PROPOSAL
Physica D: Nonlinear
Phenomena
SPECIAL ISSUE
Thank you for your interest in publishing a special issue in Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena. Please provide the
following information and forward the completed form to the special issue editor, Prof. Tim Sauer, at
tsauer@gmu.edu.
Title of the special issue:
Name(s) of managing guest editor(s):
Name(s) of co-guest editor(s), if any:
Nature and organization of the special issue
Brief description of the special issue (topic, audience, rationale for publishing a special
issue on this topic at this time):
Expected number of manuscripts:
Expected number of manuscripts by guest editors:
If possible, include a list of potential contributors and subjects. Indicate whether some
articles will be review articles.
Organization of the special issue. If possible, try to address the following questions. What
will be the logical sections of the issue? Which manuscripts will be placed in which
sections? Will the sections be of roughly equal size? If there are to be review articles, will
each section have one?
Deadlines
Expected deadline for first submission of manuscripts:
Deadline for submission of the special issue to the special issue editor:
(See guidelines for a typical timeline listing the various steps in the preparation of a special issue)
Page limits
Maximum number of printed pages in the special issue:
(Requests with numbers of pages larger than 150 are typically more difficult to accommodate, but exceptions
can be made.)
Minimum and maximum number of printed pages for each manuscript:
(In order to satisfy Physica D's criteria for publication, a minimum of 8 printed pages is recommended.)