Special Issues
Focused Scholarly Collections
Special Issues
Bayanika Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science welcomes high-quality special issue proposals that address emerging, focused, and timely topics in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, intelligent systems, computational intelligence, and interdisciplinary data-driven research.
Overview
Special issues are designed to bring together original research articles, review papers, methodological contributions, and applied studies on a specific theme of strong scientific relevance. Each special issue must have a clear academic focus, a well-defined scope, qualified guest editors, and a rigorous peer review process.
Special issue proposals may be submitted by qualified scholars throughout the year. All proposals will be evaluated by the editorial board before approval and public announcement.
Current Special Issue Status
There are currently no active special issues announced by the journal. Approved special issues will be displayed on this page together with the title, guest editors, scope, submission deadline, review schedule, and publication plan.
Scholars interested in proposing a special issue are encouraged to read the proposal requirements below and contact the editorial office.
Recommended Special Issue Themes
The journal welcomes special issue proposals in focused and emerging areas, including but not limited to:
Explainable and Trustworthy AI
Interpretable machine learning, explainable models, fairness, accountability, transparency, uncertainty, and responsible AI.
Advanced Machine Learning Models
Hybrid models, ensemble learning, robust learning, transfer learning, graph learning, and scalable learning methods.
Data Science for Decision-Making
Predictive analytics, decision intelligence, data-driven policy, business analytics, risk modeling, and intelligent decision support.
Fuzzy Systems and Soft Computing
Fuzzy logic, fuzzy clustering, fuzzy inference systems, rough sets, evolutionary computation, and uncertainty modeling.
Computer Vision and Image Intelligence
Image classification, object detection, medical imaging, remote sensing, pattern recognition, and vision-based intelligent systems.
Natural Language Processing and Text Mining
Language models, text classification, sentiment analysis, information extraction, clinical text mining, and knowledge discovery.
AI and Data Science in Health
Biomedical data analytics, disease prediction, clinical decision support, medical image analysis, and health informatics.
AI in Education and Learning Analytics
Educational data mining, learning analytics, intelligent tutoring systems, digital learning, assessment analytics, and adaptive learning.
Who Can Propose a Special Issue?
- The lead guest editor should have expertise relevant to the proposed special issue topic.
- The guest editorial team should preferably consist of 2–5 scholars with complementary expertise.
- Guest editors should ideally represent more than one institution and, where possible, more than one country.
- Guest editors should have a strong publication record, active academic profile, and experience in peer review or editorial activities.
- The proposed topic must be aligned with the aims and scope of the journal.
- The proposal should demonstrate timeliness, novelty, scientific relevance, and potential to attract high-quality submissions.
Special Issue Proposal Requirements
A proposal should be submitted by the lead guest editor and should include the following information:
Proposed Special Issue Title
The title should be concise, specific, and preferably not exceed 15 words.
Rationale and Background
Explain why the topic is important, timely, and relevant to current developments in AI, data science, or related computational fields.
Aims and Scope
Provide a clear description of the intended focus, research questions, target contributions, and list of topics to be covered.
Guest Editorial Team
Include names, affiliations, countries, emails, ORCID or academic profiles, areas of expertise, and short biographies of all proposed guest editors.
Proposed Timeline
Include call-for-papers period, submission deadline, first review period, revision period, final decision period, and planned publication date.
Potential Contributors and Audience
Describe the expected author community, target readers, potential contributors, and academic networks relevant to the special issue.
Suggested Timeline
Proposal Submission
The lead guest editor submits the complete proposal to the editorial office.
Editorial Evaluation
The editor-in-chief and editorial board evaluate the scope, quality, feasibility, and editorial fit.
Call for Papers
The approved special issue is announced and promoted through academic networks.
Peer Review
Submitted manuscripts undergo editorial screening and independent peer review.
Revision and Final Decision
Authors revise manuscripts and editors make final recommendations based on reviewer feedback.
Production and Publication
Accepted papers proceed to copyediting, layout editing, proofreading, and online publication.
Peer Review and Editorial Standards
All manuscripts submitted to a special issue must follow the same editorial standards, peer review requirements, ethical policies, and quality criteria as regular submissions. Special issue manuscripts are not guaranteed acceptance and will be evaluated solely on scholarly merit.
Each manuscript will normally be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. Guest editors may coordinate the review process but should not review manuscripts directly, especially when there is a potential conflict of interest. Manuscripts submitted by guest editors or their close collaborators must be handled by an independent editor appointed by the journal.
Possible Decisions for Special Issue Manuscripts
Accept
The manuscript is accepted after successful review and editorial validation.
Minor Revision
The manuscript requires limited corrections before further editorial consideration.
Major Revision
The manuscript requires substantial revision and may be returned to reviewers.
Reject
The manuscript does not meet the required scholarly, methodological, ethical, or scope criteria.
Guest Editor Responsibilities
Develop the Call for Papers
Guest editors help formulate the theme, scope, keywords, submission topics, and academic rationale of the special issue.
Promote the Special Issue
Guest editors are expected to promote the special issue ethically through academic networks, conferences, research communities, and professional channels.
Support Peer Review
Guest editors may recommend qualified reviewers, monitor manuscript progress, and support timely review while maintaining independence and confidentiality.
Maintain Editorial Integrity
Guest editors must avoid conflicts of interest, coercive citation, biased handling, preferential treatment, or any action that compromises the integrity of the review process.
Minimum Quality and Continuation Policy
The journal may postpone, extend, merge, convert, or cancel a special issue if the number of submissions is insufficient, the submitted manuscripts do not meet journal quality standards, or the topic does not attract adequate scholarly interest.
High-quality manuscripts submitted to a discontinued special issue may be considered for publication in a regular issue after editorial approval and peer review.
Submit a Special Issue Proposal
Scholars interested in proposing a special issue should send a complete proposal, curriculum vitae of the lead guest editor, and academic profile links of all guest editors to the editorial office.
Email: editor.bjaids@bayanika.org
Email subject: Special Issue Proposal - BJAIDS
