Ongoing Special Issues
Current thematic collections accepting submissions.
Active Special Issue Collections
Fetal Surgery maintains several active special issues addressing emerging topics in prenatal intervention, surgical innovation, and maternal-fetal medicine. These curated collections provide focused platforms for related research, enhancing visibility and impact through thematic grouping and coordinated promotion to the global fetal surgery community.
Featured Collections
Fetoscopic Innovation
Advances in minimally invasive fetoscopic techniques including instrumentation development, imaging guidance, and novel procedural approaches. Guest editors welcome submissions on emerging fetoscopic applications.
Twin Pregnancy Complications
Management of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, selective intrauterine growth restriction, and other monochorionic twin complications requiring prenatal intervention strategies.
Spina Bifida Treatment
Prenatal and postnatal approaches to myelomeningocele including surgical technique refinements, long-term outcome studies, and comparative effectiveness research.
Fetal Cardiac Intervention
Catheter-based and surgical approaches to fetal cardiac anomalies including aortic and pulmonary valvuloplasty, pericardiocentesis, and cardiac rhythm management.
Submission Guidelines
Each special issue has specific scope requirements and submission deadlines. Review the detailed call for papers for your target collection before preparing your manuscript. Select the appropriate special issue during online submission to ensure proper routing to guest editors.
Special issue submissions undergo standard peer review with guest editor oversight. Timeline expectations vary by collection schedule. Contact guest editors directly for questions about scope fit before submission.
Propose a New Special Issue: Have a concept for a focused collection on an emerging fetal surgery topic? We welcome proposals from established researchers. Visit our Proposed Special Issue page for submission guidelines and guest editor benefit information.
Contribute to Current Collections
Submit your fetal surgery research to an active special issue today.
