Universe | Special Issue Mentor Program

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative—the Special Issue Mentor Program.

This program intends to provide an opportunity for early career scientists to enhance their editing, networking, and organizational skills and to work closely with our journal to gain more editorial experience. Early career scientists who have novel ideas for new Special Issues of Universe (ISSN: 2218-1997) will act as Guest Editors under the mentorship of an experienced scientist; this mentor could be a member of the Universe Editorial Board or may be from other well-established research institutes or laboratories, etc.

The mentee’s responsibilities include:

• Providing a CV, including a list of publications;
• Proposing a Special Issue title and a short introduction;
• Writing a brief promotion plan for the Special Issue;
• Writing an editorial for the online Special Issue;
• Reviewing and making decisions for submissions under the mentorship of our Editorial Board Members.

The mentor’s responsibilities include:

• Conducting a final check before the Special Issue is published online;
• Co-editing the Special Issue with younger scholars and performing quality control of publications in the Special Issue;
• Providing suggestions to younger scholars if they have doubts or concerns regarding submissions;
• Organizing video calls with young scholars and the office regularly to discuss problems and improvement suggestions for the Special Issue.

Certificates:
When the Special Issue is closed, the Editorial Office will provide official certificates for all the mentors.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your Special Issue proposal to the Universe Editorial Office (universe@mdpi.com), or complete and submit the form at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journalproposal/sendproposalspecialissue/universe. We will discuss the process (i.e., mentor collaboration, Special Issue topic feasibility analysis, etc.) in further detail after receiving your application.

In addition to the new Special Issue Mentor Program, Universe continues to welcome all Special Issue proposals based on hot research topics as usual.

Universe Editorial Office