Proposed Special Issue

Lead a focused collection of primary care research addressing emerging challenges in family medicine and general practice.

Shape Primary Care Research Focus

International Journal of General Practice invites proposals for special issues from researchers with expertise in specific family medicine domains. Guest-edited collections advance focused topics while providing editorial leadership opportunities.

Special issues attract submissions addressing timely primary care themes, creating influential research collections that shape understanding of critical healthcare challenges.

Proposal Requirements

Successful special issue proposals demonstrate clear focus, timeliness, and capacity to attract quality primary care research submissions. Guest editors should have established expertise in the proposed topic area.

Thematic Focus

Define a specific family medicine topic with sufficient scope for 8-15 articles while maintaining coherent thematic focus for primary care researchers.

Timeliness

Explain why this topic is currently relevant to the primary care community and addresses emerging challenges or opportunities in general practice.

Guest Editor Team

Identify qualified guest editors with publication records and networks capable of attracting quality family medicine submissions.

Submission Potential

Describe the research community likely to contribute and preliminary interest from potential primary care authors.

Topic Examples

Special issue themes should address significant primary care challenges with active research communities. Examples of suitable topics include:

Chronic disease management innovations in general practice settings
Mental health integration in primary care and collaborative care models
Telehealth and digital health transformation in family medicine
Health equity and addressing social determinants in primary care
Multimorbidity management and polypharmacy optimization strategies
Quality improvement and practice transformation methodologies

Timeline consideration: Special issues typically run 12-18 months from announcement to completion. Propose topics with sufficient research activity to generate submissions within this timeframe.

Guest Editor Benefits

Guest editors receive recognition as collection leaders while advancing their professional profiles. Successful special issues demonstrate field leadership and attract attention to guest editor research programs in family medicine.

Submission Process

Submit proposals via email to the editorial office. Include proposed topic description, rationale, guest editor CVs, and preliminary author interest. The editorial board evaluates proposals for fit with journal scope.