avenue for networking and communicating with scholars in the research community, as well as a chance to be an influential person within your discipline. The relationships you develop will last beyond the publication of your Special Issue, establishing a network for future collaboration.

The information provided in your proposal should include the following:

A 200–300-word summary explaining the proposed topic’s significance, novelty, technical advancement, and adherence to the scope of the journal;
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 (titles, names, email addresses, affiliations, personal websites, and keywords that describe their research interests);
A proposed submission deadline (Special Issues normally run for 6–8 months).

You can submit your application directly via the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journalproposal/sendproposalspecialissue/data.

Please do not hesitate to email data@mdpi.com if you are interested and would like further details or clarification.

We look forward to receiving your proposals.

Data Editorial Office