Dermatopathology (ISSN 2296-3529) is a peer-reviewed journal publishing original scientific articles dealing with diagnostic and experimental human and animal studies in dermatopathology. The aims of the journal are to share interesting and recent clinicopathological information with the dermatopathology community all over the world, and to create a stronger link between dermatopathology, clinical dermatology, and investigative dermatology. The Dermatopathology Editorial Team is pleased to announce this open call for Special Issue proposals, which gives a group of authors the possibility to work on an interconnected set of papers on an innovative topic. We would like to solicit high-quality proposals that will be evaluated in a competitive procedure on a rolling basis throughout the year.

Proposals for a Special Issue should have a well-articulated unifying topic and reflect, on an international level, the best work in a particular research area, either a mature area or an important emerging area, in which future investigations may be boosted by the publication of a set of excellent papers. Hence, an international group of Guest Editors and a few high-quality planned papers are always encouraged when it comes to proposals.

Proposals for Special Issues need to be sent to the Editorial Office ([email protected]), who will then forward them to the Editor-in-Chief of Dermatopathology for evaluation.

Information to be provided in a proposal:

• A 300–500-word summary to rationally explain the significance, novelty, technical advancement, and adherence to the scope of the journal of the proposed topic;
• A few keywords on the topic;
• A plan for obtaining quality papers or a list of at least three planned papers;
• A brief resume of the proposed Guest Editors, together with their information (title, name, email, affiliation, personal website, keywords of interests);
• A proposed submission deadline (we normally run a Special Issue for 8–12 months).

Guest Editor(s) Role:

• Once the proposal is accepted, the GE will circulate the Call for Papers for the Special Issue and invite submissions.
• Guest Editor has the privilege of publishing 1 paper free of charge (with 1000 CHF publication fee waived) in this Special Issue and inviting 4 feature papers to be published free of charge.
• Each submission will undergo a formal peer review process, after which we will ask the GE, the Editor in Chief, or a suitable Editorial Board Member to decide whether the paper is acceptable for publication in Dermatopathology.
• If five or more papers are published in this Special Issue, Guest Editor(s) could publish an Editorial free of charge.
• If ten or more papers are published in this Special Issue, we can make a Special Issue book and send a hard copy to each Guest Editor.

Editorial Office’s Role

The Editorial Office will take care of setting up the Special Issue website, arranging promotional material, assisting with invitations to contribute papers, and taking care of administrative tasks associated with peer review, including inviting reviewers, collating reports, contacting authors, and professional production before publication.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office if you are interested and would like further details and clarifications.

We look forward to receiving your creative proposals.

Kind regards,
Dermatopathology Editorial Office