Transactions welcomes submissions of a special section of themed articles.

Proposals

1. A brief (up to 1,000 words) special section proposal should be submitted first to the Editors.  The proposal should include a brief outline of the Special Section theme and its overall framework. The proposal should make clear how the special Section addresses broader audiences beyond the contributors’ immediate specialty and field of study. 
2. The proposal should also include brief abstracts for each essay (up to 150 words each), including the guest editor(s)’ brief introduction. The paper abstracts should also make clear how each paper will contribute to the overall section theme.  We expect the Special Section to have up to 4 articles (not including the brief introduction to the special section).
3. The Editors will then review the proposal and abstracts. 

Submissions and Peer Review

1. If the proposal moves through this phase of review, the guest editor(s) will be invited to coordinate the paper submissions. Please note that an invitation to submit Special Section papers for review does not guarantee publication for any or all essays.
2. The Special Section editor is responsible for ensuring that authors follow the guidelines and styles required by Transactions and submit their papers (and resubmit revised articles) as agreed with the Transactions Editors. Section editors should ensure these submissions occur at roughly the same time. We cannot send any submission out for review until all contributors have submitted their essays.
3. Once the articles are submitted, contributions to Special Sections undergo a full process of double-blind peer review. 
4. The Special Section articles should follow the above guidance on Research Articles including that each article should not exceed 12,000 words each including footnotes. 
5. The special section articles should also be accompanied by an introduction authored by the editor(s) of the section and not exceed 2,000 words including footnotes. The introduction should outline the overall section theme and highlight the comparative dimensions that emerge from the papers individually or collectively.