Practice and inspirations of anniversary-themed special issues published by Journal of Earth Sciences and Environment
[Purposes]This paper aims to find the feasible path for the publishing of high-quality special issues by general scientific journals.[Methods]We evaluated the academic influences of nine anniversary-themed special issues published by Journal of Earth Sciences and Environment(JESE)from 2021 to 2023 based on statistical data.[Findings]Compared with other issues published from 2020 to 2023,the nine special issues demonstrated improved quality.[Conclusions]For general scientific journals,publishing anniversary-themed special issues is a key path to improve the academic influences of the journals.Keeping connection with experts contributes to the success rate of paper commissioning.The three-level review and three-times proofreading system provides a guarantee for the quality of special issues.Diverse design on external presentation of special issues can boost the publishing effects.The subjective initiative of editors is essential for publishing high-quality special issues.
Scientific journalSpecial issueProblem-orientated typeAnniversary-themed typeDesign on external presentationJournal of Earth Sciences and Environment
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