Nutrients | Call for Special Issue Proposals for Section “Prebiotics and Probiotics”

We are now accepting Special Issue proposals for the Section “Prebiotics and Probiotics” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nutrients/sections/Prebiotics_Probiotics) of the journal Nutrients (ISSN: 2072-6643). If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about publishing cutting-edge research, please do not hesitate to contact the Section Managing Editor Ms. Alina Guo (alina.guo@mdpi.com).

Nutrients is an international peer-reviewed open access journal advancing knowledge in the field of human nutrition. Nutrients is fully covered by the leading indexing services, including PubMed/MEDLINE, Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science), Scopus/SciVerse, and Google Scholar. Full-text articles are also available in PubMed Central. The Impact Factor of Nutrients is 5.719.

The Section “Prebiotics and Probiotics” has the following topics for your consideration:

• Gut microbiota: more than the old, dull “microflora”;
• Prebiotic and probiotics: the traditional, the newcomers, the future ones;
• Pre-, pro-, and postbiotics as “influencers” of the gut microbiota;
• Have prebiotics failed to achieve their potential?;
• Probiotics not simply for gut health, but beyond:
• Gut–brain axis implications in neurology and psychiatry;
• Chronic inflammation;
• Autoimmune disorders;
• Arthritis;
• Obesity;
• Skin disorders;
• Food allergies;
• Are we ready for the new concept of postbiotics?

The following information should be provided in a proposal:

• A 150–200-word summary that clearly states the significance, novelty, technical advancement, and adherence to the scope of the journal of the proposed topic;
• A list of 5–10 keywords relating to the topic;
• A proposed submission deadline (a Special Issue will usually be open for submissions for 6–8 months);
• A list of at least 20 potential contributors, or a list of 8 planned papers.

As Guest Editor, you would be responsible for:

• Inviting your peers to submit papers to be published in your Special Issue;
• Checking the suitability of abstracts/manuscripts submitted to the Special Issue;
• Making pre-check decisions on whether a manuscript can be sent out for peer-review;
• Making decisions on whether a manuscript can be accepted based on the reports we collect;
• Promoting the Special Issue and increasing its visibility at related academic conferences.

As Guest Editor, you would have the following privileges:

• A certificate of recognition as a Guest Editor of Nutrients;
• The ability to publish one paper free of charge in your Special Issue;
• The ability to invite senior authors to submit high-quality papers to be published in your Special Issue with certain discounts;
• Contingent on the publication of ten or more papers in this Special Issue, a hard copy of a Special Issue book published by MDPI.

Please do not hesitate to contact Section Managing Editor, Ms. Alina Guo (alina.guo@mdpi.com), for further information. We look forward to receiving your proposals.