Special issues are published in the journal Anatolia: Journal of Tourism Research to enable in-depth exploration of specific topics. These special issues are prepared under the editorship of an expert in the relevant field.
The special issue editor determines the content of the topic and the announcements related to the special issue. They also assess the suitability of submitted manuscripts concerning the theme of the special issue; they accept those that are appropriate to submit and reject those that are not. After this initial phase, the editor informs the journal’s editorial team of the manuscripts that are suitable for inclusion in the special issue. Authors whose manuscripts are accepted are notified by letter that they need to upload their papers to the journal's page on Dergipark.
Following this stage, the peer review process for the manuscripts is conducted by the journal's editorial team. The final decision regarding the suitability for publication (acceptance or rejection) is made jointly by the journal editor and the special issue editor based on the peer review results.