CFP: Guest Editorship and Special Issue Topic, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

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The IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication requests proposals for guest editorship and special issue topic for the June 2027 issue.

  • Anyone may propose a topic and apply for guest editor status. Guest editors need not be members of the IEEE Professional Communication Society.
  • The proposed guest editor may be a single person or a group of 2 or 3 people. If a group is proposed, the proposal should describe the group members’ experience working together and indicate how the work will be divided.
  • The proposed guest editor(s) should have demonstrated expertise on the topic being proposed.
  • The proposal should demonstrate that the topic is one of current interest to technical and professional communication practitioners or teachers, or to the engineering community in general, and that it fits the Transactions’ area of interest (see https://procomm.ieee.org/transactions-of-professional-communication/).
  • The topic should not repeat a special issue or special section topic covered in the past five years (accessibility, social justice, translation/building bridges in professional communication, user experience).
  • The proposal should include a resume/CV for each proposed guest editor.
  • Proposals should include a draft call for submissions for the special issue (see attached example).

Responsibilities of Guest Editor

The guest editor’s responsibilities include the following:

  • Coordinate with editor-in-chief to ensure that all tasks and activities are on schedule.
  • Draft call for submissions and revise with the input of the editor-in-chief.
  • Publicize call for submissions through appropriate listservs and personal networks.
  • Recruit subject matter experts to serve as peer reviewers.
  • Coordinate double-anonymous peer review of abstracts and drafts of proposed articles.
  • Correspond with authors to notify them that their abstracts and drafts have been accepted, and to ensure that they are on track to submit their complete drafts and revisions on schedule.
  • Correspond with peer reviewers to ensure that reviews are submitted on schedule.
  • Edit and submit 6-8 edited final article drafts to editor-in-chief.

Schedule for June 2027 Special Issue

Abstract submission deadline Nov 1, 2025

Notification of selections Dec 1, 2025

Submission of complete drafts Mar 1, 2026

Reviews returned to authors Jun 1, 2026

Revised drafts submitted for second review Sep 1, 2026

Final and complete articles submitted Dec 1, 2026

Editing of articles completed by guest editor(s) Mar 1, 2027

Special issue published Jun 1, 2027

Timeline for Proposals

Interested parties are encouraged to correspond with Craig Baehr, deputy editor (stcbaehr prior to submitting a proposal.

Proposals should be submitted by email to deputy editor (stcbaehr no later than September 15, 2025. Earlier submissions are encouraged.

Proposals will be reviewed by the editor-in-chief (George Hayhoe) and deputy editor (Craig Baehr), and proposers will be notified of their decision no later than Oct 1, 2025.