We are now accepting proposals from prospective guest editors for special issues of the Journal of Family Theory & Review.  Our intention is to provide opportunities to advance theory and develop integrative reviews in key areas of family studies.  Special issues may focus on relatively narrow avenues of theory (e.g., social comparison theory) or research (e.g., relationships with mothers- in-laws), or rather broad avenues (e.g., advances in feminist theory, or relationships with kin). 

Our intention is to provide opportunities for guest editors to design collections of articles that significantly advance our understanding of a topic and do so in a way that would not be possible in a single article.  Special issues will typically comprise 4-8 articles.  Initial proposals should clearly state the scope and purpose of the special issue, identify potential authors and sample titles for contributions, and include a CV for the guest editor(s).   Proposals will be reviewed by the journal's editor and members of the editorial board beginning June 1, 2011 and thereafter as they are received for issues to be published in Volume 5 (2013).  (Please note that the journal does not publish empirical reports with the exception of meta-analyses of particular areas of research.) Applicants are encouraged to contact the editor: Robert Milardo, Ph.D., Professor of Family Relations, University of Maine, Rhd360@maine.edu.