Announcements

1. “Kefir as a Functional Beverage Gaining Momentum towards Its Health Promoting Attributes”
by Vassilios Ganatsios, Poonam Nigam, Stavros Plessas and Antonia Terpou
Beverages 2021, 7(3), 48; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages7030048
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/7/3/48

2. “Brewing with Unmalted Cereal Adjuncts: Sensory and Analytical Impacts on Beer Quality”
by Joanna Yorke, David Cook and Rebecca Ford
Beverages 2021, 7(1), 4; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages7010004
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/7/1/4

3. “Healthy Drinks with Lovely Colors: Phenolic Compounds as Constituents of Functional Beverages”
by Teresa Pinto and Alice Vilela
Beverages 2021, 7(1), 12; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages7010012
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/7/1/12

4. “Beer Polyphenols—Bitterness, Astringency, and Off-Flavors”
by Kristina Habschied, Iztok Jože Košir, Vinko Krstanović, Goran Kumrić and Krešimir Mastanjević
Beverages 2021, 7(2), 38; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages7020038
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/7/2/38

5. “Review of the Effects of Grapevine Smoke Exposure and Technologies to Assess Smoke Contamination and Taint in Grapes and Wine”
by Vasiliki Summerson, Claudia Gonzalez Viejo, Alexis Pang, Damir D. Torrico and Sigfredo Fuentes
Beverages 2021, 7(1), 7; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages7010007
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/7/1/7

6. “An Overview on Sustainability in the Wine Production Chain”
by Antonietta Baiano
Beverages 2021, 7(1), 15; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages7010015
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/7/1/15

7. “Use of Pulsed Electric Field as a Low-Temperature and High-Performance “Green” Extraction Technique for the Recovery of High Added Value Compounds from Olive Leaves”
by Vasileios M. Pappas, Achillia Lakka, Dimitrios Palaiogiannis, Eleni Bozinou, George Ntourtoglou, Georgia Batra, Vassilis Athanasiadis, Dimitris P. Makris, Vassilis G. Dourtoglou and Stavros I. Lalas
Beverages 2021, 7(3), 45; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages7030045
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/7/3/45

8. “Integrated Green Process for the Extraction of Red Grape Pomace Antioxidant Polyphenols Using Ultrasound-Assisted Pretreatment and β-Cyclodextrin”
by Aggeliki Alibante, Achillia Lakka, Eleni Bozinou, Arhontoula Chatzilazarou, Stavros Lalas and Dimitris P. Makris
Beverages 2021, 7(3), 59; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages7030059
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/7/3/59

9. “Chemical Composition and Polyphenolic Compounds of Red Wines: Their Antioxidant Activities and Effects on Human Health—A Review”
by Boris Nemzer, Diganta Kalita, Alexander Y. Yashin and Yakov I. Yashin
Beverages 2022, 8(1), 1; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages8010001
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/8/1/1

10. “Aromatic and Sensory Characterization of Maturana Blanca Wines Made with Different Technologies”
by Ana Naranjo, Leticia Martínez-Lapuente, Belén Ayestarán, Zenaida Guadalupe, Irene Pérez, Clara Canals and Elena Adell
Beverages 2021, 7(1), 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages7010010
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/7/1/10

Peer Review Week began 19 September 2022 under the theme of “Research Integrity: Creating and Supporting Trust in Research”. Through various blog articles, podcast, and webinar, we discussed this crucial subject throughout the week, celebrating the essential role peer review plays in maintaining research quality.

To begin, we held a Webinar on the topic. Professor Peter W. Choate and Dr. Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi joined Dr. Ioana Craciun, one of MDPI’s scientific officers, for an in-depth discussion.

We invite you to view the event recording:

During the week, the MDPI Blog in a series articles highlighted how good Peer Review safeguards research integrity. The following topics were covered:

• Peer Review Week 2022
• Research Integrity
• What We’ve Learned About Peer Review Reports
• 4 Steps to the Perfect Peer Review Report
• How to Write the Perfect Peer Review Report: An Interview
• Inviting Great Peer Reviewers

In a new edition of Insight Faster, an MDPI podcast, we were delighted to talk to the co-chairs of the Peer Review Week committee, Jayashree Rajagopalan (Senior Manager of Global Community Engagement for CACTUS) and Danielle Padula (Head of Marketing and Community Development at Scholastica) to get their take on this year’s event and its related topics.

You can find the Podcast here.

We hope you enjoy the contents!

1. “Current Trends in Kombucha: Marketing Perspectives and the Need for Improved Sensory Research”
by Juyoung Kim et al.
Beverages 2020, 6(1), 15; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages6010015
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/6/1/15

2. “Lactic Fermented Fruit or Vegetable Juices: Past, Present and Future”
by Cyrielle Garcia et al.
Beverages 2020, 6(1), 8; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages6010008
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/6/1/8

3. “Coffee Flavor: A Review”
by Denis Richard Seninde et al.
Beverages 2020, 6(3), 44; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages6030044
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/6/3/44

4. “Membrane-Based Operations in the Fruit Juice Processing Industry: A Review”
by Carmela Conidi et al.
Beverages 2020, 6(1), 18; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages6010018
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/6/1/18

5. “Lactobacillus plantarum, a New Biological Tool to Control Malolactic Fermentation: A Review and an Outlook”
by Sibylle Krieger-Weber et al.
Beverages 2020, 6(2), 23; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages6020023
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/6/2/23

6. “Ready to Use Therapeutical Beverages: Focus on Functional Beverages Containing Probiotics, Prebiotics and Synbiotics”
by Amirhossein Nazhand et al.
Beverages 2020, 6(2), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages6020026
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/6/2/26

7. “Designing New Yeasts for Craft Brewing: When Natural Biodiversity Meets Biotechnology”
by Fabrizio Iattici et al.
Beverages 2020, 6(1), 3; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages6010003
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/6/1/3

8. “Functional Efficacy of Probiotic Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis in Apple, Orange and Tomato Juices with Special Reference to Storage Stability and In Vitro Gastrointestinal Survival”
by Wenjie Zhu et al.
Beverages 2020, 6(1), 13; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages6010013
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/6/1/13

9. “White Wine Protein Instability: Mechanism, Quality Control and Technological Alternatives for Wine Stabilisation—An Overview”
by Fernanda Cosme et al.
Beverages 2020, 6(1), 19; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages6010019
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/6/1/19

10. “Kefir as a Functional Beverage Gaining Momentum towards Its Health Promoting Attributes”
by Vassilios Ganatsios et al.
Beverages 2021, 7(3), 48; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages7030048
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/7/3/48

Beverages (ISSN: 2306-5710) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on beverage research and development published online quarterly by MDPI. The journal is indexed within Scopus, ESCI (Web of Science), FSTA, CAPlus / SciFinder, PubAg, and other databases.

The Beverages editorial team is pleased to announce this open call for Special Issue proposals, which offers a group of authors the opportunity to work on an interconnected set of papers on an innovative topic. We are soliciting high-quality proposals that will be evaluated in a continuous selection process throughout the year.

Proposals within the scope of the journal are welcome. For more details, please see: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/beverages/about.

If you would like to propose a Special Issue topic for this journal, please contact the Beverages Editorial Office (beverages@mdpi.com) or complete and submit the form at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journalproposal/sendproposalspecialissue/beverages. Our editors will respond to you swiftly.

The following information should be provided in the proposal:

• A 150–200-word summary redefining the scope of the Special Issue;
• A list of 5 to 10 keywords on the topic;
• A brief resume of the proposed Guest Editors, together with their information (title, name, email, affiliation, personal website, and keywords of interest).

The responsibilities of being a Guest Editor are as follows:

• Refining the scope of the Special Issue;
• Inviting submissions;
• Promoting the Special Issue via social media, personal websites, relevant networks, or related conferences;
• Pre-checking and making academic decisions based on peer-reviewed reports collected by the Editorial Office.

The benefits of being a Guest Editor are as follows:

• Special discounts will be offered for your submissions and any articles you invite;
• Expanding your network by engaging with experts in the field;
• Keeping up with developments in the field;
• Increasing your own influence;
• Receiving recognition by the promotion evaluation committee;
• If 10 or more papers are published in the Special Issue, it can be published as a printable book, and each Guest Editor will receive a hard copy.

The Editorial Office will take care of setting up the Special Issue website and will arrange the promotional materials, assist with the call for papers, and take care of administrative tasks associated with the peer review process and professional production before publication.

If this is of interest to you, please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office (beverages@mdpi.com) for further details and clarification.

We look forward to receiving your proposals.

Beverages Editorial Office

We are currently recruiting Topical Advisory Panel Members for the journal Beverages (ISSN: 2306-5710). The main responsibility of the new members of the Topical Advisory Panel is to regularly provide support to Guest Editors and Editorial Board Members. More information on the responsibilities of the Topical Advisory Panel Members is available at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/editors#Supporting_Editor_Responsibilities.

Beverages is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on beverage research and development published online quarterly by MDPI. The aims and scope of the journal can be found at the following website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/beverages/about.

The benefits of Topical Advisory Panel Members include the following:

• The opportunity to publish one paper per year with a discount in Beverages, as well as potential discounts for additional papers you invite;
• A certificate in recognition of your position;
• Additional sponsorships for conferences organized by Topical Advisory Panel Members of Beverages;
• Travel grants for conferences that you attend or organize.

To qualify as a Topical Advisory Panel Member, applicants must:

• Have experience in a field related to the journal;
• Have completed their Ph.D. within approximately the last 10 years;
• Have at least 6 papers published in the last 5 years, as a first author or corresponding author;
• Currently hold an independent research position in academia or a government institute.

If you are interested in this position, please apply via the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/Beverages/topical_advisory_panel_application, or send an email to beverages@mdpi.com with your academic CV. We look forward to hearing from you!

Conference: China Functional Foods Conference 2022
Date: 1–3 August 2022
Place: Nanjing, China
Booth Number: #A19
Theme: Functional Foods and Human Health

Nutrients (ISSN: 2072-6643) will be attending the China Functional Foods Conference 2022 as exhibitors from 1 to 3 August in Nanjing, China.

Conference program:

(I) Invited reports: 

1. Development status and trending of global nutritional functional foods;
2. Nutrition, healthcare for special food regulations and standards;
3. Current situation and development of a special food industry;
4. Future trends of personalized precision nutrition.

(II) Thematic forums: 

1. Technological innovation and industrial development of special medical use formula food;
2. Technological innovation and industrial development of probiotics;
3. Technological innovation and industrial development of bioactive peptides;
4. Development and application of functional food raw materials/ingredients;
5. Food nutrition and human health;
6. Functional food development and industrial development of marine resources;
7. Homology of medicine and food and development and industrial development of natural products;
8. Functional polysaccharide nutrition and development and application;
9. Cereal food nutrition and intensive processing.

Booth information:

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Nutrients;
• Beverages;
• Fermentation;
• Foods;
• Plants.

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you plan on attending this conference. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you might have.

For more information about the conference, please visit the following website: http://guohsushipn.mikecrm.com/0EYH8vK.

The 2021 citation metrics have been officially released in Scopus!

We are pleased to announce that 182 MDPI journals are included, of which:

● 21 journals received their first CiteScore.
● 85% of journals increased their CiteScore from 2020.
● 155 journals (85%) ranked above average, in at least one category.

The following 65 MDPI journals (36%) ranked among the top 25% of journals, in at least one category:

Source: 2021 CiteScores™ (Elsevier)

In order to acknowledge our reviewers, who so generously dedicate their time to reviewing papers and demonstrate diligence, professionalism, and timeliness when reviewing manuscripts, MDPI journals regularly offer outstanding reviewer awards to scholars who participate in the peer-review process.

We are proud to recognize winners for the year 2021 in the “Biology & Life Sciences” category for their outstanding contributions among extensive competition by presenting them with an Outstanding Reviewer Award.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the winners on their achievement.

MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Biology:

• Enrico Vito Perrino, CIHEAM, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy
• Dhirendra Kumar, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, USA
• Carlos A. Viegas, Univesity of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
• Yuri Shavrukov, Flinders University, Australia
• Bipin Gaihre, Mayo Clinic, USA

Brain Sciences:

• Craig D. Workman, University of Iowa, USA
• Vivian Ciaramitaro, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA
• Yang Zhang, University of Minnesota, USA

Cells:

• Bonam Srinivasa Reddy, Université de Paris, France
• Homma Takujiro, Yamagata University, Japan
• Hwang, In Koo, Seoul National University, South Korea
• Kobeissy Firas, University of Florida, USA
• Rebelo, Sandra, University of Aveiro, Portugal

Diversity:

• Günter Gollmann, University of Vienna, Austria
• Stephan Koblmüller, University of Graz, Austria
• Emiliano Mori, Istituto di Ricerca sugli Ecosistemi Terrestri, Italy

Horticulturae:

• Joshua D. Klein, Agricultural Research Organization—The Volcani Center, Israel
• Ana Cristina S Figueiredo, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Insects:

• Carmelo Peter Bonsignore, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Italy
• Klaus H. Hoffmann, University of Bayreuth, Germany
• Ivan Milosavljević, University of California, USA

Metabolites:

• Remigiusz Bachor, University of Wrocław, Poland
• Nguyen Phuoc Long, Inje University College of Medicine, South Korea
• Chi Chen, University of Minnesota, USA

Nutrients:

• Jadwiga Hamułka, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
• Grace Campbell, University of Sydney, Australia
• Nicholas Norwitz, Harvard Medical School, USA
• Stefan Kabisch, Charité University Hospital Berlin, Germany
• Luis Rodrigo, University of Oviedo, Spain

Veterinary Sciences:

• Carlos Viegas, Univesity of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
• Arvind Sharma, The University of Queensland, Australia

MDPI’s Young Investigator Awards recognize promising junior researchers, acknowledge their contributions, and enhance communication among scientists. We are proud to present the 2021 winners in the “Biology & Life Sciences” category. The winners were selected by the journals’ editors.

We warmly congratulate the awarded young investigators for their outstanding contributions.

MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Agriculture:

• Carlos Guzmán, University of Cordoba, Spain

Animals:

• Katharina Hohlbaum, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Cells:

• Uri Ben-David, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Diversity:

• Enrico Lunghi, Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China

Foods:

• Guodong Zhang, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

Horticulturae:

• Luke Bell, Temperate Horticulture, University of Reading, UK

International Journal of Molecular Sciences:

• Alessandro D’Urso, University of Catania, Italy.
• Apostolos Zaravinos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez, University of Pennsylvania, USA
• Maria Teresa Caccamo, Messina University, Italy
• Tiziana Bonifacino, University of Genoa, Italy

Journal of Fungi:

• Federico Baltar, University of Vienna, Austria
• Rebecca Drummond, University of Birmingham, UK
• Miriam Oses-Ruiz, Public University of Navarre, Spain

Life:

• João Pedro da Silva Machado Lobo, University of Porto, Portugal
• Vincenzo Russo, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy

Metabolites:

• Gabriele Rocchetti, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Italy

Nutrients:

• Fiona Lavelle, Queen's University Belfast, UK
• Matthew Snelson, Monash University, Australia

Pathogens:

• Si Ming Man, Australian National University, Australia
• Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, University of Hong Kong, China

Plants:

• Stefania Sut, University of Padova, Italy
• Mohamed Ahmed El-Esawi, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

Vaccines:

• Nicholas M. Provine, University of Oxford, UK

Viruses:

• Nicholas S. Heaton, Duke University, USA

We are proud to recognize the winners of MDPI’s 2021 Travel Awards in the “Biology & Life Sciences” category for their outstanding presentations and to present them with the prize.

MDPI journals regularly offer travel awards to encourage talented junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in specific fields, which helps to increase their influence.

The winners mentioned below were carefully selected by the journal editors based on an outline of their research and the work to be presented at an academic conference.

We would like to warmly congratulate the winners of 2021 Travel Awards and wish them the greatest success with their future research endeavors. MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.

Agriculture:

• Zahra Bitarafan, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Norway
• Nikolaos Tsoulias, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Germany

Fermentation:

• Michela Verni, University of Bari, Italy
• Philipp Demling, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Horticulturae:

• Jagveer Singh, Punjab Agricultural University, India
• Ibrar Hussain, State University of Londrina, Brazil

Microorganisms:

• Francis Muchaamba, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Methods and Protocols:

• Tanja Eisemann, SBP Medical Discovery Institute, USA

Nutrients:

• Mrinalini Dey, National Institute for Health Research, UK
• Ben Kirk, University of Melbourne, Australia
• Kirrilly Pursey, University of Newcastle, Australia
• Dieuwertje Kok, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
• Hanna Huber, University of Bonn, Germany
• Marlene Lages, University of Porto, Portugal
• Zohra S. Lassi, University of Adelaide, Australia
• Rik Olde Engberink, Amsterdam University Medicial Center, the Netherlands
• Sarah Warkentin, University of Porto (ISPUP), Portugal
• Álvaro Hernáez, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway
• Leila Abdelhamid, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, USA
• Maria Michela Cesare, University of Siena, Italy
• Kaisa Hiippala, University of Helsinki, Finland

Pathogens:

• Vanessa Silva, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal
• Hejun Liu, Scripps Research Institute, USA
• Tomokazu Tamura, Princeton University, USA

Toxins:

• Cecilie Knudsen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
• Laura Biessy, Cawthron Institute, New Zealand
• Marcelo Mendes Rabelo, University of Florida, USA

Vaccines:

• Hee Chun Chung, Seoul National University, South Korea
• Alejandro Marin Lopez, Yale University, USA