MDPI will be attending the 2020-2023 China Mass Spectrometry Conference, which will be held from 9 to 13 June 2023 in Hangzhou, China. The conference is hosted by the Mass Spectrometry Branch of the Chinese Physical Society, the Mass Spectrometry Professional Committee of the Chinese Chemical Society, and the Analytical Instrument Branch of the Chinese Instrumentation Society, and co-organized by Zhejiang University.

This conference is a grand event in China’s mass spectrometry industry, aiming to promote the unity and progress of the academic community, harmonious development, and a win-win future, to improve the level of academic exchanges, and promote the wide application of mass spectrometry technology in various scientific and technological fields. Famous scholars in the field of mass spectrometry at home and abroad will be invited to attend this conference. The report forms are divided into the conference report, invited report, oral report, and poster presentation.

The conference will fully demonstrate China’s latest research progress and achievements in mass spectrometry and related fields, enhancing exchanges and cooperation among mass spectrometry scientists and mass spectrometry-related practitioners, in order to promote the development of China’s mass spectrometry industry and enhance the academic status and influence of China’s mass spectrometry in the world.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Molecules;
• Nanomaterials;
• Separations;
• BioTech;
• Chemosensors.

If you plan on attending this conference, please feel free to stop by our booth and start a conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit: http://www.cmss.org.cn/index.php?r=site%2Fcae-home&mid=19.

A range of MDPI journals will be attending the 40th Annual Conference of Chinese Society for Imaging Science and Technology (SCIST 2023) as exhibitors. This meeting will be held in Kunming, Yunnan, China, from 13 to 16 May 2023.

The theme of this conference is "Strengthening the Driven by Technological Innovation and Building the Future of Photosensitive Imaging". The conference will invite well-known experts and scholars in the field of photosensitive imaging and related fields to make special reports and keynote reports of the conference. It will also organize academic exchanges in 17 sub-sessions in conjunction with various professional committees. The scale of the meeting is expected to be 1000 people.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Applied Sciences;
• J. Imaging;
• Sensors;
• Chemosensors;
• Photonics.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us at our booth #1-12. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have.

For more information about the conference, please visit https://2021csist.scimeeting.cn/cn/web/index/, or contact the Applied Sciences Editorial Office at [email protected].

MDPI will be attending the 21st National Electrochemistry Conference, organized by the Chinese Society of Electrochemistry (CSE) and hosted by the Dalian University of Technology, which will be held from 22 to 25 May 2023, in Dalian, China. The conference will focus on the development of electrochemical science and comprehensively present the latest research progress and results achieved in electrochemistry in China in the new era. The aim is to promote the application of electrochemical science and technology in energy, environment, materials and other relevant fields, and to achieve the sustainable development of society.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Energies;
• Molecules;
• Coatings;
• IJMS;
• Batteries;
• Symmetry;
• Processes;
• Catalysts;
• Crystals;
• Minerals;
• Technologies;
• Electrochem;
• ChemEngineering;
• Analytica;
• Chemosensors.

If you plan on attending this conference, please feel free to stop by our booth (#55) and start a conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: http://www.sciencemate.com/meeting/electrochem.

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In December 2022, MDPI launched five new journals, covering multiple subjects such as life sciences, biology, medicine and pharmacology, social sciences and humanities. These new journals are being edited by established scholars across the world.

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1. “Silver Nanoparticles as Colorimetric Sensors for Water Pollutants”
by Paolo Prosposito, Luca Burratti and Iole Venditti
Chemosensors 2020, 8(2), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8020026
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/2/26
Cited by 77 | Viewed by 9143

2. “Nanomaterials for Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Cancer: Recent Updates”
by Mahwash Mukhtar, Muhammad Bilal, Abbas Rahdar, Mahmood Barani, Rabia Arshad, Tapan Behl, Ciprian Brisc, Florin Banica and Simona Bungau
Chemosensors 2020, 8(4), 117; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8040117
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/4/117
Cited by 62 | Viewed by 6701

3. “Review on Sensing Applications of Perovskite Nanomaterials”
by Muthaiah Shellaiah and Kien Wen Sun
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 55; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030055
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/55
Cited by 60 | Viewed by 9219

4. “Anti-Biofouling Strategies for Long-Term Continuous Use of Implantable Biosensors”
by Jian Xu and Hyowon Lee
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 66; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030066
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/66
Cited by 35 | Viewed by 4708

5. “Manganese-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanostructures as Potential Scaffold for Photocatalytic and Fluorescence Sensing Applications”
by Deepika Thakur, Anshu Sharma, Abhishek Awasthi, Dharmender Singh Rana, Dilbag Singh, Sadanand Pandey and Sourbh Thakur
Chemosensors 2020, 8(4), 120; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8040120
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/4/120
Cited by 28 | Viewed by 2468

6.“Sputtered SnO₂/ZnO Heterostructures for Improved NO₂ Gas Sensing Properties”
by Bharat Sharma, Ashutosh Sharma, Monika Joshi and Jae-ha Myung
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 67; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030067
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/67
Cited by 24 | Viewed by 2827

7. “Flexible Carbon Electrodes for Electrochemical Detection of Bisphenol-A, Hydroquinone and Catechol in Water Samples”
by Acelino C. de Sá, Simone C. Barbosa, Paulo A. Raymundo-Pereira, Deivy Wilson, Flávio M. Shimizu, Maria Raposo and Osvaldo N. Oliveira, Jr.
Chemosensors 2020, 8(4), 103; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8040103
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/4/103
Cited by 24 | Viewed by 3155

8. “Factors Influencing the Surface Functionalization of Citrate Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles with Cysteamine, 3-Mercaptopropionic Acid or l-Selenocystine for Sensor Applications”
by Georgia I. Sakellari, Nicole Hondow and Philip H.E. Gardiner
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 80; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030080
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/80
Cited by 22 | Viewed by 4447

9. “Immunomagnetic Separation of Microorganisms with Iron Oxide Nanoparticles”
by Julian A. Thomas, Florian Schnell, Yasmin Kaveh-Baghbaderani, Sonja Berensmeier and Sebastian P. Schwaminger
Chemosensors 2020, 8(1), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8010017
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/1/17
Cited by 23 | Viewed by 4176

10. “Voltammetric Sensors Based on Nanomaterials for Detection of Caffeic Acid in Food Supplements”
by Alexandra Virginia Bounegru and Constantin Apetrei
Chemosensors 2020, 8(2), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8020041
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/2/41
Cited by 20 | Viewed by 2997

11. “Methods for Early Detection of Microbiological Infestation of Buildings Based on Gas Sensor Technologies”
by Monika Garbacz, Agnieszka Malec, Sylwia Duda-Saternus, Zbigniew Suchorab, Łukasz Guz and Grzegorz Łagód
Chemosensors 2020, 8(1), 7; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8010007
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/1/7
Cited by 20 | Viewed by 3528

12. “Opto-Electronic Nose Coupled to a Silicon Micro Pre-Concentrator Device for Selective Sensing of Flavored Waters”
by Sami Slimani, Etienne Bultel, Thomas Cubizolle, Cyril Herrier, Tristan Rousselle and Thierry Livache
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 60; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030060
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/60
Cited by 19 | Viewed by 2359

13. “A Review: Electrochemical Biosensors for Oral Cancer”
by Yen-Tzu Lin, Sorour Darvishi, Anant Preet, Tzu-Yen Huang, Sheng-Hsuan Lin, Hubert H. Girault, Ligang Wang and Tzu-En Lin
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 54; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030054
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/54
Cited by 19 | Viewed by 5225

14. “Electrochemical Sensors Coupled with Multivariate Statistical Analysis as Screening Tools for Wine Authentication Issues: A Review”
by Elisabeta-Irina Geană, Corina Teodora Ciucure and Constantin Apetrei
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 59; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030059
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/59
Cited by 17 | Viewed by 2425

15. “The Use of Aptamers and Molecularly Imprinted Polymers in Biosensors for Environmental Monitoring: A Tale of Two Receptors”
by Maryam Naseri, Mohsen Mohammadniaei, Yi Sun and Jon Ashley
Chemosensors 2020, 8(2), 32; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8020032
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/2/32
Cited by 16 | Viewed by 3201

16. “Electrochemical Detection of H₂O₂ Released from Prostate Cancer Cells Using Pt Nanoparticle-Decorated rGO–CNT Nanocomposite-Modified Screen-Printed Carbon Electrodes”
by Seokyung Lee, Young Ju Lee, Jae Hyung Kim and Gi-Ja Lee
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 63; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030063
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/63
Cited by 16 | Viewed by 2783

17. “RH Sensing by Means of TiO₂ Nanoparticles: A Comparison among Different Sensing Techniques Based on Modeling and Chemical/Physical Interpretation”
by Irene Cappelli, Ada Fort, Anna Lo Grasso, Enza Panzardi, Marco Mugnaini and Valerio Vignoli
Chemosensors 2020, 8(4), 89; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8040089
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/4/89
Cited by 16 | Viewed by 1783

18. “Advances in Electrochemical Aptasensors Based on Carbon Nanomaterials”
by Gennady Evtugyn, Anna Porfireva, Rezeda Shamagsumova and Tibor Hianik
Chemosensors 2020, 8(4), 96; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8040096
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/4/96
Cited by 16 | Viewed by 2686

19. “Enhanced NO₂-Sensing Properties of Au-Loaded Porous In₂O₃ Gas Sensors at Low Operating Temperatures”
by Taro Ueda, Inci Boehme, Takeo Hyodo, Yasuhiro Shimizu, Udo Weimar and Nicolae Barsan
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 72; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030072
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/72
Cited by 15 | Viewed by 2301

20. “Design of A Low-Cost and Disposable Paper-Based Immunosensor for the Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Aflatoxin B1”
by Fernanda L. Migliorini, Danilo M. dos Santos, Andrey C. Soares, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Osvaldo N. Oliveira Jr. and Daniel S. Correa
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 87; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030087
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/87
Cited by 14 | Viewed by 3195

On 9 February 2023, Clarivate, a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics, added the Preprint Citation Index to the Web of Science platform, streamlining the research process by allowing researchers to locate and link to preprints alongside other trusted content in the database.

The Preprint Citation Index will act as a bridge to connect cutting-edge preprints with peer-reviewed journal articles published within the Web of Science Core Collection. Alerts can be easily set to monitor new research across several repositories and authors will also be able to include preprints on their Web of Science Research Profile to more accurately display their various research outputs.

As of its launch, the Preprint Citation Index will provide nearly two million preprints from various repositories, including MDPI’s own Preprints.org.

MDPI's Preprints Platform – Preprints.org

To advance Open Science and the fast dissemination of research, MDPI offers researchers a free multidisciplinary preprint platform. Preprints.org accepts submissions from all research areas and offers authors high visibility, permanent archiving, article-level Metrics and immediately citable content by assigning a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to all preprints.

During submission to any MDPI journal, authors have the option to share their research as a preprint. After an initial screening, the manuscript is available online in 48 hours or less. Once online, preprints can be downloaded, shared, commented on, and cited, providing authors maximum visibility.

We invite you to join the ranks of the over 100k researchers using Preprints.org and share your research.

For more information, please visit Preprints.org.

“Silver Nanoparticles as Colorimetric Sensors for Water Pollutants”
by Paolo Prosposito, Luca Burratti and Iole Venditti
Chemosensors 2020, 8(2), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8020026
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/2/26
Cited by 71 | Viewed by 8694

“Carbon Dots Fluorescence-Based Colorimetric Sensor for Sensitive Detection of Aluminum Ions with a Smartphone”
by Wei Wei, Juan Huang, Wenli Gao, Xiangyang Lu and Xingbo Shi
Chemosensors 2021, 9(2), 25; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9020025
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/2/25
Cited by 12 | Viewed by 2064

“Label-Free Colorimetric Detection of Urine Glucose Based on Color Fading Using Smartphone Ambient-Light Sensor”
by Tian-Tian Wang, Kun Guo, Xue-Mei Hu, Jian Liang, Xing-De Li, Zhi-Feng Zhang and Jing Xie
Chemosensors 2020, 8(1), 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8010010
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/1/10
Cited by 10 | Viewed by 3292

“Gold and Silver Nanoparticle-Based Colorimetric Sensors: New Trends and Applications”
by Giancarla Alberti, Camilla Zanoni, Lisa Rita Magnaghi and Raffaela Biesuz
Chemosensors 2021, 9(11), 305; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9110305
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/11/305
Cited by 13 | Viewed by 1919

“Advances in Colorimetric Assay Based on AuNPs Modified by Proteins and Nucleic Acid Aptamers”
by Sopio Melikishvili, Ivan Piovarci and Tibor Hianik
Chemosensors 2021, 9(10), 281; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9100281
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/10/281
Cited by 10 | Viewed by 1695

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative—the MDPI Special Issue Mentor Program.

This program will enable early career researchers (who must hold a Ph.D. in a related field) to experience editing a Special Issue in MDPI journals, under the mentorship of our experienced Editorial Board Members or other experienced scientists. The mentor program will provide an excellent opportunity for early career scientists to gain editorial experience, and to cultivate their ability to edit scientific research.

The mentee’s responsibilities include:

• Proposing a Special Issue title and assisting the mentor in preparing a summary (around 200–400 words) and 3–10 keywords describing the background, importance, and goal of the Issue;
• Writing a brief promotion plan for the Special Issue;
• Preparing a list of scholars who may be interested in the Issue and personally e-mailing invitations on behalf of Guest Editors;
• Writing an editorial for the online Special Issue together with the mentor.

The mentor’s responsibilities include:

• Conducting a final check before the Special Issue is published online;
• Performing editorial control of the Special Issue and quality control of the publications, both of which must be carried out in a timely manner;
• Providing suggestions to younger scholars if they have any doubts or concerns regarding submissions;
• Organizing video calls with young scholars and the Editorial Office regularly to discuss problems and improvement suggestions for the Special Issue;
• Making and submitting decisions regarding submissions with the assistance of mentees.

Certificates and awards:
After the Special Issue closes, the Editorial Office will provide official certificates for all the mentors and early career researchers.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your Special Issue proposal to the Editorial Office of a journal you choose, and we will discuss the process (i.e., mentor collaboration, Special Issue topic feasibility analysis, etc.) in further detail. The full list of MDPI journals is as follows: https://www.mdpi.com/about/journals.

In addition to the new Special Issue Mentor Program, we will continue to welcome all Special Issue proposals focusing on hot research topics.

MDPI has just become the first open access (OA) publisher to reach the milestone of one million articles published. That is one million articles freely available to all, to circulate and build upon! We are proud to share this special moment with the global scientific community.

This landmark has been reached thanks to the immeasurable support of more than 600,000 expert reviewers, 66,000 editorial board members and 6700 hard-working colleagues across MDPI’s global offices.

Within more than 25 years of publishing, our journals received 2.1 million manuscripts and generated 4.6 million peer review reports to get to one million papers published.

Reaching the milestone of one million articles published reinforces our mission to remove any existing barriers and to make scientific research accessible to all. Since its inception, MDPI’s goal has been to create reliable processes to make science open. This is a path towards facilitating the dissemination of novel insights in scientific communities.

Regular feedback from authors and reviewers shows that our service is greatly appreciated and needed. At the same time, the feedback helps us identify areas for further improvement.

As it stands, a significant share of published research findings remain closed access. More than half of the content published with the most well-known legacy publishers stays behind a paywall, and that is not including articles published in hybrid OA journals, or made available months or years after publication.

A new policy announced by the US administration in August 2022 requires that, as of January 2026, all US federally funded research be made freely and immediately available after publication. While the new policy does not mandate articles be published under an open access license, it is aligned with the open access movement in removing all barriers to research. Similarly, some of the most advanced research institutions in the world intend to have all funded research articles published in open access by 2025.

MDPI is proud to be the leading agent of the transition to open access.

"Thanks a Million" to all the contributors!

We are pleased to announce that the website of the MDPI Sustainability Foundation has been revamped! For the past couple of months, our UX UI team and front-end developers have been working hard to launch the website in time for the opening of the Sustainability Awards nominations.

The website is not the only thing that has had a remodeling. Indeed, the format of the Emerging Sustainability Leader Award (ESLA) has been updated. ESLA is now a competition open to individual researchers or start-ups founded by researchers under the age of 35. Nominee applications will go through 2 rounds of selection until the final 3 are decided. The finalists will then be invited to give pitch presentations during the Award Ceremony to win either first place (10,000 USD) or runner-up (2 x 5000 USD).

The World Sustainability Award, on the other hand, remains the same: a total prize money of 100,000 USD is up for grabs by senior individual researchers or groups of researchers from the international research community.

Nominations for both the World Sustainability Award and the Emerging Sustainability Leader award are now open! Check out our new website for more information on how to nominate.

1. “Classification and Identification of Essential Oils from Herbs and Fruits Based on a MOS Electronic-Nose Technology”
by Mansour Rasekh, Hamed Karami, Alphus Dan Wilson and Marek Gancarz
Chemosensors 2021, 9(6), 142; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9060142
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/6/142
Cited by 27 | Viewed by 1559

2. “Performance Analysis of MAU-9 Electronic-Nose MOS Sensor Array Components and ANN Classification Methods for Discrimination of Herb and Fruit Essential Oils”
by Mansour Rasekh, Hamed Karami, Alphus Dan Wilson and Marek Gancarz
Chemosensors 2021, 9(9), 243; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9090243
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/9/243
Cited by 18 | Viewed by 1216

3. “Opto-Electronic Nose Coupled to a Silicon Micro Pre-Concentrator Device for Selective Sensing of Flavored Waters”
by Sami Slimani, Etienne Bultel, Thomas Cubizolle, Cyril Herrier, Tristan Rousselle and Thierry Livache
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 60; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030060
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/60
Cited by 17 | Viewed by 1699

4. “Identification of Mint Scents Using a QCM Based E-Nose”
by Salih Okur, Mohammed Sarheed, Robert Huber, Zejun Zhang, Lars Heinke, Adnan Kanbar, Christof Wöll, Peter Nick and Uli Lemmer
Chemosensors 2021, 9(2), 31; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9020031
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/2/31
Cited by 16 | Viewed by 2101

5. “Design of A Low-Cost and Disposable Paper-Based Immunosensor for the Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Aflatoxin B1”
by Fernanda L. Migliorini, Danilo M. dos Santos, Andrey C. Soares, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Osvaldo N. Oliveira, Jr. and Daniel S. Correa
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 87; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030087
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/87
Cited by 14 | Viewed by 1925

Recently, Clarivate^TM revealed its 2022 list of Highly Cited Researchers™—individuals at universities, research institutes and commercial organizations.

The scientists who were selected into this year’s list of Highly Cited Researchers have published highly cited papers in the 11-year period from January 2011 to December 2021, with citation frequency in the top 1% of academic subjects and the same year of publication in the Web of Science^TM database. Based on Web of Science Citation data, 6,938 researchers from across the globe who have demonstrated a disproportionate level of significant and broad influence in their chosen field or fields over the last decade have been awarded Highly Cited Researcher 2022 designations. The list is truly global, spanning 69 countries or regions and spread across a diverse range of research sciences and social sciences.

According to statistics, 7 members of the Editorial Board of Chemosensors (ISSN: 2227-9040) have been selected into the list of Highly Cited Researchers of Clarivate in 2022. They are being recognized for their high-quality scientific research achievements and outstanding contributions to professional fields. Chemosensors journal office sincerely congratulates all elected Editorial Board Members and hopes that they continue to have an academically productive relationship with the journal.

Stanford University has recently published an update of the list of the top 2% most widely cited scientists—the World’s Top 2% Scientists.

1. “Flexible Carbon Electrodes for Electrochemical Detection of Bisphenol-A, Hydroquinone and Catechol in Water Samples”
by Acelino C. de Sá, Simone C. Barbosa, Paulo A. Raymundo-Pereira, Deivy Wilson, Flávio M. Shimizu, Maria Raposo and Osvaldo N. Oliveira, Jr.
Chemosensors 2020, 8(4), 103; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8040103
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/4/103
Cited by 21 | Viewed by 1517

2. “Application of PEDOT:PSS and Its Composites in Electrochemical and Electronic Chemosensors”
by Nan Gao, Jiarui Yu, Qingyun Tian, Jiangfan Shi, Miao Zhang, Shuai Chen and Ling Zang
Chemosensors 2021, 9(4), 79; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9040079
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/4/79
Cited by 18 | Viewed by 3865

3. “Recent Advances in Optical, Electrochemical and Field Effect pH Sensors”
by Federico Vivaldi, Pietro Salvo, Noemi Poma, Andrea Bonini, Denise Biagini, Lorenzo Del Noce, Bernardo Melai, Fabio Lisi and Fabio Di Francesco
Chemosensors 2021 9(2), 33; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9020033
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/2/33
Cited by 17 | Viewed by 2714

4. “How to Improve the Performance of Electrochemical Sensors via Minimization of Electrode Passivation”
by Jiri Barek
Chemosensors 2021, 9(1), 12; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9010012
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/1/12
Cited by 16 | Viewed by 1855

5. “Electrochemical Sensors Coupled with Multivariate Statistical Analysis as Screening Tools for Wine Authentication Issues: A Review”
by Elisabeta-Irina Geană, Corina Teodora Ciucure and Constantin Apetrei
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 12; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030059
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/59
Cited by 15 | Viewed by 1875

6. “A Review: Electrochemical Biosensors for Oral Cancer”
by Yen-Tzu Lin, Sorour Darvishi, Anant Preet, Tzu-Yen Huang, Sheng-Hsuan Lin, Hubert H. Girault, Ligang Wang and Tzu-En Lin
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 54; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030054
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/54
Cited by 14 | Viewed by 2817

7. “Advances in Electrochemical Aptasensors Based on Carbon Nanomaterials”
by Gennady Evtugyn, Anna Porfireva, Rezeda Shamagsumova and Tibor Hianik
Chemosensors 2020, 8(4), 96; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8040096
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/4/96
Cited by 14 | Viewed by 1734

8. “Electrochemical Detection of Prostate Cancer Biomarker PCA3 Using Specific RNA-Based Aptamer Labelled with Ferrocene”
by Alexei Nabok, Hisham Abu-Ali, Sarra Takita and David P. Smith
Chemosensors 2021, 9(4), 59; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9040059
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/4/59
Cited by 13 | Viewed by 1533

9. “PANI-Based Wearable Electrochemical Sensor for pH Sweat Monitoring”
by Francesca Mazzara, Bernardo Patella, Chiara D’Agostino, Maria Giuseppina Bruno, Sonia Carbone, Francesco Lopresti, Giuseppe Aiello, Claudia Torino, Antonio Vilasi, Alan O’Riordan et al.
Chemosensors 2021, 9(7), 169; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9070169
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/7/169
Cited by 13 | Viewed by 2262

10. “Electrochemical Aptasensor for Detection of Dopamine”
by Hisham Abu-Ali, Cansu Ozkaya, Frank Davis, Nik Walch and Alexei Nabok
Chemosensors 2020, 8(2), 28; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8020028
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/2/28
Cited by 13 | Viewed by 2262

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!

We are pleased to announce a new Section entitled "Imaging for (Bio)chemical Sensing" in Chemosensors (ISSN: 2227-9040, IF: 4.229). This Section aims to enable the rapid publication of contributions in the fields of chemical imaging, bioimaging, medical imaging, and spectral imaging.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Spectral imaging;
• Optical imaging;
• Infrared chemical imaging;
• Biomedical spectroscopy;
• Raman chemical imaging;
• Fluorescence imaging.

We are now recruiting Editorial Board Members (EBMs) for the Section "Imaging for (Bio)chemical Sensing".

The main responsibilities of Editorial Board Members include:

• Pre-screening and making decisions on new submissions related to your research interests;
• Setting up at least one Special Issue during your term on a topic related to your research interests (or supervising Special Issues related to your research field);
• Providing input or feedback regarding journal policies;
• Helping to promote the journal among your peers or at conferences;
• Attending board meetings to suggest journal development strategies;
• Reviewing manuscripts.

If you are passionate about participating in the cutting-edge research in this field, please do not hesitate to contact us ([email protected]).

Chemosensors Editorial Office

1. “Gas Sensors Based on Copper Oxide Nanomaterials: A Review”
by Stephan Steinhauer
Chemosensors 2021, 9(3), 51; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9030051
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/3/51
Cited by 40 | Viewed by 3501

2. “Sputtered SnO₂/ZnO Heterostructures for Improved NO₂ Gas Sensing Properties”
by Bharat Sharma et al.
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 67; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030067
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/67
Cited by 20 | Viewed by 1761

3. “Methods for Early Detection of Microbiological Infestation of Buildings Based on Gas Sensor Technologies”
by Monika Garbacz et al.
Chemosensors 2020, 8(1), 7; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8010007
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/1/7
Cited by 18 | Viewed by 2804

4. “Performance Analysis of MAU-9 Electronic-Nose MOS Sensor Array Components and ANN Classification Methods for Discrimination of Herb and Fruit Essential Oils”
by Mansour Rasekh et al.
Chemosensors 2021, 9(9), 243; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9090243
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/9/243
Cited by 16 | Viewed by 1071

5. “Recent Advances in Perylene Diimide-Based Active Materials in Electrical Mode Gas Sensing”
by Salman Ali et al.
Chemosensors 2021, 9(2), 30; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9020030
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/2/30
Cited by 15 | Viewed by 2280

6. “Preparation and Application of 2D MXene-Based Gas Sensors: A Review”
by Qingting Li et al.
Chemosensors 2021, 9(8), 225; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9080225
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/8/225
Cited by 15 | Viewed by 3647
7. “Enhanced NO₂-Sensing Properties of Au-Loaded Porous In₂O₃ Gas Sensors at Low Operating Temperatures”
by Taro Ueda et al.
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 72; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030072
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/72
Cited by 13 | Viewed by 1320

8. “Robust and Rapid Detection of Mixed Volatile Organic Compounds in Flow Through Air by a Low Cost Electronic Nose”
by Jiamei Huang et al.
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 73; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030073
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/73
Cited by 11 | Viewed by 2193

9. “One-Dimensional Nanomaterials in Resistive Gas Sensor: From Material Design to Application” by Ze Wang et al.
Chemosensors 2021, 9(8), 198; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9080198
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/8/198
Cited by 11 | Viewed by 2098

10. “Cu_xO Nanostructure-Based Gas Sensors for H₂S Detection: An Overview”
by Sachin Navale et al.
Chemosensors 2021, 9(6), 127; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9060127
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/6/127
Cited by 10 | Viewed by 1344

1. “Silver Nanoparticles as Colorimetric Sensors for Water Pollutants”
by Paolo Prosposito et al.
Chemosensors 2020, 8(2), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8020026
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/2/26
Cited by 62 | Viewed by 7315

2. “Nanomaterials for Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Cancer: Recent Updates”
by Mahwash Mukhtar et al.
Chemosensors 2020, 8(4), 117; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8040117
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/4/117
Cited by 50 | Viewed by 3518

3. “Review on Sensing Applications of Perovskite Nanomaterials”
by Muthaiah Shellaiah et al.
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 55; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030055
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/55
Cited by 50 | Viewed by 7149

4. “Gas Sensors Based on Copper Oxide Nanomaterials: A Review”
by Stephan Steinhauer
Chemosensors 2021, 9(3), 51; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9030051
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/3/51
Cited by 38 | Viewed by 3388

5. “Manganese-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanostructures as Potential Scaffold for Photocatalytic and Fluorescence Sensing Applications”
by Deepika Thakur et al.
Chemosensors 2020, 8(4), 120; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8040120
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/4/120
Cited by 23 | Viewed by 2257

6. “Immunomagnetic Separation of Microorganisms with Iron Oxide Nanoparticles”
by Julian A. Thomas et al.
Chemosensors 2020, 8(1), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8010017
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/1/17
Cited by 20 | Viewed by 2143

7. “Voltammetric Sensors Based on Nanomaterials for Detection of Caffeic Acid in Food Supplements”
by Alexandra Virginia Bounegru et al.
Chemosensors 2020, 8(2), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8020041
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/2/41
Cited by 17 | Viewed by 1953

8. “Factors Influencing the Surface Functionalization of Citrate Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles with Cysteamine, 3-Mercaptopropionic Acid or l-Selenocystine for Sensor Applications”
by Georgia I. Sakellari
Chemosensors 2020, 8(3), 80; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8030080
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/3/80
Cited by 15 | Viewed by 3942

9. “RH Sensing by Means of TiO2 Nanoparticles: A Comparison among Different Sensing Techniques Based on Modeling and Chemical/Physical Interpretation”
by Irene Cappelli et al.
Chemosensors 2020, 8(4), 89; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors8040089
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/8/4/89
Cited by 13 | Viewed by 1046

10. “Nanodiagnosis and Nanotreatment of Cardiovascular Diseases: An Overview”
by Fakhara Sabir et al.
Chemosensors 2021, 9(4), 67; https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9040067
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/9/4/67
Cited by 11 | Viewed by 2071

The purpose of our Best Paper Awards is to promote and recognize the most impactful contributions published within MDPI journals.

The academic editors of each journal carefully selected reviews and research papers through a rigorous judging process based on criteria such as the scientific merit, overall impact, and the quality of presentation of the papers published in the journal.

We are honored to present the winners in the “Engineering” category, who were selected amongst extensive competition, and congratulate the authors for their outstanding scientific publications.

Actuators:

• “Position Control of Pneumatic Actuators Using Three-Mode Discrete-Valued Model Predictive Control”
  by Haitao Qi, Gary M. Bone and Yile Zhang
  Actuators 2019, 8(3), 56; doi: 10.3390/act8030056
• “Review of Electrothermal Actuators and Applications”
  by Alissa Potekhina and Changhai Wang
  Actuators 2019, 8(4), 69; doi: 10.3390/act8040069

Batteries:

• “Pre-Lithiation Strategies for Rechargeable Energy Storage Technologies: Concepts, Promises and Challenges”
  by Florian Holtstiege, Peer Bärmann, Roman Nölle, Martin Winter and Tobias Placke
  Batteries 2018, 4(1), 4; doi: 10.3390/batteries4010004
• “A Critical Review of Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Processes from a Circular Economy Perspective”
  by Omar Velázquez-Martínez, Johanna Valio, Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio, Markus Reuter and Rodrigo Serna-Guerrero
  Batteries 2019, 5(4), 68; doi: 10.3390/batteries5040068
• “Critical Review of the Use of Reference Electrodes in Li-Ion Batteries: A Diagnostic Perspective”
  by Rinaldo Raccichini, Marco Amores and Gareth Hinds
  Batteries 2019, 5(1), 12; doi: 10.3390/batteries5010012
• “Life Cycle Analysis of Lithium-Ion Batteries for Automotive Applications”
  by Qiang Dai, Jarod C. Kelly, Linda Gaines and Michael Wang
  Batteries 2019, 5(2), 48; doi 10.3390/batteries5020048
• “Design Strategies for High Power vs. High Energy Lithium Ion Cells”
  by Michael J. Lain, James Brandon and Emma Kendrick
  Batteries 2019, 5(4), 64; doi: 10.3390/batteries5040064

Chemosensors:

• “Influence of Humidity on NO₂-Sensing and Selectivity of Spray-CVD Grown ZnO Thin Film above 400 °C”
  by Roussin Lontio Fomekong and Bilge Saruhan
  Chemosensors 2019, 7(3), 42; doi: 10.3390/chemosensors7030042
• “Low Molecular Weight Fluorescent Probes (LMFPs) to Detect the Group 12 Metal Triad”
  by Ashley D. Johnson, Rose M. Curtis and Karl J. Wallace
  Chemosensors 2019, 7(2), 22; doi: 10.3390/chemosensors7020022

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering:

• “Marine Application of Fiber Reinforced Composites: A Review”
  by Felice Rubino, Antonio Nisticò, Fausto Tucci and Pierpaolo Carlone
  Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(1), 26; doi: 10.3390/jmse8010026
• “Numerical Simulation of Large Wave Heights from Super Typhoon Nepartak (2016) in the Eastern Waters of Taiwan”
  by Shih-Chun Hsiao, Hongey Chen, Han-Lun Wu, Wei-Bo Chen, Chih-Hsin Chang, Wen-Dar Guo, Yung-Ming Chen and Lee-Yaw Lin
  Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(3), 217; doi: 10.3390/jmse8030217
• “Development of Deterministic Artificial Intelligence for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV)”
  by Timothy Sands
  Mar. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(8), 578; doi: 10.3390/jmse8080578

Lubricants:

• “Solid Lubrication with MoS₂: A Review”
  by Mohammad R. Vazirisereshk, Ashlie Martini, David A. Strubbe and Mehmet Z. Baykara
  Lubricants 2019, 7(7), 57; doi:10.3390/lubricants7070057
• “Investigations of the Friction Losses of Different Engine Concepts. Part 1: A Combined Approach for Applying Subassembly-Resolved Friction Loss Analysis on a Modern Passenger-Car Diesel Engine”
  by Christoph Knauder, Hannes Allmaier, David E. Sander and Theodor Sams
  Lubricants 2019, 7(5), 39; doi: 10.3390/lubricants7050039
• “A Discussion on Present Theories of Rubber Friction, with Particular Reference to Different Possible Choices of Arbitrary Roughness Cutoff Parameters”
  by Andrea Genovese, Flavio Farroni, Antonio Papangelo and Michele Ciavarella
  Lubricants 2019, 7(10), 85; doi: 10.3390/lubricants7100085

Micromachines:

• “4D Printing of Multi-Hydrogels Using Direct Ink Writing in a Supporting Viscous Liquid”
  by Takuya Uchida and Hiroaki Onoe
  Micromachines 2019, 10(7), 433; doi: 10.3390/mi10070433
• “Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance and Mechanism of [email protected]₃ Composites with Au Nanoparticles Assembled on CaTiO₃ Nanocuboids”
  by Yuxiang Yan, Hua Yang, Zao Yi, Ruishan Li and Xiangxian Wang
  Micromachines 2019, 10(4), 254; doi: 10.3390/mi10040254
• “Three-Dimensionally Structured Flexible Fog Harvesting Surfaces Inspired by Namib Desert Beetles”
  by Jun Kyu Park and Seok Kim
  Micromachines 2019, 10(3), 201; doi: 10.3390/mi10030201

Processes:

• “Accelerating Biologics Manufacturing by Modeling or: Is Approval under the QbD and PAT Approaches Demanded by Authorities Acceptable without a Digital-Twin?”
  by Steffen Zobel-Roos, Axel Schmidt, Fabian Mestmäcker, Mourad Mouellef, Maximilian Huter, Lukas Uhlenbrock, Martin Kornecki, Lara Lohmann, Reinhard Ditz and Jochen Strube
  Processes 2019, 7(2), 94; doi: 10.3390/pr7020094
• “Multiscale Agent-Based and Hybrid Modeling of the Tumor Immune Microenvironment”
  by Kerri-Ann Norton, Chang Gong, Samira Jamalian and Aleksander S. Popel
  Processes 2019, 7(1), 37; doi: 10.3390/pr7010037
• “Dynamic Flowsheet Model Development and Sensitivity Analysis of a Continuous Pharmaceutical Tablet Manufacturing Process Using the Wet Granulation Route”
  by Nirupaplava Metta, Michael Ghijs, Elisabeth Schäfer, Ashish Kumar, Philippe Cappuyns, Ivo Van Assche, Ravendra Singh, Rohit Ramachandran, Thomas De Beer, Marianthi Ierapetritou and Ingmar Nopens
  Processes 2019, 7(4), 234; doi: 10.3390/pr7040234

Sensors:

• “A Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Healthcare Blockchain for IoT”
  by Ashutosh Dhar Dwivedi, Gautam Srivastava, Shalini Dhar and Rajani Singh
  Sensors 2019, 19(2), 326; doi: 10.3390/s19020326
• “The Progress of Glucose Monitoring—A Review of Invasive to Minimally and Non-Invasive Techniques, Devices and Sensors”
  by Wilbert Villena Gonzales, Ahmed Toaha Mobashsher and Amin Abbosh
  Sensors 2019, 19(4), 800; doi: 10.3390/s19040800
• “Contact-Based Methods for Measuring Respiratory Rate”
  by Carlo Massaroni, Andrea Nicolò, Daniela Lo Presti, Massimo Sacchetti, Sergio Silvestri and Emiliano Schena
  Sensors 2019, 19(4), 908; doi: 10.3390/s19040908

World Electric Vehicle Journal:

• “Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer Charging Infrastructure for Future EVs: From Experimental Track to Real Circulated Roads Demonstrations”
  by Stéphane Laporte, Gérard Coquery, Virginie Deniau, Alexandre De Bernardinis and Nicolas Hautière
  World Electr. Veh. J. 2019, 10(4), 84; doi: 10.3390/wevj10040084

MDPI’s Young Investigator Awards recognize promising junior researchers, acknowledge their contributions, and enhance communication among scientists. We are proud to present the winners for the year 2021 in the “Engineering” 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.

Biosensors:

• Amay J. Bandodkar, North Carolina State University, USA.

ChemEngineering:

• Andrew S. Paluch, Miami University, USA.

Chemosensors:

• Mindy Levine, Ariel University, Israel.

Electronics:

• Amir H. Gandomi, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering:

• Tiago Fazeres-Ferradosa, University of Porto, Portugal.

Machines:

• Chen Lv, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore;
• Ignacio Gonzalez-Prieto, University of Malaga (UMA), Spain;
• Ning Sun, Nankai University, China.

Processes:

• Anton Rassõlkin, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia.

Sensors:

• Qammer H. Abbasi, Queen Mary University of London, UK;
• Chi Hwan Lee, Purdue University, USA.

We are proud to recognize the winners of MDPI’s 2021 Travel Awards in the “Engineering” 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 this year’s Travel Awards and wish them the greatest success with their future research endeavors. MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.

Actuators:

• Matthew Wei Ming Tan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Applied Sciences:

• Márcia de Sousa Oliveira, University of León, Spain;
• Caroline Sarah Taylor, University of Sheffield, UK;
• Raquel Viveiros, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal;
• Alfonso González Briones, University of Salamanca, Spain;
• Alen Horvat, University Carlos III Madrid, Spain;
• Marie Švecová, University of Chemistry and Technology, Czech Republic;
• Venanzio Giannella, University of Salerno, Italy;
• Michaël Lobet, University of Namur, Belgium;
• Lam Thi Ngoc Tran, National Research Council, Italy;
• Hanfei Mei, University of South Carolina, USA.

Applied System Innovation:

• Mert Nakip, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland.

Biosensors:

• Mengdi Bao, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA;

Yichi Su, Stanford University, USA.

Buildings:

• Karthik Panchabikesan, Concordia University, Canada;
• Xiaolei Yuan, Tongji University, China.

Chemosensors:

• Verónica Montes García, Université de Strasbourg & CNRS, France.

Electronics:

• Peng Hang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore;
• Alfonso González Briones, University of Salamanca, Spain.

Fluids:

• Alberto Zingaro, Politecnico di Milano, Italy;
• Sarah E. Morris, Auburn University, USA.

Infrastructures:

• Angelo Aloisio, University of L’Aquila, Italy;
• André Filipe Castanheira Alves Furtado, University of Porto, Portugal.

Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications:

• Tommaso Zanotti, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing:

• Nagalingam Arun Prasanth, [email protected] Corporate Lab, Singapore.

Machines:

• Muhammad Jamil, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), China;
• Mariagrazia Tristano, Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

Processes:

• Michele Schlich, University of Cagliari, Italy;
• Álvaro Santana Mayor, University of La Laguna, Spain.

Sensors:

• Eleonora Macchia, Åbo Akademi University, Finland;
• Alfonso Gonzalez Briones, University of Salamanca, Spain;
• Saúl Vallejos Calzada, University of Burgos, Spain;
• Ana Novo, University of Vigo, Spain;
• Yalin Liu, Macau University of Science and Technology, China;
• Marilena Giglio, Politecnico of Bari, Italy;
• Yuzhi Shi, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.

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 the winners for the year 2021 in the “Engineering” 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 of the winners on their achievement. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Actuators:

• Ryszard Dindorf, Kielce University of Technology, Poland.

Applied Sciences:

• Khaled Giasin, University of Portsmouth, UK;
• Jakub Krzysztof Grabski, University of Technology, Poland;
• Marcos Tostado-Véliz, University of Jaén, Spain;
• Luigi Pugliese, University of Calabria, Italy;
• Francesco Bennardo, University of Catanzaro, Italy;
• Heriberto Perez-Acebo, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain.

Biosensors:

• Amir Hatamie, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Buildings:

• Francesco Fiorito, Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy;
• Paul G. O’Brien, York University, Canada.

Chemosensors:

• Verónica Montes García, University of Strasbourg, France.

Machines:

• Piotr Gierlak, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland;
• Sebastian A. Nugroho, University of Michigan, USA;
• Viorel Paleu, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania.

Processes:

• Marcin Dębowski, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland;
• Bartłomiej Zieniuk, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland;
• Zbigniew Nadolny, Poznan University of Technology, Poland;
• Attila Egedy, University of Pannonia, Hungary;
• Seok-Ho Rhi, Chungbuk National University, Korea.

Sensors:

• Hojong Choi, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Korea;
• Li Fu, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China;
• Leonardo De Mello Honorio, Federal University of Juiz De Fora Juiz De Fora, Brazil;
• Mario Versaci, Mediterranea University, Italy;
• Robertas Damasevicius, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.

The 2021 citation metrics have been released in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), and we’re pleased to announce the following results for MDPI journals:

For more information on Impact Factors and what it means to index academic journals, please visit our related blog posts.

* Journals given their first Impact Factor in 2022

Source: 2021 Journal Impact Factors, Journal Citation Reports ^TM (Clarivate, 2022)

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)

Conference name: 9th International Symposium on Sensor Science (I3S 2022)

Conference website: https://i3s2022warsaw.sciforum.net/

Date: 20–22 June 2022

Place: Warsaw, Poland

It is with great pleasure that we announce the 9th International Symposium on Sensor Science, to be held in Warsaw, Poland, from 20 to 22 June 2022.

Sensor technology has been shown to be suitable for applications in many important fields, including industrial applications, security medical diagnostics, and environmental monitoring. This international conference, supported by the Photonics Society of Poland, Warsaw University of Technology, as well as MDPI’s Sensors (ISSN: 1424-8220), will bring together scientists from different areas to discuss important recent developments in sensor technology. It will represent a great opportunity for an in-person meeting of an interdisciplinary community aiming to discuss important breakthroughs in sensor technology and its related fields.

The main topics of the conference include:

• Chemical sensors;
• Biosensors;
• Physical sensors;
• Optical/photonic sensors;
• Sensor applications;
• Specialty optical fibers for sensing;
• Materials, microfluidics, configurations and strategies for sensing;
• Distributed sensing in optical fibers;
• Amorphous materials for sensor applications.

We look forward to your participation in this exciting event.

Dr. Piotr Lesiak, Prof. Tomasz Woliński and Prof. Leszek Jaroszewicz
I3S 2022 Conference Chairs

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It is our great honor to congratulate the Editorial Board Members and Editors in MDPI's journals who have been distinguished as 2021 Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate, according to Web of Science data. We herewith express our gratitude for the immense impact the named researchers continue to make on scientific progress and on our journals' development.

Clarivate's annual list of Highly Cited Researchers^TM identifies the most highly cited scientists for the past decade. Their impactful papers are among the top 1 per cent in the citation distribution of one or more of 22 fields analyzed in the "Essential Science Indicators", distinguishing them as hugely influential among their peers.

The full list of 2021 Highly Cited Researchers  can be accessed at the following webpage in the Web of Science^TM https://recognition.webofscience.com/awards/highly-cited/2021/.

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

Academic editors play a crucial role in leading our journals and ensuring that each article undergoes a robust and timely peer-review. With the launch of Topics this year and addition of Topic Editors to our family of academic editors, we decided it would be a good time to restructure our academic boards, thus providing more clarity and support for each role. MDPI is pleased to announce the launch of a new position—Topical Advisory Panel Member, that will replace the previous position of Topics Board Member. The Topical Advisory Panel will be comprised of early career researchers eager to gain experience in editorial work.

The main responsibility of the new members of the Topical Advisory Panel is to regularly provide support to Guest Editors, Topic Editors, and Section Board Members. The responsibilities of the Topical Advisory Panel are available here: https://www.mdpi.com/editors.

Each year, the members’ performances are evaluated, and outstanding members are promoted to the Editorial Board by the Editor-in-Chief.

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

• Have expertise and experience in the field related to the journal;
• Have received a Ph.D. in the last 10 years, approximately;
• Have at least 6-8 published papers in the last 5 years as first author or corresponding author;
• Currently hold an independent research position in academia or a government institute.

If you are interested in this role, please contact the editorial office by email.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Founded in 1996, MDPI was one of the first fully Open Access publisher. Over 25 years MDPI has grown to become the largest Open Access publisher globally, publishing over 160,000 articles across more than 350 journals in 2020. At the core, MDPI was founded in response to a pressing need of fast publication and inclusion. The scholar was set at the centre of the publication process for the first time. Acting as a service provider, rather than a product provider, MDPI exists to help scientists achive their objective to disseminate research results. At MDPI, we believe scientists deserve a better service from the publishing world.

The International Open Access Week (Open Access Week), founded by the SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) Alliance and student partners in 2008, has been successfully running for 13 years. As an advocate and pioneer of open access publishing, MDPI actively responds to the call of International Open Access Week. This year’s theme of “It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity” highlights the Recommendation’s call for equitable participation from all authors and readers.

For the last 25 years, MDPI has been committed to disseminating open research. Here is a video showing MDPI’s Commitment to Equity, Inclusion and Diversity for More than 25 Years.

International Open Access Week is an important opportunity to catalyze new conversations, create connections across and between communities that can facilitate this co-design, and advance progress in the building of more equitable foundations for opening knowledge—discussions and actions that need to be continued, year in and year out. MDPI has always aimed to provide professional and efficient publishing services to scholars around the world.

Our mission is to make scientific research accessible to everyone; this year, we interview and hold discussions with open science ambassadors on how to build an equal and inclusive environment for open science. Academic editors help us collaborate with more institutions to advocate for open access ideas.

Read our anniversary blog post: "Sharing 'Collective Human Knowledge': The Benefits of Open Access Publication"

Besides this, our scientific community is a key driver of our success and MDPI’s remarkable growth. Despite the pandemic, we have prepared online conferences and workshops to gather scholars from different communities.

The Basel Sustainable Publishing online forum provides an equal opportunity for stakeholders and researchers from multi-cultural environments to exchange ideas and eliminate barriers to participation.

Conference date: 25 October 2021, online
Conference website: https://bspf2021.sciforum.net/
Main topics: MDPI discusses the current dilemma of open access science from various perspectives such as governments, libraries, and publishers, and related measures on how to change the status quo of discrimination from a global perspective.

We aim to support equality, inclusion, diversity, and accessibility in scholarly communications. We collaborate with universities and key laboratories and have scholarly communications with researchers, teachers, and students on open access workshops.

• 25 October 2021
  Energies journal and Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

• 28 October 2021
  Machines journal and State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Southwest Jiaotong University

• 29 October 2021
  Processes journal and Beijing Institute of Technology

• 29 October 2021
  Coatings journal and Wuhan University of Technology

MDPI is committed to providing open access and high-quality publishing services for scholars and promoting rapid dissemination of academic achievements. We hope to promote the practices and policies of open access publishing and diversify the dissemination of academic achievements.

Rigorous peer-review is the cornerstone of high-quality academic publishing. Over 369,916 scholars served as reviewers for MDPI journals in 2020. We are extremely appreciative of all those who made a contribution to the editorial process in this capacity. At the beginning of every year, journal editorial offices publish a list of all reviewers’ names to express our gratitude. In addition, this year, the MDPI Top Reviewer Award was announced, to recognize the very best reviewers for their expertise and dedication, and their high-quality, and timely review reports. We are pleased to announce the following winners of the 2020 MDPI Top Reviewer Award:

• Adriana Burlea-Schiopoiu;
• Alban Kuriqi;
• Álvaro González-Vila;
• Alessandro Alaimo;
• Alexey Beskopylny;
• Alexander Yu Churyumov;
• Alberto Fernández-Isabel;
• Andrea Mastinu;
• Antonios N. Papadopoulos;
• Anton Rassõlkin;
• Antonio Humberto Hamad Minervino;
• Arkadiusz Matwijczuk;
• Artur Słomka;
• Baojie He;
• Bartłomiej Potaniec;
• Bojan Đurin;
• Camilo Arturo Rodriguez Diaz;
• Carmelo Maria Musarella;
• Chiachung Chen;
• Chiman Kwan;
• Cristian Busu;
• Danil Pimenov;
• Dan-Cristian Dabija;
• Delfín Ortega-Sánchez;
• Demetrio Antonio Zema;
• Denis Butusov;
• Elena Lucchi;
• Gaurab Dutta;
• Livia Anastasiu;
• M. R. Safaei.

For more information about how to become a reviewer of MDPI journals, please see: www.mdpi.com/reviewers.

UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. In 2020 the SDG Publishers Compact was launched, aimed to inspire publishers and accelerate progress to achieve the 17 goals by 2030. Members of the programme are committed to support the publication of materials that will promote and inspire actions towards SDGs.

MDPI is an eager advocate of SDGs and has already been supporting the programme by creating Special Issues and publishing a series of books on SDGs prior to joining the Compact in 2021. MDPI's Sustainability Foundation initiated the World Sustainability Awards in 2016. We fully support UN's goals to promote sustainable actions that make the world a better place for all and, as part of its commitment, we will focus our actions on SDG10: Reduced Inequalities whilst promoting all 17 SDGs. For more details, please visit the programme’s website: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sdg-publishers-compact/.

Joining this initiative was a unanimous decision. MDPI has in its core values the dissemination of science for all, breaking the wall between research access and under-represented members of the scientific community and the general population. To support this initiative further and continue to support under-represented scientists, MDPI will take a series of actions that will be announced once ready.

The first action MDPI takes is to nominate Dr. Liliane Auwerter as the coordinator of the programme. Dr. Auwerter studied Environmental Process Technology (UTFPR, Brazil), obtained her MSc degree in Water and Environmental Engineering (University of Surrey, UK) and in 2020 completed her PhD in self-healing low-friction materials for water transport (Imperial College London, UK), always focusing on diverse scientific projects that would potentially bring sustainability to industrial processes. As a student in Brazil, she engaged in volunteering activities focused on environmental education and took part in the Millennial Development Goals meetings held at the university.

For more information, please contact:
Dr. Liliane Auwerter
Scientific Officer
[email protected]

We are pleased to announce that 16 new scholars have recently been appointed Editorial Board Members for the journal Chemosensors (ISSN 2227-9040). They include:

Prof. Dr. Yuan-di Zhao (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China);

Prof. Dr. Andreas Richter (Institute of Semiconductors and Microsystems, Germany);

Prof. Dr. María Ramos-Payan (Universidad de Sevilla, Spain);

Prof. Dr. Vamsi K Yadavalli (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA);

Prof. Dr. Li Niu (Guangzhou University, China);

Prof. Dr. Ching-Ting Lee (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan);

Prof. Dr. Young-Tae Chang (Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea);

Dr. Francesco Dell’Olio (Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy);

Dr. Ambra Giannetti (Institute of Applied Physics “Nello Carrara”, Italy);

Prof. Dr. Eric Ziemons (University of Liège, Belgium);

Prof. Dr. Guo-Hui Pan (Changchun Institute of Optics, China);

Prof. Dr. Lin Yuan (Hunan University, China);

Prof. Dr. Andrew Mills (Queen's University Belfast, UK);

Prof. Dr. Torsten Frosch (Technical University Darmstadt, Germany);

Dr. Ľubomír Švorc (Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia);

Prof. Dr. Mateusz Smietana (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland).

We wish them every success in developing the journal. 

Further details about the Editorial Board can be found at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/chemosensors/editors.

Chemosensors (ISSN 2227-9040) is an international, scientific, peer-reviewed, open access journal on the science and technology of chemical sensors and the related analytical methods and systems, published monthly online by MDPI. The journal received the latest Impact Factor of 3.398, JCR category rank: 30/83 (Q2) in the “Chemistry, Analytical” category; and 18/64 (Q2) in the “Instruments & Instrumentation” category in 2020. The aims and scope of the journal can be found at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/chemosensors/about.

The Chemosensors 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 for a Special Issue should have a well-articulated unifying topic and reflect on an international level, the best work in a particular research area (either an established or an important emerging area), in which future investigations may be propelled by the publication of a set of novel research papers. Hence, an international group of Guest Editors and a few high-quality planned papers are always encouraged when it comes to proposals.

Proposals for Special Issues must be sent to the Editorial Office ([email protected]) or be sent via the website: https://www.mdpi.com/journalproposal/sendproposalspecialissue/chemosensors.

Information to be provided in a proposal:

• A 200–400-word summary that clearly states the significance, novelty, technical advancement, and adherence to the scope of the journal of the proposed topic;
• 6–10 keywords on the topic;
• A brief resume of the proposed Guest Editors, together with their information (title, name, email, affiliation, personal website, keywords of interests);
• 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 a Guest Editor, you would be responsible for:

• Inviting papers from your peers to be published in this Special Issue and taking advantage of the high publicity of the open access, rapid, high-quality peer-review process, and immediate publication after acceptance;
• Checking the suitability of abstracts/manuscripts submitted to the Special Issue;
• Making pre-check decisions regarding whether to send a new submission to peer review;
• Making final decisions regarding whether to accept or reject a paper based on peer-review outcomes.

As a Guest Editor, you would have the following privileges:

• A recognition certificate as a Guest Editor of Chemosensors;
• Publishing one paper free of charge in your Special Issue;
• Inviting high-quality papers to be published in your Special Issue free of charge or with certain discounts;
• If the Special Issue is successful, with at least 10 accepted manuscripts after full peer review, we can make it into a printed book.

Editorial Office’s role:

The Editorial Office will set up the Special Issue website, arrange promotional material, assist with invitations to contribute papers, and take care of the administrative tasks associated with peer review, including inviting reviewers, collating reports, contacting authors, and arranging professional production before publication.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office ([email protected]) if you are interested and would like further details and clarifications.

We look forward to receiving your proposals.

Chemosensors Editorial Office

This serves to announce to our valued authors based in Japan that value-added tax, or consumption tax will now be imposed on article processing fees and other service fees for all papers submitted, or resubmitted (assigned new paper IDs), effective from 15 August 2021. The change is in accordance with the Japanese "Act for Partial Revision of the Income Tax Act and Other Acts" (Act No. 9 of 2015), which includes a revision of consumption taxation on cross-border supplies of services such as digital content distribution.

For additional information from the National Tax Agency please see here ("Cross-border supplies of electronic services").

Contact: Setsuko Nishihara, MDPI Tokyo

We are pleased to inform you that Chemosensors has received an updated Journal Impact Factor of 3.398 in the June 2021 release of the Journal Citation Reports®. The journal's 5-Year Impact Factor is 3.82.

We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to all of the authors, reviewers, and editors who have contributed to Chemosensors!

The 2020 citation metrics have been officially released in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR)!

We are pleased to announce that 85 MDPI journals are included, of which:

• 10 journals received their first impact factor
• 96% of journals increased their impact factor from 2019
• 32 journals (38%) ranked among the top 25% of journals, in at least one category

* Journals given their first Impact Factor in 2021

Source: 2020 Journal Impact Factors, Journal Citation Reports ® (Clarivate, 2021)

MDPI Books recently released Book Builder, a new online tool to conveniently arrange, design and produce an eBook from any content published in MDPI journals. Book Builder offers two functions: on the one hand (1) Selections, available to every registered user of MDPI; on the other hand (2) Special Issue Reprints, which can be used exclusively by Guest Editors of Special Issues.

Selections

In just a matter of a few clicks, all users are now able to assemble books from MDPI articles and receive instantaneous feedback in the form of a fully produced and compiled book (PDF), which can be downloaded or ordered as print copy. Selections can include any paper published with MDPI, picking and combining content from different journals and special issues.

This way, the user may for example choose to compile an ebook focusing around a particular topic, or assemble articles from a group of others.

We invite you to make yourself familiar with the new tool! The Book Builder can be found here: https://www.mdpi.com/books/book_builder.

Special Issue Reprints

The Book Builder allows Guest Editors of MDPI journals to create a reprint from a successfully completed Special Issue or Topical Collection in book format. If you are a Guest Editor for an MDPI journal, you can use the new tool  to create an PDF document which includes all articles published in the Special Issue as well as a book cover and table of contents.

For Special Issues containing a minimum of 5 articles, the Guest Editor can request its publication on the MDPI Book platform. Published reprints are assigned an ISBN and DOI.

In addition to the PDF copy of the Reprint Book, as a token of our gratitude, MDPI offers every Guest Editor one (1) complimentary print copy (via print-on-demand). All contributors benefit from a discount on orders of any additional print copies, to share with colleagues or libraries or others.

Why choose MDPI Books?

In line with our organization's values, MDPI Books publishes all content in open access, promoting the exchange of ideas and knowledge in a globalized world. MDPI Books encompasses all the benefits of open access—high availability and visibility, as well as wide and rapid dissemination. MDPI Books are distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution License, meaning as an author you retain the copyright for your work. In addition, with MDPI Books you can complement the digital version of your work with a high-quality printed counterpart.

If you are interested in editing a book volume or series, or have a monograph manuscript to be considered for publication, please submit your proposal online and look at our Information for Authors.

Contact: Laura Wagner, MDPI Books Manager (email)

In June of this year, MDPI will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its foundation. To mark this significant milestone, we have created a 25th Anniversary page on our website that evokes the development of our company over the past quarter-century.

MDPI has been a pioneer of Open Access publishing ever since the concept was first created.

In a wide-ranging interview, our CEO Delia Mihaila reflects on the company’s 25th anniversary and its contribution to the world of scientific publishing.

Delia considers how MDPI has evolved since starting life in 1996 as a visionary ‘project’ run out of an apartment in Basel, Switzerland, by Dr. Shu-Kun Lin. A chemist who was passionate about the long-term preservation of rare chemical sample, Dr. Lin was determined to help scholars publish their findings as quickly as possible and make their research results available to as wide a readership as possible worldwide. That determination remains unchanged 25 years later.

Today, MDPI is an international organization with over 4,000 employees based on three continents and in ten countries, and ranks among the world's top four academic publishers.

MDPI's mission is to accelerate access to new scientific research, delivering insight faster for researchers worldwide. Read more here about the company's remarkable success story and what the Open Access publishing model can offer the global scientific community.

At MDPI, we strive to make your online publication process seamless and efficient. To achieve this, our team is continuously developing tools and features to make the user experience useful and convenient.

As the number of academic papers continues to grow, so does the need to analyze and work with them on a large scale. This prompted us to design a new feature aimed at helping researchers find journals that are relevant to their publication by matching their abstract topic. In this regard, we designed a similarity model that automatically identifies the most suitable academic journals for your paper.

We are pleased to introduce Journal Selector, a new feature that measures similarity in academic contexts. By simply entering the title and/or abstract into our Journal Selector, the author will see a list of the most related scientific journals published by MDPI. This method helps authors select the correct journals for their papers, highlighting the time of publication and citability.

The methodology is known as representation learning, where words are represented as vectors in hyperspace. Representation helps us differentiate between different concepts within articles, and in turn, helps us identify similarities between them.

We used an advanced machine learning model to better capture the semantic meanings of words. This helps the algorithm make better predictions by leveraging scientific text representation. In turn, this ensures high precision, helping authors decide which journal they should submit their paper to.

The goal is to support authors to publish their work in the most suitable journal for their research, as fast as possible, accelerating their career progress.

Contact: Andrea Perlato, Head of Data Analytics, MDPI (email)

Chemosensors is recruiting Reviewer Board members with expertise in chemical sensing and related analytical methods. The aims and scope are detailed below.

Chemical sensing theory and mechanisms and detection principles, including but not limited to:

• Electrochemical devices and sensors
• Optical chemical sensors
• Mass-sensitive sensors
• Field-effect transistor sensors
• Catalytic sensors
• Acoustic and thermal sensors

Development, fabrication technology, including but not limited to:

• Materials for chemical sensing
• Nano- and microtechnologies
• Chemical assays and validation

The use of the analytical method and applications in food, environmental monitoring, medicine, pharmacy, industry, agriculture, etc., including but not limited to:

• Analytical apparatus
• Spectroscopy
• Biochemical analysis
• Imaging
• Bioanalytical chemistry
• Quantitative analysis

Classic chemical sensing topics, including but not limited to:

• Gas sensors, electronic noses, and electronic tongues
• pH sensors, humidity sensors
• Microfluidic devices, lab-on-a-chip, single molecule sensing, nanosensors, medical analyzers, enzymes sensors
• Drug and medico-diagnostic testing

The main responsibilities of Reviewer Board members are to evaluate the quality of manuscripts and to provide timely high-quality review reports. As a reviewer for Chemosensors you:

1) Receive a discount voucher code entitling you to a reduction in the article processing charge (APC) for your submission to MDPI.

2) Receive a personalized reviewer certificate.

3) Are included in the journal’s annual acknowledgment of reviewers.

4) Are considered for the journal’s outstanding reviewer award.

5) Can build your profile on Publons and have your reviewing activity automatically added for participating journals.

More details can be found at

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/chemosensors/submission_reviewers.

Chemosensors (ISSN 2227-9040; CODEN: CHEMO9) is an international, scientific, peer-reviewed, open access journal on the science and technology of chemical sensors and the related analytical methods published online by MDPI. Chemosensors received its first Impact Factor of 3.108 with JCR category rankings of 27/86 (Q2) in ‘Chemistry, Analytical’; 13/27 (Q2) in ‘Electrochemistry’; and 16/64 (Q1) in ‘Instruments & Instrumentation’. The website of Chemosensors can be accessed here.

To apply or request further information, please contact the Chemosensors Editorial Office ([email protected]). We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Chemosensors is calling for Special Issue proposals for the following topics:

Any other proposals within the scope of the journal are welcome: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/chemosensors/about.

The following information will be required upon submission: Special Issue Title, Introduction, Planned Paper list.

The duties and benefits of acting as a Guest Editors are as follows:

– To re-define the title and scope of this Special Issue.

– To make decisions on whether a manuscript can be accepted for publication based on the reports we collect.

– To promote the Special Issue and increase its visibility at related academic conferences.

– Full/partial waivers on the publishing fees will be granted for your first submission in this Special Issue.

Guest Editorship: 2–3 Editors for a team. Benefits include balancing the workload for the editors and the opportunity for internal discussion in case any controversial issues arise. Moreover, as the Guest Editors have different research networks, cooperation would broaden the coverage of potential authors, thereby increasing the influence of the Special Issue. Once your proposal is approved, your priority will be to organize a team. The Publisher and EiC will review these co-editors to ensure they meet the journal’s editorial requirements. We encourage teams to include editors from multiple institutions and locations. This diversity reduces potential conflicts of interest and helps the issue to reach a wider audience.

If you are interested in editing a Special Issue, please contact us by 31 March 2021. To propose or request further information, please contact the Chemosensors Editorial Office ([email protected]). We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Chemosensors (ISSN 2227-9040; CODEN: CHEMO9) is an international, scientific, peer-reviewed, open access journal on the science and technology of chemical sensors and the related analytical methods published monthly online by MDPI. Chemosensors received its first Impact Factor of 3.108 with JCR category rankings of 27/86 (Q2) in ‘Chemistry, Analytical’; 13/27 (Q2) in ‘Electrochemistry’; and 16/64 (Q1) in ‘Instruments & Instrumentation’. The website of Chemosensors can be accessed here.

We are pleased to announce that Chemosensors became a monthly publication on 1 January, 2021. A monthly publication allows papers to be indexed in Web of Science and other indexing databases on a monthly basis rather than every 3 months, and they become searchable and are cited earlier. We also acknowledge the many valuable publications from our authors and the important contribution of our dedicated reviewers.

MDPI is proud to adopt the principles of the Coalition for Diversity & Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC) to support building equity, inclusion, diversity, and accessibility in scholarly communications.

The C4DISC represents organizations and individuals working in scholarly communications and is focused on addressing issues of diversity and inclusion within the publishing industry.

MDPI’s Managing Editors encourage the Editors-in-Chief and Associate Editors to appoint diverse expert Editorial Boards. This is also reflective in our multi-national and inclusive workplace. We are proud to create equal opportunities without regard to gender, ethnicity, geographic location, sexual orientation, age, disability, political beliefs, religion, or socio-economic status. There is no place for discrimination in our workplace and editors of MDPI journals are to uphold these principles in high regard.

Representatives from C4DISC meet monthly, and have started to implement initiatives to shed light and improve on the lack of diversity in scholarly communications. Some of the initiatives include developing a joint statement of principles; conducting market research; providing training resources, best practices, toolkits, and documentation for our collective memberships; and establishing outreach programs, curricula, events, and publications.

The Coalition is committed to:

• eliminating barriers to participation, extending equitable opportunities across all stakeholders, and ensuring that our practices and policies promote equitable treatment and do not allow, condone, or result in discrimination;
• creating and maintaining an environment that respects diverse traditions, heritages, and experiences;
• promoting diversity in all staff, volunteers, and audiences, including full participation in programs, policy formulation, and decision-making;
• raising awareness about career opportunities in our industries to groups who are currently underrepresented in the workforce;
• supporting our members in achieving diversity and inclusion within their organizations.

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.