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BG offers an efficient way of publishing special issues that gather thematically linked sets of papers. The individual manuscripts are peer-reviewed and published as soon as they are available in regular issues. They are then labelled as part of the special issue and linked electronically.</p> <p>The specific advantages of publishing a special issue with BG are the following:</p> <ul> <li>All papers are published open-access.</li> <li>Every individual paper in the special issue is posted as soon as it is available. That means that the publication date is not delayed by late papers.</li> <li>Efficient interactive discussion of the common theme takes place on the BGD forum.</li> <li>Posting of preprints in BGD allows efficient cross-referencing between the final revised papers in BG.</li> <li>All contributions are efficiently linked and coherently presented on dedicated special issue web pages (an appropriate logo is welcome as a *.jpg file), easily accessible from the BG online library.</li> <li>Guest editors can define the order of the published papers on the special issue web page.</li> <li>Either a non-peer-reviewed editorial preface or a peer-reviewed scientific paper can be used to introduce a special issue.</li> <li>Print versions are available upon completed publication of all contributions. A minimum order of 20 copies is necessary, and the price will depend on the total number of pages in the special issue.<span class="show-hide toggle-arrow co-arrow-grey ml-2" data-toggle="#answer" data-duration="300"></span></li> <div class="answer" id="answer"> <span class="span-display__block span-margin__bottom">The price per printed copy is calculated as follows:</span> <span class="span-display__block">number of pages × €0.09</span> <span class="span-display__block">+ softcover and binding (€3.00) (hardcover price on request)</span> <span class="span-display__block span-margin__bottom">+ priority mail (individually calculated)</span> <span class="span-display__block span-margin__bottom">= net price + VAT</span> Please contact the <a href="https://www.biogeosciences.net/about/contact.html">Copernicus Publications Production Office</a> for an official offer. </div> </ul></div><div id="cmsbox_51723" class="cmsbox "><h2>Inter-journal special issues</h2> <p>A special issue can comprise publications in any number of Copernicus’ open-access journals, of which one should be nominated as the lead journal for administrative purposes. The handling of individual manuscripts follows the standard procedures for special issues in the journal to which the manuscript is submitted. Afterwards, all published papers are co-listed on a joint special issue web page (in addition to the regular chronological volume of each journal).</p> <p>If you intend to propose an inter-journal special issue, please first send your proposal to the co-editors-in-chief of the lead journal. If your proposal is accepted, please also contact the co-editors-in-chief of the constituent journals to find out if they want to participate in the inter-journal special issue. Only after all journals have agreed, should all information (see above) on the inter-journal special issue be sent to the <a href="mailto:editorial@copernicus.org">Copernicus Publications Editorial Support</a>.</p></div><div id="cmsbox_9188" class="cmsbox "><h2>Special issue proposal & guidelines for editors</h2> <p>BG special issues (SIs) are usually handled by at least 2–3 editors, comprising the guest editors and at least one member of the BG editorial board with experience in the subject area of the SI. The proposers of a SI must contact appropriate BG associate editors directly to find an editor willing to participate in the SI. The role of this editor will be to oversee the special issue as a whole and to assist the guest editors in making decisions and facilitating communication with the editorial office. They should not be expected to handle many papers.</p> <p>If possible, the SI editors (at least some of them) should not be closely involved in the work from which the special issue arises. An editor is not permitted to handle papers in which they are a co-author or ones in which there could be a perceived conflict of interest. Situations of real or perceived conflict of interest (e.g. handling papers from present and former students, from colleagues with whom the editor has recently collaborated, from those in the same institution, as well as co-authored manuscripts within the SI) must be avoided.</p> <p>Each manuscript is handled by one of the SI editors. Each guest editor should handle at least three to five manuscripts. Acceptance to act as a guest editor implies agreement that quality standards of BG will be upheld, that decisions will be made in a timely manner (as described on the BG website), and that emails from the BG associate editor overseeing the SI, the co-editors-in-chief, and the editorial support and production offices will be promptly attended to. All SI editors are given access to the online review system. Proposals for SIs should be submitted to the editors-in-chief and include the following information:</p> <ul> <li>name and email address of the guest editor(s);</li> <li>title of special issue;</li> <li>a short synopsis on the purpose of the special issue that will be published on the SI website;</li> <li>BG associate editor willing to oversee the special issue;</li> <li>opening date;</li> <li>closing date (usually 6 months after the opening date; exceptions upon request);</li> <li>tentative list of manuscripts with titles, all author names, and, if available, abstracts;</li> <li>a statement of the purpose of the special issue, whether it arises out of a conference, and whether it will include only invited papers or is open for all submissions within its scope;</li> <li>name of handling editor foreseen for each paper.</li> </ul> <p>After acceptance by the editors-in-chief and implementation of the SI by the editorial office (usually completed within a few days), the SI may be announced by the guest editors, who should inform potential contributors about the BG publication policies outlined above.</p> <p>Paper submissions that were not listed in the SI proposal can only be included under the following conditions:</p> <ul> <li>The BG associate editor(s) responsible for the SI shall decide whether such a manuscript matches the scope of the SI.</li> <li>The associate editor(s) overseeing the SI must approve assignment of the handling editor of the manuscripts.</li> <li>The co-editors-in-chief must be informed.</li> </ul></div><div id="cmsbox_54109" class="cmsbox "><h2>Responsibilities of guest editors</h2> <p>The guest editors are obliged to ensure the high standard of publication in BG. All manuscripts rated as "poor" in one of the fields "scientific significance", "scientific quality", or "presentation quality" must be rejected. The associate editor overseeing the SI has the responsibility to monitor the quality of the overall editorial process and can be contacted by the guest editor for editorial advice.</p> <p>The guest editors must ascertain that all manuscripts are within the scope of BG, do not contradict each other, and that they cite each other.</p> <p>The guest editors can provide a one- to two-page preface to the special issue. The draft has to be sent to all leading authors of the SI and will be read and approved by the chief editors before publication. The preface/introduction is published free of cost. 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