Proposed Special Issue
Propose a special issue focused on emerging amino acid topics. We welcome proposals that advance diagnostics, therapeutics, or metabolic insight.
Glycine
Simplest amino acidLeucine
Branched-chain essentialTryptophan
Aromatic precursorCysteine
Disulfide bondsWhat To Include
Theme Definition
Describe why the theme is timely and how it advances amino acid research or practice.
Guest Editor Team
Outline editor expertise and responsibilities for manuscript handling.
Promotion Plan
Explain how you will recruit submissions and expand readership.
Scope Fit
Focus on amino acid biology and metabolism topics with strong clinical or mechanistic relevance.
Quality Standards
All submissions follow the same peer review and editorial policies as regular issues.
Timelines
Include milestones for submission, review, and publication.
Theme Alignment
Special issues should address timely amino acid topics and attract high quality submissions.
Editorial Coordination
Guest editors coordinate reviewer recruitment and maintain review quality and timelines.
Additional Notes
Clear documentation of methods, datasets, and limitations improves reproducibility and reader trust.
Quality Checks
Ensure nomenclature, units, and abbreviations follow standard biochemical conventions.
Visibility Support
Structured abstracts and precise keywords improve indexing performance across discovery services.
Proposal Strength Criteria
High quality special issue proposals define a focused research question, justified clinical or biochemical relevance, and feasible contributor pipeline. Theme precision matters more than breadth because coherent issues deliver stronger citation and reader engagement outcomes.
Guest Editor Readiness
Include editorial experience, publication track record, and conflict management plans. Strong governance signals improve proposal approval probability and help ensure quality control across invited and unsolicited submissions.
Delivery Planning
Provide realistic timelines with milestone checkpoints for invitations, submission, peer review, and revision. Operational clarity protects schedule reliability and strengthens trust in issue completion.
Impact Positioning
Explain how the proposed issue will advance evidence use in amino acid science and related clinical or nutrition contexts. Strategic positioning improves editorial confidence and author interest.
Publication Positioning
High performing manuscripts do more than report findings. They define scientific context, explain practical relevance, and communicate methodological limits clearly. For amino acid research, this positioning helps readers translate biochemical observations into hypotheses, intervention design, and evidence based decision pathways. Clear positioning also improves indexing relevance and long term citation discoverability across interdisciplinary audiences.
Operational Reliability
Editorial efficiency depends on complete files, transparent declarations, and timely author responses during review and revision cycles. Teams that maintain structured communication and compliance discipline typically publish faster and with fewer technical queries. This reliability protects publication timelines, supports stronger production quality, and improves downstream confidence in the final scholarly record.
Proposals with clear scope boundaries and contributor readiness are prioritized for timely evaluation.
Publication quality is strongest when methodological clarity, transparent data statements, and concise interpretation are aligned in a single narrative. This alignment improves reviewer confidence, reduces avoidable revision cycles, and supports long term discoverability across biochemistry, nutrition, and translational research audiences.
Submit A Special Issue Proposal
Share your proposed theme and editorial team. We will respond with next steps and timelines. Provide a brief summary of objectives and target contributors.
