JBD welcomes proposals for special issues that highlight emerging areas in diabetes bioinformatics and computational metabolism. Special issues bring focused attention to fast moving topics and support collaborative research communities.

• Working title and thematic focus
• Rationale and relevance to diabetes bioinformatics
• Proposed guest editors and affiliations
• Target audience and expected contribution
• Preliminary list of potential contributors
• Timeline for submissions and reviews

• Define scope and thematic boundaries
• Recommend reviewers and manage peer review
• Ensure ethical compliance and reporting quality
• Provide an editorial summary upon completion

The JBD editorial office supports special issue planning, reviewer coordination, and production workflows. Send proposals or questions to [email protected].

• Define clear thematic boundaries to avoid scope drift during submissions.
• Outline expected article types and recommended submission timelines.
• Coordinate with guest editors on reviewer availability early.
• Provide outreach plans for inviting key contributors.
• Include diversity goals for geographic and methodological coverage.
• Encourage data and code sharing within the special issue.
• Provide a short editorial introduction for the issue at launch.
• Use consistent tagging and metadata for special issue articles.
• Plan promotional updates for accepted articles.
• Set expectations for revision turnaround times.
• Recommend reviewer pools with bioinformatics and clinical expertise.
• Clarify how conflicts of interest for guest editors are managed.
• Align submission deadlines with peer review capacity.
• Encourage cross issue collaborations or companion datasets.
• Provide a single contact point for special issue questions.
• Ensure all submissions follow standard ethical policies.
• Suggest opportunities for webinars or virtual symposia.
• Establish criteria for closing the issue after publication goals are met.
• Define clear reviewer turnaround targets for each submission wave.
• Maintain a shared tracker for invited and submitted manuscripts.
• Encourage contributors to share data and code in consistent repositories.
• Provide templates for guest editor introductions and summaries.
• Set expectations for editorial meetings or status updates.
• Define criteria for desk rejection to manage scope fit.
• Ensure consistent peer review standards across all submissions.
• Coordinate with the editorial office on production timelines.
• Plan outreach to conferences or community forums.
• Encourage authors to include a plain language summary when appropriate.
• Define how companion datasets or tools will be promoted.
• Clarify how revised timelines will be communicated to authors.

JBD is committed to rigorous, transparent publishing in bioinformatics and diabetes research. We emphasize reproducible computational methods, clear data provenance, and ethical compliance across all article types.

The editorial office supports authors, editors, and reviewers with clear guidance and responsive communication. For questions about scope or workflow, contact [email protected].

We encourage continuous improvement in reporting practices and share updates that help the community maintain high standards in computational and translational diabetes research.