There is a difference between the special issue and this print. Special issue, also known as special issue, is usually an international conference sponsored by the publishing house where the journal is located. Some excellent manuscripts are selected as journal articles, which is a special issue of the journal to expand the conference. Its purpose is to introduce and discuss the cutting-edge research, latest progress or hot topics in a specific field. This journal usually refers to periodical publications and periodical contents published regularly according to periodical distribution plan.
Therefore, the main difference between the special issue and this journal lies in the publishing form and content. Special issues are organized around specific themes or fields, while this journal is the regular publication content of periodicals.
The difference between special issue and general issue.
Different concepts: special issue refers to selecting some excellent manuscripts as periodical articles from an international conference hosted by the publishing house where the periodical is located; Periodical publications refer to periodicals published several times a year. The papers published in several issues have no specific theme and do not affect each other. The SCI logo is different: the special issue has the SI logo when searching; There is no SI mark in the retrieval of periodicals.
Periodical, published regularly. Such as weekly, monthly, bimonthly, monthly, quarterly, biannual, annual, etc. Publications shall be published by periodical publishing units established according to law. Periodical publishing units must be approved by the General Administration of Press and Publication, hold a unified serial publication number in China, and obtain a periodical publishing license.
Periodical publishing cycle
Generally speaking, the publishing cycle of periodicals can be divided into weekly, xunkan, bimonthly, monthly, quarterly, biannual, annual and so on. Weekly publication date is 7 days, periodical publication cycle is 10 day, semi-monthly publication cycle is 15 day, monthly publication cycle is 30 days, quarterly publication cycle is one quarter, semi-annual publication cycle is 6 months, and annual publication cycle is 1 year.
The publishing cycle of periodicals is different, which is mainly determined by the level of periodicals. Generally speaking, the publishing cycle of general periodicals is relatively short, mostly around half a year, and generally not more than one year. The publishing cycle of core journals is much longer, and one year is fast, and most of them take one to two years. The review cycle of core journals may take three months to six months, while most general journals reply to the authors in one month, and many journals notify the authors in ten days and a half months.