Metabolites | 2024 Section Editor-in-Chief Meeting of the Section “Advances in Metabolomics”

Metabolites (ISSN: 2218-1989) held an online meeting with the Section Editor-in-Chief Dr. Leonardo Tenori regarding the “Advances in Metabolomics” Section on 20 December 2024. Dr. Tenori has always supported the work of the journal, and we are grateful for his significant contributions. We would like to invite everyone to review our summary of this meeting.

The meeting began with a presentation on the development of the Section “Advances in Metabolomics”.

The following topics were discussed:

1. The Section’s publication statistics and an analysis of the author distribution (2020–2024);
2. An overview of Section EBMs, their journal-related activites, and section development statistics;
3. The performance of our Special Issues;
4. The publication of relevant field and marketing analyses;
5. Hot topics and related marketing analyses.

To further promote the development of the “Advances in Metabolomics” Section, the following topics were discussed at this online meeting:

• Development Strategy for the “Advances in Metabolomics” Section: The importance of Environmental Metabolomics was emphasized. The key role that Guest Editors play in the success of Special Issues was highlighted, and focusing on impactful topics while considering the competitive academic landscape was advised. We also discussed recruiting new Editorial Board Members and motivating inactive members with the benefits provided by the journal. Opportunities to meet Editorial Board Members in person were emphasized.
• Improving the Journal’s Reputation and Attracting High-Quality Papers: Concerns were raised about the perception of MDPI in certain scientific communities. Suggestions were made to focus on increasing the journal’s impact factor, enhancing the paper quality, and establishing connections with scientific societies to attract more submissions. Collaboration with scientific societies was discussed as a potential strategy, as it could improve the journal’s credibility and visibility. Participants were encouraged to share suggestions for potential society collaborations.

We sincerely thank the Section Editor-in-Chief for his active participation. Owing to your participation, we have been able to make significant achievements from face-to-face communication. We look forward to more Editorial Board Members joining us to discuss the development of our journal in the future and provide valuable opinions. This will help move the journal towards a higher level of development.