Announcements

At MDPI we have slightly revised the layout for articles to be published in the 2021 Volume, starting at the end of December 2020. As of today, the article templates available for download on ‘Instructions for Authors’ pages have been updated.

The most noticeable change can be found on the first page of the article, where a left-hand column has been created to include the following front matter elements: (i) the recommended citation style for the article, (ii) the publishing history, (iii) as well as the Creative Commons Attribution license used (iv) a standard note regarding affiliations. At the same time, the extra spacing on the left means the authors’ affiliations are now more clearly set apart than before. Other front matter key elements such as journal logo, article type, article title, authors, abstract and keywords remain unchanged.

The blank column on the left runs through all pages in an article; as a result, the main text is slightly more condensed, which improve reader friendliness for smaller screens. Small figures/tables are aligned on the left with standard indenture, while large figures/tables are centered and covering the full width of the page. The revised layout was applied in the article pictured below, to serve as an example:

1) Information is displayed in the left information bar.

2) In the main text, there is a blank column on the left.

3) Small tables/figures are aligned on the left, large tables/figures are centered.

We are pleased to acknowledge that many academic editors who have made an impact on MDPI journals as editorial board members, editors-in-chief, or section editors, are recognized as 2020 Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate.

Highly Cited Researchers highlights the top 1% of researchers, by citations, in one or more of the 22 fields used in Clarivate Analytics Essential Science Indicators. We offer our congratulations to 279 academic editors of MDPI journals who were recognized as the most influential scholars in their fields in 2020.

The full list of 2020 Highly Cited Researchers  can be accessed on https://recognition.webofsciencegroup.com/awards/highly-cited/2020/

--- Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) is a Clarivate product.

It is our pleasure to welcome following 54 recognized researchers to join the Editorial Board of Atmosphere. We look forward to their contributions to the journal.

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Prashant Kumar has been appointed as the Editor-in-Chief of the Section “Air Quality” of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). His term started in September 2020.

Prof. Dr. Prashant Kumar
Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
Website: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/prashant-kumar
E-mail: p.kumar@surrey.ac.uk

Professor Prashant Kumar is Chair in Air Quality and Health and the founding Director of the Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) at the University of Surrey, UK. He is the Head of the GCARE’s Air Quality Laboratory and the Deputy Director of Research for the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Since March 2018, he is also an Adjunct Professor at the School of Engineering at the Trinity College Dublin in Ireland.

His current research projects are focused in broad multidisciplinary areas of air pollution monitoring/modelling, low-cost sensing, nature-based solutions, climate change mitigation and developing innovative technological and passive (e.g. green infrastructure) solutions for air pollution exposure control for both developing and developed world.

The editorial team warmly welcomes Professor Prashant Kumar as the Editor-in-Chief of the “Air Quality” section and looks forward to his contribution to the continued success of Atmosphere.

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Allison C. Aiken has been appointed as the Editor-in-Chief of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). Her term started in August 2020.

Dr. Allison C. Aiken
Affiliation: Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
Website: https://www.lanl.gov/expertise/profiles/view/allison-aiken
E-mail: aikenac@lanl.gov

Dr. Allison C. Aiken received her Diploma from Furman University in 2002, and her Ph.D. from University of Colorado, Boulder, in 2008. She has been Senior Research Scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM, since 2018. She is one of the most highly cited authors in 2014.

Her main research activities include:

• Harnessing state-of-the-art aerosol and trace gas signatures for aerosol processes and national security;
• Development of revolutionary elemental analysis methods and their application to ambient aerosol sampling;
• Specializing in single-particle in situ aerosol measurements and their complex data analysis, including through mass spectrometry, photoacoustic spectroscopy, single-particle laser-induced incandescence, etc.;
• Over 15 years of expertise in the field and laboratory regarding online direct aerosol measurement;
• Managing the operations of ~40 aerosol and gas-phase instruments for the US DOE ARM Program;
• A decade of experience measuring aerosol optical properties (e.g., black carbon, brown carbon, and dust).

Amongst her numerous appointments and activities, she serves as Co-Chair of the User Executive Committee, Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM), and member of ARM-ASR Coordination Team (AACT), US DOE Office of Science, and also Board Member and Executive Committee Treasurer-elect in AAAR.

The editorial team warmly welcomes Dr. Allison C. Aiken as the Editor-in-Chief, and looks forward to her contribution to the continued success of Atmosphere.

We are delighted to announce the establishment of our Open Access agreement with Jisc Collections, which will allow UK institutions to benefit from access to article processing charge (APC) discounts and streamlined payment workflows.

All institutions participating in the agreement will also gain access to the MDPI online submission system where they can find full article metadata and pricing information for easy identification and additional transparency.

Eligible authors affiliated with the participating institutions are prompted to choose the corresponding Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP) when they submit an article via our online submission system.

About Jisc

Jisc's vision is for the UK to be the most digitally advanced education and research nation in the world. At its heart is the super-fast national research and education network, Janet, with built-in cyber security protection.  Jisc also provides technology solutions for its members (colleges, universities and research centres) and customers (public sector bodies), helps members save time and money by negotiating sector-wide deals and provides advice and practical assistance on digital technology. Jisc is funded by the UK higher and further education and research funding bodies and member institutions.

For more information, contact helen.dobson@jisc.ac.uk.

About MDPI

MDPI is a publisher of fully peer-reviewed, Open Access journals with a focus on thorough and rapid editorial processing. Its aim is to ensure that high-quality research is verified and made available to the research community as quickly as possible. MDPI stands at the forefront of the Open Access movement, having launched its first online journal Molecules in 1996. Today, MDPI is a leader in Open Access publishing with over 250 journals across all research disciplines, and all content published under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).

For any questions about this agreement, please contact the MDPI IOAP team at ioap@mdpi.com.

The updated citation metrics have been released in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), published by Clarivate. The recent release of the JCR includes seventy-one MDPI titles. Out of these, 18 titles are newcomers, receiving a first Journal Impact Factor which is based on citation activity in 2019: Actuators, Agriculture, Biology, Biomedicines, Biosensors, Chemosensors, Children, Healthcare, Journal of Fungi, Journal of Personalized Medicine (JPM), Land, Life, Magnetochemistry, Membranes, Pharmaceuticals, Photonics, Separations and Toxics.

• Out of the previously listed journals, a total of 72 percent boast an increased Impact Factor.
• 25 journals are ranked among the top 25% of journals in at least one of the categories they are ranked for.
• Articles published in 2019 in MDPI journals account for approximately 17 percent of of articles published in gold Open Access journals covered in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI).
  
  

First Impact Factors

Updated Impact Factors

We welcome the following recognized researchers, who recently joined the Editorial Board of Atmosphere:

The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Atmospheric Sciences (ECAS2020) will be held online from 16 to 30 November 2020. It aims to provide a platform for scholars to present their latest findings and discuss the latest thinking around atmospheric science. This conference will be organized around the following general and related themes which correspond to the Atmosphere journal.

• Aerosols
• Air Quality
• Air Quality and Human Health
• Climatology
• Meteorology
• Biometeorology
• Atmospheric Techniques, Instrumentation, and Modeling
• Biosphere/Hydrosphere/Land-Atmosphere Interactions
• Upper Atmosphere
• Planetary Atmospheres

There will be no cost for attendees to participate. All accepted papers will be published in the Special Issue “Selected Papers from the Third International Electronic Conference on Atmospheric Sciences” after peer review and enjoy a 20% discount on processing fees. We will also choose the best paper to win a 500 CHF award. If you are interested in attending this exciting conference, please do not hesitate to contact us (ecas2020@mdpi.com).

Atmosphere Editorial Office

We are now recruiting the Editorial Board Members (EBMs) for the following Sections:

• Aerosols
• Air Quality
• Air Quality and Human Health
• Climatology
• Meteorology
• Atmospheric Techniques, Instruments, and Modeling
• Biosphere/Hydrosphere/Land–Atmosphere Interactions

As an EMB, you have the following responsibilities:

• Make decisions on whether a manuscript should be accepted or not based on the reports we collect.
• Serve as Editor of a Special Issue on a topic related to your research interests when it is convenient for you.
• Review manuscripts in your area of interest and when you are available.
• Recommend topics or appropriate conferences.
• Promote Atmosphere and increase its visibility in the related academic network.

If you are an active researcher in one of the aforementioned fields and are passionate about participating in the cutting-edge research in this field, please do not hesitate to contact us (atmosphere@mdpi.com).

Atmosphere Editorial Office