Most of the time, when you submit an article to a journal for publication through Charis Clarion Publishing, you'll submit a finished manuscript that contains an abstract, the text of the article, the bibliography, any appendices, and author bios. These can be on any topic that relates to the journal's scope of interest, and they are accepted year-round.
Special issues, however, are planned issues of a journal that center around a specific theme, usually a 'hot topic' in the field. The editor or guest editors for the special issue will often solicit proposals with a call for papers (CFP) first, accept a certain number of proposals for further development into article manuscripts, and then accept the final articles for the special issue from that smaller pool. Special issues are typically the only time you will need to submit a proposal to write a journal article rather than submitting a completed manuscript.
Journal proposals share many qualities with conference proposals: you need to write for your audience, convey the significance of your work, and condense the various sections of a full study into a small word or page limit. In general, the necessary components of a proposal include:
- Problem or topic statement that defines the subject of your work (often includes research questions).
- Background information (think literature review) that indicates the topic's importance in your field and how your research adds something to the scholarship on this topic.
- Methodology and methods used in the study (and an indication of why these methods are the correct ones for your research questions).
- Results or findings (which can be tentative or preliminary if the study has not yet been completed).
- Significance and implications of the study (what will readers learn? Why should they care?).
This order is a common one because it loosely follows the IMRAD (introduction, methods, results, and discussion) structure often used in academic writing; however, it is not the only possible or even always the best structure. You may need to move these elements around depending on the expectations in your field, the word or page limit, or the instructions given in the CFP.
Unique Considerations for Journal Proposals with Charis Clarion Publishing
The CFP may ask you for an abstract, a proposal, or both. If you need to write an abstract, look for more information on the abstract page. If you need to write both an abstract and a proposal, make sure to clarify for yourself what the difference is. Usually, the proposal needs to include more information about the significance, methods, and/or background of the study than will fit in the abstract, but often, the CFP itself will give you some instructions as to what information the editors want in each piece of writing.
Journal special issue CFPs, like conference CFPs, often include a list of topics or questions that describe the scope of the special issue. These questions or topics are a good starting place for generating a proposal or tying in your research; ensuring that your work is a good fit for the special issue and articulating why that is in the proposal increases your chances of being accepted.
Special issues are not less valuable or important than regularly scheduled issues; therefore, your proposal needs to show that your work fits and could readily be accepted in any other issue of the journal. This means following some of the same practices you would if you were preparing to submit a manuscript to a journal: reading the journal’s author submission guidelines, reviewing the last several years of the journal to understand the usual topics, organization, and methods, and citing pieces from this journal and other closely related journals in your research.
Charis Clarion Publishing is committed to upholding high standards in academic publishing, ensuring that journal proposals align with our vision of producing insightful, innovative, and impactful scholarship.
Submit Your Academic Paper Proposal with Charis Clarion Publishing House
If you are interested in submitting a proposal to publish a new or existing journal with Charis Clarion Publishing House, these guidelines outline the process and provide the information we require.
If you are looking for book proposal or article submission guidelines, please visit these pages:
Explore our Book Proposal Guidelines To submit a journal article, browse our journals list, navigate to the journal you are interested in, and click 'Submit an Article' for submission guidelines and editorial contact details.
How to Structure Your Proposal
Your proposal will form the basis of the material seen by referees and the reviewing committees and can be supplemented by sample material. Your proposal should cover the following areas:
A strong title is vital for the discoverability of your journal. A good title makes full use of keywords and describes the journal's core, e.g., Journal of Modern Psychological Studies.
Clarion Call: Journal of Leadership Management
Clarion Tech: Journal of Technology Cybersecurity
Claronomics Journal for Creative Behavioral Economics
Claronomics Journal for Creative Behavioral Economics
Clarion Newsletter (quarterly report on organizational leadership practices)
Outline any plans for changes to an existing journal article
Provide a brief publishing history.
Include individual and institutional subscriber numbers, prices, and single-copy sales details.
Define your target readership.
Are there any secondary markets?
What is the geographical spread of interest in your journal?
Please provide any statistics known on the target market (e.g., society membership numbers, circulation figures of similar journals, etc.).
List the key journals that will share readership with your journal (include the publisher name and link to the journal homepage if known).
What distinguishes your journal from these publications?
How many issues per year do you plan to produce?
What structure do you plan for each issue, e.g., number of articles, book reviews, discussion forums, or other items?
How long do you expect each issue to be (words and/or pages)?
Will you provide guidelines to those submitting articles or reviews? We encourage maintaining a consistent length for each issue, typically a multiple of 32 or 16 pages.
When will you publish your first issue or article with Charis Clarion Publishing House?
If illustrations are to be a regular feature, specify the types (e.g., photographs, maps, and diagrams) and the expected quantity per issue.
Will you include any color images in print and/or online editions?
Timely publication is second only to the quality of the content. We will provide a production schedule, but materials for each issue must be delivered on time.
How far in advance will you be working, and how do you plan to adhere to the annual schedule you have determined?
How far in advance will you be working, and how do you plan to adhere to the annual schedule you have determined?
We would like to see the two most recent issues of an existing journal (a single copy of each in the first instance) OR
The draft contents of the first two issues planned for a new journal (indicating whether contributors have agreed to contribute) OR
If these are unavailable, a 'wish-list' of contents and contributors would be equally valuable.
Your proposal will be reviewed by the Charis Clarion Publishing House editorial team. If the journal aligns with our publishing goals, it will be sent to academic referees for peer review. Referees will remain anonymous unless they request otherwise. This process typically takes between four to eight weeks.
Charis Clarion Publishing House will provide referees’ comments for discussion. You can then revise your proposal in response before submission to our Academic and Publishing Committees, which meet monthly. The Academic Committee, composed of senior academics, evaluates the proposal's academic quality. The Publishing Committee, including Charis Clarion’s editorial team members, assesses the proposal’s commercial viability.
After the meetings, we will inform you of the outcome as soon as possible. If accepted, you will be offered a publication contract.
Submit the following form for you your proposal or email to
admin@charisclarion.com, Head of Journals, along with any sample material that may support your submission.