special issue (English, noun)
expansion: special issue (plural special issues)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: An issue taken by denying a particular part of the allegations.
qualifier: scientific journals
glosses: An issue that is different from the usual run of issues, usually because it is a theme issue: one in which the articles are unified by a theme. Some supplements are of this character, and whether such an issue is called a supplement or a special issue is determined by each journal's style.
Forms:
form: special issues
tags: plural