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Death in Visual Culture, Visual Cultures of Death; Guest Editor: Kaylee P. Alexander and Jessica L. Orzulak
Volume 29, Issue 2, 2024 pages 225-362
The New Normal? Ordinary Deaths and Marginalised Mortalities in Extraordinary Times; Guest Editors: Samantha Fletcher and William McGowan
Volume 28, Issue 2, 2023 pages 207-347
Pandemics; Guest Editors: Sara Knox and Julie Rugg
Volume 27, Issue 4, 2022 pages 389-526
Death and the City in Premodern Europe; Guest Editors Martin Christ and Carmen González Gutiérrez
Volume 27, Issue 2, 2022 pages 129-253
Young People Encountering Mediated Death; Guest Editor: Gareth Schott
Volume 26, Issue 4, 2021 pages 367-495
Dying and Death in Former Communist European Countries; Guest Editors: Marius Rotar & Adriana Teodorescu
Volume 26, Issue 2, 2021 pages 125-224
The Materiality and Spatiality of Death, Burial and Commemoration; Guest Editors: Christoph K. Streb and Thomas Kolnberger
Volume 24, Issue 2, 2019 pages 117-246
Researching Death, Dying and Bereavement; Guest Editors: Julie Ellis and Erica Borgstrom
Volume 22, Issue 2, 2017 pages 93-180
An iconography of the criminal corpse in the West
Volume 21, Issue 3, 2016 pages 191-294
Death, memory and the human in the Internet Era
Volume 20, Issue 4, 2015 pages 287-ebi
Martyrs and Martyrdom
Volume 19, Issue 2, 2014 pages 105-242
Death, dying and bereavement – Nordic perspectives
Volume 18, Issue 2, 2013 pages 109-213
Music and death
Volume 17, Issue 2, 2012 pages 89-200
Archaeologists on contemporary death
Volume 16, Issue 2, 2011 pages 91-190
Mortuary rituals in The Netherlands
Volume 14, Issue 2, 2009 pages 97-201
The corpse in contemporary culture
Volume 13, Issue 2, 2008 pages 99-200
Abstracts Supplement: DDD8 - The Social Context of Death, Dying & Disposal Conference 2007
Volume 12, Issue sup1, 2007 pages S1-S98
Memoria, memory, and commemoration
Volume 12, Issue 2, 2007 pages 103-206
Current issues in organ donation and transplantation
Volume 11, Issue 2, 2006 pages 111-231
Abstracts Supplement: DDD7 - The Social Context of Death, Dying & Disposal Conference 2005
Volume 10, Issue sup7, 2005 pages 1-88
Special Issue: Ethical concerns involving end-of-life issues in the United States Introduction: Ethics and end-of-life issues. Guest Editor: George E. Dickinson
Volume 10, Issue 1, 2005 pages 1-95
Cemeteries
Volume 8, Issue 2, 2003 pages 107-232

Special issue information

The journal usually publishes one special issue a year. The guest editor(s) are responsible for editing the papers and following a schedule agreed in advance with the editorial office. The entire process can take 18-24 months from the time of acceptance. Special issues are very popular, and we usually have a waiting list.

The editorial board meets in November every year, and this is the point at which we consider applications and make a final decision. However, depending on the issue, a working group with relevant expertise will make recommendations to the board. Therefore, you should aim to submit your proposal no later than the second Friday in October in any calendar year.

Key criteria for acceptance will include:

  • A coherent theme that connects the papers - this might be an event, anniversary or topics of interest;
  • accessibility to a multidisciplinary readership;
  • clearly articulated and transparent theory(ies).
Ideally, special issues should include international perspectives and a mix of disciplines although we recognise this might not be possible.

If you are interested in submitting a special issue proposal please note the process:

We require a 4-5 page outline of the special issue, to include:

  1. Rationale for the special issue
  2. Outline of proposed papers (normally the equivalent of an abstract, between 250 and 500 words). Most often a special issue consists of 7 original papers plus an introduction and book reviews and/or interviews. The journal will source the book reviews and/or interviews. We are, however, flexible on the number of articles.
  3. Proposed timeline for drafting (in light of timeline indicated above).

All proposals will be considered by the editorial board in November. Any feedback and approval will be sent by the end of the calendar year.

Once approved guest editors will be asked to circulate to contributors the instructions for authors on Mortality's writing style. The guest editors will be responsible for the review process, which is double-masked peer review. Editors will be given a ScholarOne login and guidance on using ScholarOne for the submission and review process. Authors will submit via the journal's Submission Portal.

Guest editors will be expected to report to the editorial office on a regular basis. In the event of any serious problems that might jeopardise or seriously delay the final handover, the guest editors must contact the editorial office.

If you have any questions about submitting a special issue proposal, or to submit your proposal, please email the editorial team at: [email protected]