EPJ welcomes the publication of selected and topical Special Issues.
The journal EPJ - Special Topics is explicitly devoted to this type of publication. To submit a proposal to EPJ ST please proceed as described here. As of 2010 EPJ ST offers a new feature in form of Discussion and Debate issues. The aim of such topical issues is the balanced critical presentation of specific unsolved problems, controversial topics, rival theories, alternative methodologies, and negative results of interest at the cutting edge of scientific and technological development. To submit a proposal to EPJ ST Discussion and Debate please proceed as described here.
The journal EPJ Plus, with its particular focus on the setting, verification and improvement of standards, procedures and performances offers the possibility to publish short, topical focus points, consisting typically of 4-6 articles devoted to a specific aspect of the journal's aims and scope. To submit a proposal, please proceed as described here.
To see which other EPJ journals are calling for papers for special issues please view Open Calls for Papers.
If a special issue is based on a scientific meeting, the organizers will be asked to adhere to quite stringent rules to ensure the success of such an endeavour. In particular, the journal will expect the meeting organizers to recognize and announce to participants that:
Provided that in this way a critical mass of papers is reached so as to form a representative and coherent survey of the subject matter, they will be released together as a self-contained (but regular) journal issue.