Announcements

Our Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Office have selected a number of papers to be displayed in the Editor’s Choice Articles section and all of them have been proven to be particularly interesting to authors or otherwise important to the field. Recently, the Editorial Office selected the following papers from the most-cited publications of 2020:

1. “Potential of DNA Intercalating Alkaloids and Other Plant Secondary Metabolites against SARS-CoV-2 Causing COVID-19”
by Michael Wink
Diversity 2020, 12(5), 175; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12050175
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/5/175

2. “A Common Approach to the Conservation of Threatened Island Vascular Plants: First Results in the Mediterranean Basin”
by Giuseppe Fenu et al.
Diversity 2020, 12(4), 157; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12040157
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/4/157

3. “Plant Diversity Patterns and Conservation Implications under Climate-Change Scenarios in the Mediterranean: The Case of Crete (Aegean, Greece)”
by Konstantinos Kougioumoutzis et al.
Diversity 2020, 12(7), 270; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12070270
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/7/270

4. “Austrian COLOSS Survey of Honey Bee Colony Winter Losses 2018/19 and Analysis of Hive Management Practices”
by Hannes Oberreiter et al.
Diversity 2020, 12(3), 99; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12030099
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/3/99

5. “More Than a Functional Group: Diversity within the Legume–Rhizobia Mutualism and Its Relationship with Ecosystem Function”
by Benton N. Taylor et al.
Diversity 2020, 12(2), 50; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12020050
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/2/50

6. “Revised Calculation of Kalinowski’s Ancestral and New Inbreeding Coefficients”
by Harmen P. Doekes et al.
Diversity 2020, 12(4), 155; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12040155
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/4/155

7. “The Role of Climate and Topography in Shaping the Diversity of Plant Communities in Cabo Verde Islands”
by Carlos Neto et al.
Diversity 2020, 12(2), 80; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12020080
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/2/80

8. “Longitude, Forest Fragmentation, and Plant Size Influence Cycas micronesica Mortality Following Island Insect Invasions”
by Thomas E. Marler et al.
Diversity 2020, 12(5), 194; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12050194
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/5/194

9. “Highlighting the Crude Oil Bioremediation Potential of Marine Fungi Isolated from the Port of Oran (Algeria)”
by Ahlem Maamar et al.
Diversity 2020, 12(5), 196; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12050196
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/5/196

10. “Knowing the Enemy: Inducible Defences in Freshwater Zooplankton”
by Patricia Diel et al.
Diversity 2020, 12(4), 147; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12040147
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/4/147

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the research groups behind these exceptional papers for their contributions to Diversity (ISSN: 1424-2818). We would greatly appreciate it if you could circulate this document among your colleagues or through your network.

If you want to learn more about the contributions published in the “Editor’s Choice”, please click the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/diversity/editors_choice.

A range of MDPI journals will be attending INTECOL 2022 as exhibitors. This meeting will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 28 August to 2 September 2022.

“Frontiers in Ecology – Science and Society” is the general theme of the conference. With an estimated number of 1500 participants coming to Geneva, and as many following the conference from a distance, the conference aims to bring the state-of-the-art expertise in ecology to the forefront of societal challenges.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Diversity (leading);
• Sustainability;
• Forests;
• Ecologies;
• Environments;
• Plants;
• Animals;
• World;
• Quaternary;
• Earth;
• Resources;
• Applied Sciences;
• Birds;
• Climate;
• Water;
• Fishes.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us at our booth #03. 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://intecol2021.org/, or contact the Diversity Editorial Office at diversity@mdpi.com.

1. “Endangered Apes—Can Their Behaviors Be Used to Index Fear and Disturbance in Anthropogenic Landscapes?”
by Melissa A. Reisland et al.
Diversity 2021, 13(12), 660; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13120660

2. “Water Quality Analysis in a Subtropical River with an Adapted Biomonitoring Working Party (BMWP) Index”
by Guillermo Magallón Ortega et al.
Diversity 2021, 13(11), 606; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13110606

3. “Issi saaneq gen. et sp. nov.—A New Sauropodomorph Dinosaur from the Late Triassic (Norian) of Jameson Land, Central East Greenland ^†”
by Victor Beccari et al.
Diversity 2021, 13(11), 561; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13110561

4. “On the Diversity of Phyllodocida (Annelida: Errantia), with a Focus on Glyceridae, Goniadidae, Nephtyidae, Polynoidae, Sphaerodoridae, Syllidae, and the Holoplanktonic Families”
by Daniel Martin et al.
Diversity 2021, 13(3), 131; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13030131

5. “Endocranial Anatomy of the Giant Extinct Australian Mihirung Birds (Aves, Dromornithidae)”
by Warren D. Handley et al.
Diversity 2021, 13(3), 124; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13030124

6. “Varietal Threat Index for Monitoring Crop Diversity on Farms in Five Agro-Ecological Regions in India”
by Mohammad Ehsan Dulloo et al.
Diversity 2021, 13(11), 514; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13110514

7. “Annelid Diversity: Historical Overview and Future Perspectives”
by María Capa et al.
Diversity 2021, 13(3), 129; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13030129

8. “The Future of DNA Barcoding: Reflections from Early Career Researchers”
by Danielle M. Grant et al.
Diversity 2021, 13(7), 313; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13070313

9. “Turbid Coral Reefs: Past, Present and Future—A Review”
by Adi Zweifler (Zvifler) et al.
Diversity 2021, 13(6), 251; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13060251

10. “Functional Diversity of Soil Nematodes in Relation to the Impact of Agriculture—A Review”
by Stela Lazarova et al.
Diversity 2021, 13(2), 64; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13020064

We are pleased to report that the 2021 Impact Factor of Diversity increased to 3.029 in the recent release of the Journal Citation Reports ®. Diversity (ISSN: 1424-2818) now ranks Q2 in the JCR “Biodiversity Conservation” and “Ecology” categories. We are grateful to all the scholars who have witnessed the journal’s growth with us!

Impact Factor

Citable Items & Citations

Source: data according to Journal Citation Reports ®, 2021 release, a Clarivate Analytics product

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)

1. “Glassfrogs of Ecuador: Diversity, Evolution, and Conservation”
Juan M. Guayasamin et al.
Diversity 2020, 12(6), 222; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12060222

2. “Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Plant Growth and Performance: Importance in Biotic and Abiotic Stressed Regulation”
Nathalie Diagne et al.
Diversity 2020, 12(10), 370; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12100370

3. “In-Situ and Ex-Situ Biodiversity Conservation in Ecuador: A Review of Policies, Actions and Challenges”
Carlos Mestanza-Ramón et al.
Diversity 2020, 12(8), 315; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12080315

4. “Potential of DNA Intercalating Alkaloids and Other Plant Secondary Metabolites against SARS-CoV-2 Causing COVID-19”
Michael Wink
Diversity 2020, 12(5), 175; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12050175

5. “Meiofauna Life on Loggerhead Sea Turtles—Diversely Structured Abundance and Biodiversity Hotspots That Challenge the Meiofauna Paradox”
Jeroen Ingels et al.
Diversity 2020, 12(5), 203; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12050203

6. “Microplastics in Freshwater: What Is the News from the World?”
Alessandra Cera
Diversity 2020, 12(7), 276; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12070276

7. “Exquisitely Preserved Fossil Snakes of Messel: Insight into the Evolution, Biogeography, Habitat Preferences and Sensory Ecology of Early Boas”
Agustín Scanferla et al.
Diversity 2020, 12(3), 100; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12030100

8. “Sustainable Utilization of Indigenous Goats in Southern Africa”
Phetogo Monau et al.
Diversity 2020, 12(1), 20; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12010020

9. “Visual Adaptations in Predatory and Scavenging Diurnal Raptors”
Simon Potier
Diversity 2020, 12(10), 400; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12100400

10. “Morphological Disparity of the Humerus in Modern Birds”
Francisco J. Serrano et al.
Diversity 2020, 12(5), 173; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12050173

We are pleased to report that the CiteScore of Diversity (ISSN: 1424-2818) has increased to 2.9 (from 2.2). For full details of the current CiteScore release, where the journal ranks 36/119 in the "Agricultural and Biological Sciences" category, please refer to the journal’s source profile (https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/6000187990).

We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to the authors, editors, and reviewers for their contributions. We are grateful for your excellent work that has helped us to achieve this milestone for Diversity!

To read more and submit to our journal, please visit: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/diversity.

Diversity Editorial Office

The 2021 citation metrics have been officially released in Scopus!

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

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

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

Source: 2021 CiteScores™ (Elsevier)

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

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

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

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

Biology:

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

Brain Sciences:

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

Cells:

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

Diversity:

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

Horticulturae:

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

Insects:

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

Metabolites:

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

Nutrients:

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

Veterinary Sciences:

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

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

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

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

Agriculture:

• Carlos Guzmán, University of Cordoba, Spain

Animals:

• Katharina Hohlbaum, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Cells:

• Uri Ben-David, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Diversity:

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

Foods:

• Guodong Zhang, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

Horticulturae:

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

International Journal of Molecular Sciences:

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

Journal of Fungi:

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

Life:

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

Metabolites:

• Gabriele Rocchetti, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Italy

Nutrients:

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

Pathogens:

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

Plants:

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

Vaccines:

• Nicholas M. Provine, University of Oxford, UK

Viruses:

• Nicholas S. Heaton, Duke University, USA