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27 August 2025
Symmetry Exceptional Reviewers List 2025
We are thrilled to share the updated Exceptional Reviewers List 2025. This initiative was designed to recognize and honor scholars who have delivered consistently exceptional review reports to our journal. Committed to fostering rigorous research and promoting knowledge exchange, Symmetry (ISSN: 2073-8994) recognizes the significant role our reviewers play in maintaining the quality and integrity of the articles we publish. According to surveys conducted in 2023, 91% of our authors rate the peer review process as good or excellent, thanks to our pool of excellent reviewers.
We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all the reviewers who have generously volunteered their time and expertise to assist in Symmetry’s peer review process. Their dedication and attention to detail in evaluating manuscripts, offering valuable feedback, and contributing to academic rigor are truly commendable.
The Exceptional Reviewers List was introduced in February 2025. Each month, we are selecting a group of outstanding reviewers and introduce them.
August
| Name: Prof. Dr. Bertrand Cambou Affiliation: Northern Arizona University, USA |
Name: Dr. Branko Perišić Affiliation: Singidunum University, Serbia |
| Name: Dr. Carlos E. Sarmiento Affiliation: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia |
Name: Dr. Charles C. Young Affiliation: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, United States |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Dongmei Tan Affiliation: Wuhan University of Technology |
Name: Dr. Dražen Glavan Affiliation: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic |
| Name: Dr. Dušan Djukić Affiliation: University of Belgrade, Serbia |
Name: Dr. Eduard Zadobrischi Affiliation: Universitatea Stefan cel Mare din Suceava, Romania |
| Name: Dr. Fenghui Han Affiliation: Dalian Maritime University, China |
Name: Prof. Dr. Juan Moises Mauricio Affiliation: Villanueva Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil |
| Name: Dr. Junjian Zhao Affiliation: Tiangong University, China |
Name: Dr. Marco Stefano Bianchi Affiliation: Universidad San Sebastián, Chile |
| Name: Dr. Polychronis Koliogiannis-Koutmiridis Affiliation: University of Zagreb, Croatia; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece |
Name: Prof. Dr. Renata Rojas Guerra Affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dieter Richter Affiliation: University of Rostock, Germany |
Name: Dr. Xinshan Zhu Affiliation: Tianjin University, China |
| Name: Dr. Yirui Wang Affiliation: Ningbo University, China |
Name: Dr. Zi Yang Affiliation: Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Zongjun Ning Affiliation: Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
July
| Name: Prof. Dr. Anfeng Liu Affiliation: Central South University, China |
Name: Dr. Beom Kwon Affiliation: Dongduk Women’s University, Republic of Korea |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Binxin Liu Affiliation: Dalian Maritime University, China |
Name: Dr. Boyan Obreshkov Affiliation: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria |
| Name: Dr. Camil Jichici Affiliation: Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara, Romania |
Name: Dr. Ciyun Lin Affiliation: Jilin University, China |
| Name: Dr. Efe Yazgan Affiliation: National Taiwan University, Taiwan |
Name: Prof. Dr. Fernando Arturo Peña-Ramírez Affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil |
| Name: Dr. Francesco Nozzoli Affiliation: INFN-TIFPA, Italy |
Name: Dr. Francisco Delgado Affiliation: Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Fuguo Li Affiliation: Northwestern Polytechnical University, China |
Name: Prof. Dr. Ioan Filip Affiliation: Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania |
| Dr. Marko Penčić Affiliation: University of Novi Sad, Serbia |
Dr. Meisam Abdollahi Affiliation: University of Victoria, Canada |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Moulay Rachid Douiri Affiliation: Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco |
Name: Prof. Dr. Norbert Kaiser Affiliation: Technical University Munich, Germany |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Pedro Henrique Triguis Schimit Affiliation: Universidade Nove de Julho, Brazil |
Name: Prof. Dr. Roger Clay Affiliation: Adelaide University, Australia |
| Name: Dr. Simone Marciano Affiliation: Instituto de Fisica Corpuscular (IFIC) - Universitat de Valencia - CSIC, Spain |
Name: Dr. Zhen Liu Affiliation: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China |
June
| Name: Prof. Dr. Fábio Sandro Dos Santos Affiliation: Federal University of Piauí, Brazil |
Name: Prof. Dr. Hong-Yuan Qi Affiliation: Beijing Jiaotong University, China |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Jianwen Zhou Affiliation: Yunnan University, China |
Name: Prof. Dr. Jing Zhang Affiliation: Guizhou University, China |
| Name: Dr. Łukasz S. Lemieszewski Affiliation: The Jacob of Paradies University, Poland |
Name: Dr. Marcin Jasiński Affiliation: Silesian University of Technology, Poland |
| Name: Dr. Marcos Benedito Schimalski Affiliation: Santa Catarina State University, Brazil |
Name: Dr. Mohammad Meysami Affiliation: Clarkson University, United States |
| Name: Dr. Oscar D. Sanchez Affiliation: Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico |
Name: Prof. Dr. Philippe Van Bogaert Affiliation: Ghent University, Belgium |
| Name: Dr. Pierre Aime Feulefack Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, US |
Name: Dr. Rafal Gasz Affiliation: Opole University of Technology, Poland |
| Name: Dr. Xue-Fang Wang Affiliation: University of Leicester, UK |
Name: Dr. Yeongdae Kim Affiliation: University of Colorado Denver, United States |
| Name: Dr. Youqiang Zhang Affiliation: Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China |
Name: Prof. Dr. Zhiguo Meng Affiliation: Jilin University, China |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Zhiyong Dai Affiliation: Xidian University, China |
Name: Dr. Zonglai Mo Affiliation: Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China |
May
| Name: Dr. Atsushi Kondo Affiliation: Nippon Institute of Technology, Japan |
Name: Prof. Dr. Changjun Gao Affiliation: Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
| Name: Dr. Cosmina-Mihaela Rosca Affiliation: Petroleum-Gas University of Ploieşti, Romania |
Name: Prof. Dr. Da-Wei Yang Affiliation: Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China |
| Name: Dr. Dragan Marinkovic Affiliation: Technical University of Berlin, Germany |
Name: Prof. Dr. Erik Sonnleitner Affiliation: University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Austria |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Ferdinando Di Martino Affiliation: University of Naples Federico II, Italy |
Name: Prof. Dr. Gerardo Herrera Corral Affiliation: Center for Research and Advanced Studies, Mexico |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Hongbo Li Affiliation: Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
Name: Prof. Dr. Jianqiang Wang Affiliation: Central South University, China |
| Name: Dr. Marta Wacławczyk Affiliation: University of Warsaw, Poland |
Name: Prof. Dr. Mihai Tiberiu Lates Affiliation: Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Miodrag Zivkovic Affiliation: Singidunum University, Serbia |
Name: Dr. Miona Andrejevic Stosovic Affiliation: University of Niš, Serbia |
| Name: Dr. Niamat Hussain Affiliation: University of Glasgow, UK |
Name: Prof. Dr. Peifeng Su Affiliation: Xiamen University, China |
| Name: Dr. Shuangming Yu Affiliation: Institute of Semiconductors Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
Name: Prof. Dr. Sidnei Alves De Araujo Affiliation: Universidade Nove de Julho, Brazil |
| Name: Dr. Szilvia Nagy Affiliation: Széchenyi István University, Hungary |
Name: Prof. Dr. Velislava Lyubenova Affiliation: The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria |
April
| Name: Dr. Bongjun Ji Affiliation: Pusan National University, Republic of Korea |
Name: Prof. Dr. Daniele Ritelli Affiliation: University of Bologna |
| Name: Dr. Dibyendu Adak Affiliation: Los Alamos National Laboratory, US |
Name: Prof. Dr. Donald Bailey Affiliation: University of Stuttgart, Germany |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Fei Liu Affiliation: Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
Name: Prof. Dr. Gabriel Marín Díaz Affiliation: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and Universidad Europea de Madrid, Spain |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Huai-Yu Wang Affiliation: TsingHua University, China |
Name: Prof. Dr. Jialun Ping Affiliation: Nanjing Normal University, China |
| Name: Dr. Jiawen Xu Affiliation: Southeast University, China |
Name: Prof. Dr. Jun Xu Affiliation: Tongji University, China |
| Name: Dr. Marcelina Mocanu Affiliation: University of Bacău, Romania |
Name: Prof. Dr. Ping Xiang Affiliation: Central South University, China |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Rui Xu Affiliation: Hohai University, China |
Name: Dr. Sarka Todorova-Nova Affiliation: Charles University, Czech Republic |
| Name: Dr. Sergio Restaino Affiliation: US Naval Research Lab, US |
Name: Dr. Stoil I. Ivanov Affiliation: Plovdiv University, Bulgaria |
| Name: Dr. Thierry Maris Affiliation: University of Montreal, Canada |
Name: Dr. Valery Suleimanov Affiliation: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany |
| Name: Dr. Yiyang Chen Affiliation: Soochow University, China |
March
| Name: Dr. Ana Alvarez Affiliation: Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil |
Name: Dr. Ana María Díaz-Díaz Affiliation: Universidade da Coruña, Spain |
| Name: Dr. Dayou Zhang Affiliation: University of Minnesota, United States |
Name: Dr. Francisco Javier Delgado-Cepeda Affiliation: Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico |
| Name: Dr. Ivelina Stoyanova Affiliation: The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria |
Name: Prof. Dr. Jan Cieśliński Affiliation: University of Białystok, Poland |
| Name: Dr. Jesús Elías Miranda-Vega Affiliation: Tecnológico Nacional de México, Mexico |
Name: Dr. Joanna K. Kalaga Affiliation: Univeristy of Zielona Góra, Poland |
| Name: Dr. Jonas Matijošius Affiliation: Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas, Lithuania |
Name: Prof. Dr. José Carlos R. Alcantud Affiliation: University of Salamanca, Spain |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Kalman Graffi Affiliation: Technical University of Applied Sciences Bingen, Germany |
Name: Dr. Katarina Djordjevic Affiliation: University of Belgrade, Serbia |
| Name: Dr. Marin Ugrina Affiliation: University of Split, Croatia |
Name: Dr. Mircea-Bogdan Radac Affiliation: Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Nicolas Chamel Affiliation: Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium |
Name: Prof. Dr. Qing-Wen Wang Affiliation: Shanghai University, China |
| Name: Dr. Stevan Maćešić Affiliation: University of Belgrade, Serbia |
Name: Dr. Steven Harris Affiliation: Indiana University, United States |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Thomas E. Weirich Affiliation: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Germany |
Name: Prof. Dr. Tiberiu Harko Affiliation: Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai, Romania |
| Name: Dr. Vlad-Andrei Ciubotariu Affiliation: “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacau, Romania |
February
| Name: Prof. Dr. Aleksander Radovan Affiliation: Algebra University College, Croatia |
Name: Prof. Dr. Claudio Delrieux Affiliation: Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina |
| Name: Dr. Concetta Laurita Affiliation: University of Basilicata, Italy |
Name: Dr. Cristo Manuel Yee-Rendon Affiliation: Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Name: Dr. Danail Brezov Affiliation: University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Bulgaria |
Name: Prof. Dr. Daniel Sanín Villa Affiliation: Universidad EAFIT, Colombia |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Dardan Klimenta Affiliation: University of Priština in Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia |
Name: Dr. Natalya Kizilova Affiliation: Warsaw University of Technology, Poland |
| Name: Dr. Fabio Sattin Affiliation: Consorzio Rfx, Italy |
Name: Dr. Giacomo Viccione Affiliation: University of Salerno Via Giovanni Paolo II, Italy |
| Name: Dr. Hélio Luiz Simonetti Affiliation: Science and Technology of Minas Gerais (IFMG), Brazil |
Name: Dr. Irving A. Cruz-Albarran Affiliation: Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico |
| Name: Dr. Ivan Cruz-Aceves Affiliation: Centro de Investigacion en Matematicas A.C. (CIMAT), México |
Name: Dr. Larbi Djilali Affiliation: University of Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico |
| Name: Dr. Leonardo Di G. Sigalotti Affiliation: Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco (UAM-A), Mexico |
Name: Prof. Dr. Lorentz Jäntschi Affiliation: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Luis Carlos Méndez González Affiliation: Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico |
Name: Dr. Luiz Antonio Alcântara Pereira Affiliation: Federal University of Itajuba, Brazil |
| Name: Dr. Michele Rosso Affiliation: Politecnico di Milano, Italy |
Name: Dr. Miodrag Zivkovic Affiliation: Singidunum University, Serbia |
| Name: Dr. Monika Janaszek-Mańkowska Affiliation: Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego, Warsaw, Poland |
Name: Prof. Dr. Philippe Van Bogaert Affiliation: Ghent University, Belgium |
| Name: Dr. Raúl Alejandro Morán Vásquez Affiliation: University of Antioquia, Colombia |
Name: Dr. Serguei Sekatski Affiliation: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland; University of Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Name: Prof. Dr. Takeshi Emura Affiliation: The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Japan |
Name: Prof. Dr. Vladimir Katić Affiliation: University of Novi Sad, Serbia |
| Name: Dr. Xian-Ming Gu Affiliation: Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China |
See what our reviewers say about the review process of Symmetry:
“I am a reviewer and periodically evaluate papers for journals from different portfolios (Springer-Nature, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Bentham, MDPI, De Gruyter, FrontiersIn, and AIMS). I dedicate a considerable amount of time to this activity, but I do it with pleasure and it always reminds me of the early years of my scientific and authorial career. I must say that the requirements of a review differ from one portfolio to another, but one thing is common, namely the seriousness with which each Editor treats each submitted paper, each review request, each review received, until the final decision to accept or reject the paper submitted for publication. Sometimes, unfortunately, there are also papers that are lost along the way—withdrawn by authors from the evaluation process for various reasons. I have appreciated and still appreciate my collaboration with the staff of Symmetry—the papers submitted for review always arouse my interest in the researched subject, a sign that the Assistant Editors do a very good job when assigning papers for review by combining the field of the paper with the field of interest of the reviewers. A very important aspect, which I care about very much, and which the people at Symmetry have always respected, is to take into account the opinion of the reviewers. A paper thus enters, if necessary, several rounds of review, until each reviewer who provides feedback expresses their agreement for publication. It is therefore a great pleasure and an honor for me to see that, in return, my work as a reviewer is appreciated at Symmetry and I would like to publicly express my gratitude.”— Prof. Dr. Lorentz Jäntschi
“The experience of reviewing articles for MDPI is truly top-notch, from accepting the review, negotiating the deadline for submitting the review, to receiving a response from the author. The software support throughout the entire process is truly excellent.”— Prof. Dr. Aleksander Radovan
“Providing rigorous and constructive feedback is essential to advancing high-quality research. I appreciate the opportunity to contribute to Symmetry through the peer review process.”— Prof. Dr. Daniel Sanín Villa
“The review process is well organized, standardized, and in line with modern practice. It is based on very efficient software, so all communications are fast, timely, and complete. Additionally, the staff are well prepared and professional.”— Prof. Dr. Vladimir Katić
“My experience as a reviewer for the prestigious journal Symmetry has been exceptional due to the quality of the papers received in my areas of interest, as well as the support provided by the editorial staff.”— Dr. Irving A. Cruz-Albarran
“Thoroughly enjoyed contributing to a finely designed peer review process, ensuring high-quality research in this interdisciplinary field. A rewarding experience!”— Prof. Dr. Claudio Delrieux
“As a reviewer, I have the great privilege to learn about my colleagues. I can not only extend my knowledge of my own discipline, but also assess the quality of papers to present outcomes, analyze information, and construct valuable research reports.”— Dr. Francisco Javier Delgado-Cepeda
“I see peer review as both a responsibility and an opportunity to help improve scientific work and support high-quality scholarly communication.”— Dr. Katarina Djordjevic
“Reviewing for Symmetry has been a rewarding opportunity to contribute to rigorous and transparent research while engaging with what truly inspires me: research and education.”— Prof. Dr. Gabriel Marín Díaz
“I found that Symmetry/MDPI is a good platform for sharing research progress on nuclear physics and heavy ion collisions. I am happy to have the opportunity to review some of the interesting papers eventually published in Symmetry. I am also impressed by the kind and efficient communications from the editorial office.”— Prof. Dr. Jun Xu
“Peer review keeps me humble, since every manuscript teaches me something new.”— Prof. Dr. Erik Sonnleitner
“Reviewing for Symmetry has been a rewarding opportunity to help advance research quality and support authors in refining their work.”— Prof. Dr. Miodrag Zivkovic
“Reviewing for Symmetry has been a rewarding experience, and I appreciate the journal’s dedication to rigorous scholarship and high-quality peer review.”— Dr. Beom Kwon
“Reviewing for MDPI Symmetry allows me to contribute to advancing multidisciplinary research. I value the rigorous peer review process and the opportunity to support quality scholarship.”— Dr. Meisam Abdollahi
“I have served as a reviewer for more than 80 academic journals, and I am pleased to contribute to rigorous and constructive peer review at Symmetry.”— Prof. Dr. Pedro Henrique Triguis Schimit
“Of course, a reviewer must identify and reject any papers which are unpublishable. However, most submitted papers have some underlying good science. The reviewer should then advise and help the authors to produce the best possible presentation of their work in a publishable form.”— Prof. Dr. Roger Clay
“I regard the review process as an opportunity to refine my competencies. It enables me to appraise my own knowledge while gaining a deeper understanding of how colleagues address research problems. The process also serves as a test to learn how to balance my own approaches and those of others. Contributing to the improvement of colleagues’ manuscripts is rewarding and an important avenue for strengthening my own expertise.”— Dr. Carlos E. Sarmiento
“Peer review is a cornerstone of scientific dialogue. Striving for rigor and constructive feedback in the Symmetry review process is both a responsibility and a valuable learning opportunity.”— Prof. Dr. Dongmei Tan
“Symmetry maintains a fair, efficient, and well organized review process, and contributing to its scientific rigor has been genuinely rewarding.”— Dr. Polychronis Koliogiannis-Koutmiridis
“It has been a rewarding experience to contribute to the peer review process and support high-quality research in the field of symmetry.”— Dr. Zi Yang
Read more testimonials from our reviewers at https://www.mdpi.com/testimonials?type=all&journal_id=44&page_count=20.
