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Electronics is calling for Special Issue proposals for the eight new sections:

• Microelectronics and Optoelectronics
• Power Electronics
• Bioelectronics
• Microwave and Wireless Communications
• Circuit and Signal Processing
• Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles
• Organic Electronics
• Industrial Electronics

The following topics may be covered in forthcoming Special Issues in the journal:

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

The following information is required upon submission: Special Issue title, introduction, and planned paper list.

The duties of Guest Editors are as follows:

• Re-defining the title and scope of the Special Issue;
• Making decisions on whether a manuscript can be accepted based on the reports we collect;
• Promoting the Special Issue and increasing its visibility at related academic conferences.

The benefits granted to Guest Editors include full/partial waivers of publishing fees for their first submission in the Special Issue.

Guest Editorship: Once your proposal is approved, your first task is to organize a team of 2–3 Editors. This is intended to balance the workload and enable internal discussions if any controversial issues arise. Moreover, as Guest Editors have different research networks, cooperation broadens the coverage of potential authors, thereby increasing the influence of the Special Issue. The Publisher and EiC will review these Co-Editors to ensure that 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 before 31 December 2020. To propose or request further information, please contact the Electronics Editorial Office (electronics@mdpi.com). We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292; CODEN: ELECGJ) is an international peer-reviewed open access journal on the science of electronics and its applications. It is published monthly online by MDPI. The journal has been indexed by Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science) since Vol. 4 (2015), Inspec (IET) and Scopus (2019 CiteScore: 1.9). The manuscripts are peer-reviewed, and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 13.4 days after submission; acceptance for publication is undertaken within 3.4 days (median value for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2020). The website of Electronics can be accessed here.

Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Yoichi Hayashi

The Artificial Intelligence section mainly covers topics of interest within hardware-based deep learning AI and algorithmic deep learning AI using machine learning. The purpose of this section is to bring together researchers and engineers, from both academia and industry, to present novel ideas and solid research on the hardware and algorithmic aspects of the industrial applications of deep learning-based AI.

The primary focus of this section is hardware-based deep learning AI. This section also focuses on the black-box nature of deep neural networks and shallow NNs, transparency, interpretability, and explainability of deep neural networks (DNNs) and algorithms and/or methods for the conversion of CNN into decision trees (DTs) and random forest.

Subject areas of interest include, without being limited to the following:

1. Subsection for hardware-based deep learning AI
2. Subsection for algorithmic deep learning AI using machine learning

• Algorithms and/or methods for conversion of CNN into DTs and random forest
• Explainable AI (XAI)
• Rule extraction algorithms/methods for shallow NNs
• Black box nature of DNNs versus the transparency of DNNs

You are welcome to join our section Editorial Board Members and contribute to this section.

For more information, please visit https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/sections/Artificial_Intell

If you have any questions, please contact electronics@mdpi.com.

We are pleased to announce the establishment of “Industrial Electronics”, “Organic Electronics”, and “Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems” as new sections of Electronics to cover the innovative technologies and applications in those electronic fields.

Industrial Electronics play a vital role in improving the efficiency and productivity of industries such as energy, transportation, petroleum, chemical, semiconductor, mining, agriculture, and others.

Organic Electronics have been receiving increased attention at both an academic and industrial level. The section welcomes papers on novel organic devices of materials, fabrication procedures, and applications.

Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems is focused on publications that are related to circuits and systems for artificial intelligence. The section covers topics of interest within hardware-based deep learning AI and algorithmic deep learning AI using machine learning.

Electronics, an international open access journal published by MDPI, is looking for new Editorial Board Members (EBM) with the passion to drive the journal forward in this exciting period of development. Electronics is dedicated to the publication of high-quality reviews, research papers, and communications in all areas of Electronic Science and applications derived from both novel and established technologies. Please see the Electronics homepage for more information and details of the journal’s Aims & Scope.

This opportunity will allow you to keep up with research in our field and position yourself as one of the leaders in the evolving and exciting field of Electronics. Appointments to the Editorial Board are for a two-year period and may be renewable. Your name and affiliation will be displayed on the journal website.

The main responsibilities of Editorial Board Members are as follows:

• Working closely with Editors to develop the journal’s vision, policy, and practices;
• Pre-screening submissions and making decisions on whether a manuscript can be accepted or rejected for processing, and suggesting reviewers if necessary;
• Acting as the Guest Editor of a Special Issue in your particular field of expertise, or recommending potential topics and Guest Editors;
• Promoting Electronics and increasing its visibility at related academic conferences;
• Helping to solicit high quality papers for Electronics;
• Advising on the journal’s development.

The following are the criteria for the selection of board members:

• A PhD degree and relevant expertise;
• Having a strong interest in the scholarly journal;
• Holding an appointment at a university, or an academic or research institution;
• Prior experience in publishing and reviewing for peer-review publications.

To apply or request further information, please send your curriculum vitae and a short statement of interest to the Electronics Editorial Office (electronics@mdpi.com). We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Electronics Editorial Office

In order to better categorize papers published within the journal, the section “Industrial Electronics” has recently been established. We are now recruiting Editorial Board members for this new section (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/sections/Industrial_Electronics).

If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about participating in cutting-edge research publications, please do not hesitate to get in touch (electronics@mdpi.com). As an Editorial Board member, you will have the following responsibilities:

• To make decisions on whether a manuscript can be accepted or not based on the reports we collect;
• To serve as the Editor of a Special Issue on a topic related to your research interests when it is convenient for you;
• To review some manuscripts in your area of interest when you are available;
• To recommend timely topics or appropriate conferences;
• To promote Electronics and increase its visibility at related academic conferences.

In order to better categorize papers published within the journal, the section “Organic Electronics” has recently been established. We are now recruiting Editorial Board members for this new section (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/sections/organic_electronics).

If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about participating in cutting-edge research publications, please do not hesitate to get in touch (electronics@mdpi.com). As an Editorial Board member, you will have the following responsibilities:

• To make decisions on whether a manuscript can be accepted or not based on the reports we collect;
• To serve as the Editor of a Special Issue on a topic related to your research interests when it is convenient for you;
• To review some manuscripts in your area of interest when you are available;
• To recommend timely topics or appropriate conferences;
• To promote Electronics and increase its visibility at related academic conferences.

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

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

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

About Jisc

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About MDPI

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

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

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

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We are pleased to announce that Dr. S. M. Muyeen has been appointed Section Editor-in-Chief for the Section “Industrial Electronics” of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). His term started in July 2020.

Dr. S. M. Muyeen is presently working as an Associate Professor with the School of Electrical Engineering Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Curtin University, Australia. He received his Ph.D. from the Kitami Institute of Technology, Japan, in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and worked in Japan under the versatile banner of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). He has visiting professor position at Shanghai Maritime University, China.

His research interests are industry-oriented, focusing on power electronics, electrical machines, FACTS, energy storage systems (ESSs), renewable energy, HVDC systems, power system stability and control, and smart grids. He has published more than 225 articles in different journals and international conferences. He has published seven books as an author or editor. He has been a keynote speaker and invited speaker at many international conferences, workshops, and universities. Dr. Muyeen has been the recipient of many research awards, including The Petroleum Institute ‘Research/Scholarship Award 2012’ and best paper awards from IEEE conferences many times. He has been awarded the IEEE WA Outstanding Engineering Award 2017, jointly from IEEE PES and PELS societies, for his leadership role, research, and service-related activities.

During his scientific career, he has been involved in various professional service activities, both nationally and internationally. He serves on the editorial panel for many prestigious journals from IEEE, IET, and other publishers including IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy (editor), IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion (editor), IEEE Power Engineering Letters (editor), IET Renewable Power Generation (associate editor), and IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution (subject editor), etc. He has organized many international conferences for IEEE and other organizations in various capacities, including as General Chair, Advisory Chair, Technical Committee Chair, Special Session/Tutorial/Workshop Chair, Steering Committee member, etc. He is deeply involved with the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) University Education Sub-Committee under the Power and Energy Education Committee (PEEC).

Dr. Muyeen has secured many national and international research and infrastructure development grants as a leading investigator. He has established strong collaborations with renowned international universities and research centers worldwide. He has an intense connection with the R&D wings of leading industries like ABB, Siemens, Hitachi, Toshiba, Oztronenergy, Western Power, Horizon, ADNOC, and others. Dr. Muyeen is the senior member of the IEEE and Fellow of Engineers Australia (FIEAust).

His university profile link: - https://staffportal.curtin.edu.au/staff/profile/view/Sm.Muyeen/

We are pleased to announce that Professor Valeri Mladenov has been appointed Section Editor-in-Chief for the section “Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems (AICAS)” of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). His term started in May 2020.

Professor Valeri Mladenov received his Ph.D. from Technical University of Sofia (TU Sofia), Bulgaria, in 1993. Here, in 2019, he defended his thesis of his “Doctor of Science”. In 2004, he became Head of the Department of Theory of Electrical Engineering., He has served as Dean of Faculty of Automation since his appointment in June 2011, Vice-Rector of TU Sofia since Dec. 2011, and Director of the Directorate of Information and Public Relations since Dec. 2015. Currently, he is Head of the Neurocomputing Laboratory of TU Sofia and Head of the Artificial Intelligence and CAD Systems Laboratory at Sofia Tech Park. He is Guest Lecturer at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, in the Netherlands, and numerous other institutions. In 2014, he served as the Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Caretaker Government in Bulgaria.

Prof. Mladenov’s research interests are in the field of nonlinear circuits and systems, neural networks, artificial intelligence, applied mathematics, and signal processing. He has been awarded numerous international research fellowships. He has published more than 300 scientific papers in professional journals and conferences. He is a co-author of ten books and manuals for students. He had received many research grants including from the Technical University of Sofia, Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science, DAAD (Germany), NWO (Netherlands), Royal Society (UK), NATO, TEMPUS, and Erasmus, and together with his team, has and is participating in numerous national and international projects, e.g., H2020, FP7, DFG, Erasmus+, and others. Prof. Mladenov serves as a member of numerous editorial boards, in addition to positions as Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor, and as a reviewer for a number of professional journals and conferences. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and member of the IEEE Circuit and Systems Technical Committee on Cellular Nanoscale Networks and Array Computing and Educational Activities Officer of the Bulgarian IEEE section. He is also a member of the International Neural Networks Society (INNS) and International Council of Large Electric Systems, (SIGRE), Steering Committee Member of the International Symposium on Theoretical Electrical Engineering (ISTET), and Management Board Member of the Scientific and Technical Union of the Power Engineers as well as the Union of Automation and Informatics in Bulgaria.