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In order to commemorate World Breastfeeding Week 2024, MDPI is launching a special webinar to encourage researchers to come together, take action, and highlight how the exchange of findings facilitates efforts to raise awareness on breastfeeding.

Breastfeeding plays a crucial role in the early development of infants, providing essential nutrients and antibodies that bolster the immune system and promote healthy growth. It fosters a strong bond between mother and child while reducing the risk of infections, allergies, and chronic conditions. Moreover, breastfeeding supports cognitive development and contributes to long-term health benefits, including lower risks of obesity and diabetes. For mothers, it aids post-partum recovery and reduces the risk of certain cancers. Promoting breastfeeding is vital for public health, ensuring the well-being of both infants and mothers and fostering a healthier future generation.

We are very much looking forward to seeing you at the MDPI World Breastfeeding Week Webinar 2024.

Date: 07 August 2024 at 03.00 p.m. CEST | 9:00 a.m. EDT | 9:00 p.m. CST Asia
Webinar ID: 839 4244 6710
Webinar Announcement: https://sciforum.net/event/MWBWW2

Register now for free!

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

Unable to attend? Register anyway and we will inform you when the recording is available.

Keynote Speakers:

• Dr. Shela Hirani, University of Regina, Faculty of Nursing, Regina, Canada;
• Dr. Sylvia H. Ley, Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.;
• Dr. Natalie Shenker, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, England; Human Milk Foundation, Gossoms End Health Centre, Hertfordshire, England.

Relevant Special Issues:
“Health Promotion and Interventions for Marginalized Mothers and Children”
Guest Editor: Dr. Shela Hirani
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025

“Anxiety and Depressive Disorders among Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women”
Guest Editor: Dr. Georgios Eleftheriou
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024

“Association between Breast Milk Composition and Neonates Growth”
Guest Editor: Dr. Maria Elisabetta Baldassarre
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2024

“Breastmilk for Healthy Development”
Guest Editors: Dr. Monika Zielińska-Pukos and Prof. Dr. Jadwiga Hamułka
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2024

“What’s New in Breastfeeding?”
Guest Editor: Dr. Patricia Markham Risica
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2024

“Breast Cancer: New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches”
Guest Editors: Dr. Erika Bandini, Dr. Tania Rossi and Dr. Sara Bravaccini
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025

“Molecular and Pharmacological Basis of Breast Cancer Resistance to Therapies”
Guest Editors: Dr. Stefania Crucitta and Dr. Rossana Roncato
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024

“Women’s Special Issue Series: Biomedicines (2nd Edition)”
Guest Editors: Dr. Letizia Polito, Dr. Federica Falà and Dr. Riuko Ohashi
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2024

“Impacts of Newborn Breast Milk Feeding”
Guest Editors: Dr. Ivan Hand and Dr. Lawrence M. Noble
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 January 2025

“Infant Feeding: Advances and Future Challenges: 2nd Edition”
Guest Editors: Dr. Evangelia Antoniou, Dr. Maria K. Tzitiridou-Chatzopoulou and Dr. Eirini Orovou
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2024

“Promoting Breastfeeding and Human Milk in Infants”
Guest Editors: Dr. Pasqua Anna Quitadamo and Prof. Dr. Luigi Corvaglia
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 March 2025

“2nd Edition: Pregnancy and Perinatal Health”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Claude Billeaud and Dr. Virginie Rigourd
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024

“Nutritional Management of Newborn Infants”
Guest Editor: Dr. Maria Skouroliakou
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 27 November 2024

“Pregnancy, Childbirth, Puerperium, Breastfeeding and Sexuality in the World of Rare Diseases”
Guest Editors: Dr. Juan Carlos Sánchez-García, Dr. Raquel Rodríguez-Blanque and Dr. Jonathan Cortés Martín
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024

It is our great pleasure to announce the winner of the Children 2023 Best Ph.D. Thesis Award. This award is given in recognition of a Ph.D. student or recent Ph.D. graduate who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential.

We hereby grant this award to the following Ph.D. thesis:
“Simulation-Based Training and Data-Guided Feedback for Neonatal Resuscitation in Rural Tanzania”
by May Sissel Vadla, University of Bergen, Norway

The winner will receive an honorarium of CHF 800, an electronic certificate and the opportunity to publish a peer-reviewed paper free of charge in Children (ISSN: 2227-9067) in 2024.

On behalf of the evaluation committee, we extend our sincere congratulations to the winner for her accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the applicants for submitting their exceptional theses, as well as the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Children Editorial Office

A range of MDPI journals will be attending the 46th ESPEN Congress in Milan, Italy, from 7 to 10 September 2024.

ESPEN 2024 offers a great opportunity for physicians, dietitians, pharmacists, nutritionists, scientists and nurses involved in the field of nutrition and metabolism to meet and discuss cutting-edge science in an informal atmosphere, strengthening old and creating new collaborations.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Nutrients;
• Medicina;
• Obesities;
• CIMB;
• Children;
• Metabolites;
• Biomedicines;
• Sci;
• Dietetics;
• Geriatrics;
• Women.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to engage with us at our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit https://espencongress.com/ or contact the Nutrients Editorial Office at nutrients@mdpi.com.

MDPI invites all experts recognized in their fields to attend the MDPI World Hepatitis Day Webinar 2024. Inspired by the collaborative spirit of World Hepatitis Day, this webinar aims to raise awareness about hepatitis and promote the development of innovative strategies to combat it. By engaging experts and the public, the webinar seeks to drive advancements and highlight the importance of collective efforts in scientific research and innovation.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the MDPI World Hepatitis Day Webinar 2024.

Title: MDPI World Hepatitis Day Webinar 2024
Date: 29 July 2024
Time: 15:00–17:00 (CEST) | 21:00–23:00 (CST Asia)
More Information: https://sciforum.net/event/WHD2024

This is a free webinar. After registration, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

Unable to attend? Register anyway and we will let you know when the recording is available for viewing.

Register for free:

Program:

Relevant Special Issues:

Animals
“Diseases of the Small and Large Intestine, Liver and Pancreas in Small Animals: Second Edition”
Edited by Dr. Alessio Pierini and Dr. Eleonora Gori
Deadline for submission: 20 December 2024

“Metabolic Disorders of Poultry”
Edited by Dr. Victoria Anthony Uyanga and Dr. Felix Kwame Amevor
Deadline for submission: 28 February 2025

Cancers
“Hepatitis Viruses and Cancer”
Edited by Prof. Dr. John Koskinas and Dr. Urania Georgopoulou
Deadline for submission: 1 November 2024

Cells
“Interdisciplinary Approaches to Studying Human Liver Biology and Promoting Organ Regeneration: Understanding the Curse of Prometheus”
Edited by Prof. Dr. David C. Hay, Dr. Matthew Sinton and Alvile Kasarinaite
Deadline for submission: N.A.

Children
“Old and New Therapeutic Strategies in Children with Liver Disease”
Edited by Dr. Raffaele Iorio and Dr. Fabiola Di Dato
Deadline for submission: 30 September 2024

Diagnostics
“Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis of Liver Disease and Its Syndromes”
Edited by Prof. Dr. Chien Hao Huang
Deadline for submission: 31 August 2024

“Diagnostic and Prognostic Markers in Liver Diseases”
Edited by Dr. Dávid Tornai
Deadline for submission: 31 October 2024

“Diagnosis of Liver Disease”
Edited by Dr. Sung-Eun Kim
Deadline for submission: 31 December 2024

Gastroenterology Insights
“Novelties in Diagnostics and Therapeutics in Hepatology: 2nd Edition”
Edited by Dr. Giovanni Marasco and Dr. Matteo Renzulli
Deadline for submission: 31 December 2024

Journal of Personalized Medicine
“Chronic Liver Disease: New Targets and New Mechanisms”
Edited by Dr. Theodoros Androutsakos
Deadline for submission: 20 February 2025

Livers
“Liver Fibrosis: Mechanisms, Targets, Assessment and Treatment”
Edited by Prof. Dr. Ralf Weiskirchen and Prof. Dr. Tilman Sauerbruch
Deadline for submission: 20 December 2024

Medicina
“Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Diseases”
Edited by Prof. Dr. Ludovico Abenavoli and Dr. Marcello Candelli
Deadline for submission: 24 December 2024

“Advances in Liver Surgery”
Edited by Prof. Dr. Jai Young Cho
Deadline for submission: 24 December 2024

“Novelties in Chronic Liver Diseases”
Edited by Prof. Dr. Ludovico Abenavoli
Deadline for submission: 30 September 2024

Metabolites
“Research on Pharmacotherapy of Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease”
Edited by Dr. Aleksandra Bołdys
Deadline for submission: 30 September 2024

“Metabolic Syndrome and Non-alcoholic Liver Disease”
Edited by Prof. Dr. Mircea-Catalin Fortofoiu, and Dr. Luigi Boccuto
Deadline for submission: 20 October 2024

“Liver Injury and Regeneration—Metabolic Research”
Edited by Dr. Miguel Suárez Matías
Deadline for submission: 31 December 2024

Microorganisms
“Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Vaccine”
Edited by Dr. Nishi N. Prabdial-Sing
Deadline for submission: 15 December 2024

Nutrients
“Metabolic-Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease at the Forefront: Confronting Nutritional Obstacles in Advanced Chronic Liver Disease and Portal Hypertension”
Edited by Dr. Angelo Armandi and Dr. Federico Ravaioli
Deadline for submission: 15 October 2024

“Prevention and Treatment of Liver Diseases by Dietary Habits and Lifestyle”
Dr. Marica Cariello and Dr. Raffaella Maria Gadaleta
Deadline for submission: 15 December 2024

“Managing Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with Nutrition”
Edited by Dr. Nobuyuki Toshikuni
Deadline for submission: 25 December 2024

Pathogens
“Zoonotic Hepatitis E Virus: A Focus on Animals, Food and Environment”
Edited by Prof. Dr. Barbara Di Martino, Dr. Federica Di Profio and Dr. Andrea Palombieri  
Deadline for submission: 10 October 2024

Vaccines
“Vaccines and Vaccination: HIV, Hepatitis Viruses, and HPV”
Edited by Dr. Ivan Schietroma and Dr. Sonia Moretti
Deadline for submission: 28 February 2025

“Vaccination and Treatments against Viral Hepatitis: Achievements, Challenges and Perspectives”
Edited by Dr. Bárbara Vieira Do Lago and Dr. Vinicius M. Mello
Deadline for submission: 15 March 2025

Five new journals covering multiple subjects have launched their inaugural issue in June 2024. We are excited to be able to share with you the newest research rooted in the value of open access.

We would like to express our deepest appreciation to all the Editorial Board Members and each journal will ensure its high-quality output using excellent editorial and rigorous peer review processes, to ensure that the articles achieve high impact and visibility.

Please feel free to browse and discover more about the new journals below.

Journal	Founding Editor-in-Chief	Journal Topics (Selected)
	Prof. Dr. Marco Ranucci, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Italy | Editorial | view inaugural issue	anaesthetic medications; blood and fluid management; pain management; critical care; critical illness | view journal scope | submit an article
	Dr. Giovanni E. Cacciamani, University of Southern California, USA | Editorial | view inaugural issue	surgical/procedural complications; complications; perioperative adverse events; postoperative adverse events | view journal scope | submit an article
	Prof. Dr.  Gassan Hodaifa, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain | Editorial | view inaugural issue	laboratory management; laboratory safety; protective equipment; laboratory problems and challenges; laboratory Innovation | view journal scope | submit an article
	Prof. Dr. Jan S. Suchodolski, Texas A&M University, USA | Editorial | view inaugural issue	companion animals health and disease; veterinary care and nutrition; genetics and genomics; behavior and welfare; human-animal relations | view journal scope | submit an article
	Prof. Dr. Pierfrancesco De Paola, University of Naples Federico II, Italy | Editorial | view inaugural issue	real estate appraisal; economic and financial valuation of real estate projects; sustainable real estate; housing and urban economics | view journal scope | submit an article

We wish to thank everyone who has supported the development of open access publishing. You are welcome to send an application here, or contact the New Journal Committee (newjournal-committee@mdpi.com) if you would like to create more new journals.

To further develop different research aspects and improve the clarity and accessibility for readers, under the guidance of the Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Paul R. Carney, Children (ISSN: 2227-9067) has established six new Sections and adjusted nine Sections’ scopes.

New Sections:

• “Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition”;
• “Pediatric Drugs”;
• “Pediatric Radiology”;
• “Translational Pediatrics”;
• “Pediatric Ophthalmology”;
• “Pediatric Otolaryngology”.

Updated Sections:

The journal covers all manuscripts related to children’s health.

• “Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders” (Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Paul R. Carney);
• “Global Pediatric Health”;
• “Pediatric Nephrology & Urology”;
• “Pediatric Orthopedics & Sports Medicine” (Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Erich Rutz);
• “Pediatric Dentistry & Oral Medicine” (Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Chiarella Sforza);
• “Pediatric Mental Health”;
• “Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes” (Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Zvi Laron);
• “Pediatric Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Palliative Care” (Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Boris Zernikow);
• “Pediatric Emergency Medicine & Intensive Care Medicine”.

The subject of the journal is divided into themed Sections which are reviewed regularly to keep them relevant. Additionally, we are currently recruiting Section Editors-in-Chief and Editorial Board Members and accepting applications for Topical Advisory Panel editorial positions: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children/topical_advisory_panel_application.

For any queries or additional information, please kindly contact the Editorial Office. Alternatively, you may wish to submit your work directly via the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children.

Children Editorial Office

MDPI is pleased to announce the inclusion of 237 journals in the 2024 release of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and share the key results (see above).

This year, journals covered in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) received category ranks together with journals in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI). Overall, 139 MDPI journals indexed in ESCI are included in the new unified rankings for the first time.

Enhanced Comparability of Data

According to Clarivate, "the creation of unified category rankings [provides] a simpler and more complete category view for the evaluation of journal performance. [...] The category-first approach simplifies journal performance assessment with a holistic view of all journals in each subject category."

We are thrilled to announce that 72% of our ranked MDPI journals (171 of 237) are above average, in Q1 or Q2. Twenty-nine of our journals received their first Impact Factor this year, accounting for more than 5% of the journals accepted into the Web of Science last year.

MDPI Journals Ranked in JCR

The following data includes all MDPI journals indexed in SCIE, SSCI, ESCI and AHCI.

Source: 2023 Journal Impact Factors, Journal Citation Reports ^TM (Clarivate, 2024)

About MDPI

A pioneer in scholarly, open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. MDPI is leading the transition to open science by making more research free and accessible to everyone. Over 3.5 million researchers have entrusted MDPI with publishing their scientific discoveries. MDPI’s editorial process is bolstered by a network of dedicated reviewers, a team of 6000 professional, well-trained staff members, and an in-house article submission platform that was designed to ensure efficient processes within its 440 fully open access titles.

We are pleased to inform you that the journal Children (ISSN: 2227-9067) has received an increased CiteScore of 2.7, which is an increase of 35% compared with the journal’s 2022 metrics. Children’s CiteScore ranks Q2 (152/330) in the “Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health” category.

To learn more about the journal’s statistics, please visit: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children/stats.

Excellent performance is inseparable from the support and dedication of all journal editors, reviewers, authors, and readers. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for contributing to the journal.

Children Editorial Office

MDPI will be attending the 5th Belt & Road Initiative Global Health International Congress & 2024 University Alliance of the Silk Road Global Health Forum, which will be held from 21 to 23 June 2024, in Xi’an, China.

The symposium will focus on major global health issues, including approximately 20 keynote forums and thematic forums, as well as research result poster exchange and youth forums. Government officials, experts, scholars, clinicians and public health practitioners from medical and health-related fields will attend the conference.

The following topics will be covered:

• Elderly populations;
• Smart healthcare;
• Integration of medical and preventive measures;
• Healthy China Action—Proactive Health;
• Eliminating health imbalances;
• Obesity prevention and control;
• Diabetes prevention and control;
• Prevention and control of chronic diseases;
• Infectious disease prevention and control;
• Environment and prevention and control of endemic diseases;
• Nutrition and health;
• Health media and health promotion.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Nutrients;
• Obesities;
• Antioxidants;
• Healthcare;
• Diabetology;
• Children;
• JPM;
• Epidemiologia;
• Endocrines.

If you are considering attending this conference, we encourage you to visit our booth and speak to our representatives. We are eager to meet you in person and assist you with any queries you may have.

On UNESCO’s 2024 Oceans Day, MDPI encourages the scientific community to increase the accessibility of ocean research to accelerate ocean conservation.

Basel, Switzerland, June 7, 2024: MDPI, a leading open access (OA) publisher, is proud to announce its active support for World Oceans Day 2024, celebrated under UNESCO’s Ocean Decade framework. MDPI’s CEO, Stefan Tochev hopes that “the latest ocean research can be made freely accessible to help empower scientists and communities at large to save our oceans,” under UNESCO’s Ocean Decade until 2030.

Open Access: A Catalyst for Ocean Action

MDPI’s presence at the UNESCO Ocean Decade Conference 2024 highlights our unwavering commitment to using OA to advance ocean science, support research communities, and promote sustainable ocean management.

"Our involvement in the UNESCO Ocean Decade Conference underscores MDPI's commitment to the underfunded Ocean SDG. By promoting OA to scientific articles and books on SDGs, we aim to inspire critical actions," said Tochev. "Our initiatives, like the World Sustainability Award and Emerging Sustainability Award, further demonstrate our dedication to advancing sustainability.”

Showcasing MDPI’s Contributions to Ocean Research

Over the past three years, MDPI has published 30,000 papers focused on ocean research and related topics. Key MDPI journals contributing to this body of work include:

• Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (4.9k papers)
• Remote Sensing (2.6k papers)
• Sustainability (2k papers)
• International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS) (1.7k papers)
• Marine Drugs (1.5k papers)
• Water (1.5k papers)

These publications highlight MDPI’s contributions to ocean science, reinforcing our role in the broader sustainability agenda by promoting blue innovation and economy.

Additionally, MDPI has launched Oceans, an international, peer-reviewed forum specifically aimed at publishing studies related to all branches of oceanography with an emphasis on the functioning of the ocean and the sustainable use of its resources and ecosystem services.

Affirming MDPI’s Commitment to Ocean Science

MDPI’s commitment to OA is pivotal in addressing critical global challenges, from climate change to ocean sustainability. Our efforts resonate with Outcome 4 of the UNESCO Ocean Decade action roadmap: an accessible ocean with open and equitable access to data, information, technology, and innovation. By aligning with UNESCO’s goals, MDPI continues to contribute to shaping a sustainable future for our oceans, reinforcing our position as a forward-thinking publisher dedicated to environmental stewardship and scientific excellence.

For more information, contact Rui Duarte at rui.duarte@mdpi.com or +41764313242.

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