Environmental Data Science (EDS) welcomes proposals for special collections of papers on a topic relevant to the EDS scope, including those that originate from a conference, a workshop, or are not linked to any particular event.

Proposal

We ask anyone interested in proposing a special collection to first provide a short one or two page document for editorial review that includes:

The Guest Editor(s) who will coordinate the submission of the papers and be the main point of contact for EDS.

An outline of the proposed collection that contains:

• How the collection fits within the scope of EDS
• The common theme(s) that make this a coherent set of papers
• What these papers do to advance existing knowledge
• A list of the titles, authors and short abstracts

Please also describe any peer review process that the articles have already been through.

A timetable section should state when we can expect to receive the papers. Coordinated submission of the papers is preferred.

This proposal should be sent to eds@cambridge.org. It will be considered by the EDS Editor-in-Chief and the Cambridge team.

Review process

The Guest Editor(s) will coordinate the submission of the papers, which should follow the standard EDS Instructions for Authors.

Submitted articles would ordinarily go through the standard EDS single-blind review process, but if they have already been reviewed as part of a conference's review process, we will take that into account and make an editorial judgement whether further review is needed. Authors will be provided with feedback about their papers on an individual basis, but the EDS team will keep in contact with the Guest Editor(s) about the status of the collection as a whole. The final decision to accept or reject articles rests with the EDS Editor-in-Chief.

If published, the special collection will receive its own dedicated page on the EDS website. This will acknowledge the efforts of the Guest Editor(s) responsible for the collection and any sponsoring institutions involved. The Guest Editor(s) will also be asked to write an editorial to introduce the collection.