I believe that special editions are usually regularly scheduled publications of the journal, with a volume and issue number, but dedicated to a specific topic. So, special editions should have equal weight
I believe that special editions are usually regularly scheduled publications of the journal, with a volume and issue number, but dedicated to a specific topic. So, special editions should have equal weight
Special editions should have the same impact factor as the regular issues. The only difference is that they have grouped articles belonging to a certain topic or theme into one issue for easy access.