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IGI Global Journal

Special Issue Guest Editor Agreement
IGI Global Journal Title: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Special Issue Theme/Title Suggestion(s): __________________________________________________________________________________________

All articles appearing in IGI Global journals must follow a double-blind peer review process that is performed through the IGI Global eEditorial
Discovery online submission system.

Guest Editor Responsibilities include:

Recruiting all article content for the special issue and providing a Guest Editorial Preface. If you are inviting contributions from a
recent conference or workshop published by another publisher and/or held under copyright by another organization, the
content must include 70% of new/rewritten content.
Utilizing the IGI Global eEditorial Discovery online submission system in the special issue preparation process. This includes:
Having the contributors upload their own papers into the eEditorial Discovery online submission system. Also, ensuring that
all articles adhere to the IGI Global formatting and submission guidelines and that all necessary documents such as the signed
Authors Warranty and Transfer of Copyright Agreement are provided.
Coordinating and monitoring the double-blind peer review process of manuscripts within the eEditorial Discovery online
submission system.
Corresponding with authors for revisions and rewrites.
Providing authors of accepted manuscripts with IGI Globals "Guidelines for Preparing Accepted Manuscripts", available at
http://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ , and enforcing the concept to authors that the final paper they
submit must be in publishable form, i.e., copyedited and proofed. Major changes such as moving and/or deleting paragraphs, sections, etc.,
will NOT be permitted during the author proofing stage.
Selecting articles (and their ordering) for inclusion within the special issue. The special issue must contain a minimum of four articles,
with a total word count of 25,000-40,000 words.
Notifying authors of acceptance or rejection decisions.
Reminding authors of accepted articles to digitally sign the Authors Warranty and Transfer of Copyright Agreement located on the
Author tab within the eEditorial Discovery online submission system or at http://www.igi-global.com/publish/resources/journal-
warranty.pdf

PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE YOUR SPECIAL ISSUE PROPOSAL MAY HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE JOURNAL EDITOR(S)-IN-
CHIEF, IF ANY OF THE RESPONSIBLITIES INDICATED ABOVE ARE NOT FULLY EXECUTED OR CONDUCTED IN A MANNER
THAT IS DEEMED ACCEPTABLE BY THE EDITOR(S)-IN-CHIEF OR THE PUBLISHER, THE SPECIAL ISSUE AND ALL OF ITS
CONTENTS WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED.

GUEST EDITOR(S) NAME(S): ____________________________________________________________________________

MAILING ADDRESS(ES): __________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

TEL(S):_______________________________________________________

E-MAIL(S):____________________________________________________

SIGNATURE(S):________________________________________________

DATE:_____________________________________________________

Please complete this form and submit it via e-mail to:

Jan Travers
Director of Intellectual Property and Contracts
jtravers@igi-global.com