[Commlist] Call for Special Issue Proposals: Mediální studia / Media Studies

Call for special issues proposals

The journal Mediální studia / Media Studies welcomes proposals for the 
special issues which would cover some aspects of the fields of media, 
communication and cultural studies. he journal is indexed in Scopus, 
MLA, Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL), and European 
Reference Index for the Humanities and the Social Sciences (ERIH PLUS).

Special issues allow for comprehensive reporting on a particular area of 
research, being socially urgent, methodologically or conceptually 
revised, or still little explored. They present the subject matter from 
different perspectives and this makes it easier to explore it more 
thoroughly and systematically. Thus, they are popular both for readers 
and authors and may strengthen or expand researchers’ networks. Beyond 
this, acting as a guest editor allows one to gain experience with the 
organizational and editorial work and to further participate in a 
symbolic alchemy of the academic field, including the benefits thus 
recognized.

Unlike edited collections, the journal special issues allow a more 
flexible time plan and a more open publishing platform, while 
maintaining the quality standards for both the content and text editing.


1. What the special issue proposal should include

If you are thinking of compiling a special issue for publication in 
Mediální studia / Media Studies, your proposal should include:

What the topic of the issue will be: please explain its research 
relevance and expected benefits (briefly and precisely, in the extent of 
approximately 500 words);
Who the guest editors of the proposed issue will be (two to three 
people): please attach their short CVs and describe how they will 
cooperate with each other;
Whether a special issue follows a conference, workshop, summer school, 
etc., or whether the contributions are collected through a separate 
call, or if the guest editors wish to combine both of these; in all 
cases, please add a call for papers;
What the preferred publication slot is (Summer 2022, Winter 2022/Spring 
2023) and the preparation timeline: please count the time needed for the 
full texts delivery, the search for reviewers, review process itself, 
authors’ revisions of the papers based on the reviewers’ 
recommendations, editing, proofreading, and typographic editing.
Please send your proposals to the editor-in-chief via the e-mail 
(medialnistudia /at/ fsv.cuni.cz) <mailto:(medialnistudia /at/ fsv.cuni.cz)>. You will 
be notified about the proposal’s acceptance or rejection within three 
weeks. This decision is made by the journal’s editorial team or the 
wider editorial board.

The expected number of reviewed papers included in the issue is 4-6. 
Since the journal is published exclusively electronically, it is 
possible to agree on exceeding this number. The reviewed papers of the 
issue may be supplemented by non-reviewed texts (book reviews, 
interviews, etc.; please see 
https://www.medialnistudia.fsv.cuni.cz/en/autor-s-manual 
<https://www.medialnistudia.fsv.cuni.cz/en/autor-s-manual> for more 
details). However, this is not obligatory.

The preferred language of the papers is English; in specific cases, the 
texts may be also in Czech or Slovak.


2. What happens when the special issue proposal is accepted

If accepted, the guest editors and the editor-in-chief agree on the 
expected publication date of the special issue (autumn 2020, spring 
2021, or autumn 2021).

One of the journal’s internal editors is chosen for further 
communication between the guest editors and the journal. It is his or 
her responsibility to work on the final draft of the issue with the 
guest editors and agree upon its more detailed preparation schedule. 
This then serves as a work accomplishment orientation tool for both parties.

It is the responsibility of the guest editors:

To communicate the call announcing the special issue among the researchers;
To decide which of the manuscripts delivered to include in the review 
process or which ones to return to rework or which to reject;
To find peer reviewers for individual papers;
To inform the authors about the result of the review process and specify 
a timeframe for reviewing contributions, if required;
To edit the papers;
To write an editorial to introduce the special issue and its contributions.
The journal’s internal editor monitors the progress of the issue 
preparation and helps the guest editors solve any possible problems. If 
he or she agrees upon that with the guest editors, he or she also can 
participate more actively in the preparation of the issue (e.g. helping 
with the call distribution, passing on the contacts for the journal’s 
proofreaders, etc.)

The journal’s graphic designer will be responsible for the layout of the 
papers. The internal editor in charge is tasked with the communication 
with the designer..


3. Responsibility of the guest editors and the journal

The guest editors are required to respect the ethical rules for 
offering, reviewing and editing posts (please see 
https://www.medialnistudia.fsv.cuni.cz/en/eticky-kodex-autora 
<https://www.medialnistudia.fsv.cuni.cz/en/eticky-kodex-autora>). They 
also adhere to the formal rules for submissions (the length and 
structure of the papers, or the citation style) and maintain the 
qualitative level of papers commonly published in the journal.

The editors of the journal undertake not to violate the agreed 
conditions of cooperation and are supportive for the guest editors in 
their work and in solving any unexpected problems.



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