Announcements

We are pleased to announce that twenty-four new scholars were appointed Editorial Board Members of Fishes (ISSN: 2410-3888) in May and June 2023. We wish our new members success in both their research and the development of the journal.

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

Fishes is recruiting prestigious scholars from around the world to join our Editorial Board. To apply for this position, recommend potential candidates, or request further information, please contact the Fishes Editorial Office (fishes@mdpi.com) with the following two files attached:

• A full academic CV;
• A short cover letter that details your interest in and enthusiasm for the position.

Fishes Editorial Office

With the first issue released in June 2023, five new MDPI journals disseminating multi-disciplinary science are due to launch, which will cover the subjects of medicine & pharmacology, biology and physical sciences.

The newly launched journals will be overseen by professional Editorial Board Members and Editors to ensure an accurate and rapid publication, rigorous peer review and broad visibility.

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

Journal	Founding Editor-in-Chief	Journal topics (selected)
	Prof. Dr. Jun Ma, Peking University, China| Editorial | view inaugural issue	growth and development; diet and nutrients; school health promotion policies and practices; child health and care; adolescent health and wellbeing | view journal scope | submit an article
	Prof. Dr. Bernd Rehm, Griffith University, Australia | Editorial | view inaugural issue	DNA and gene synthesis; synthetic transcription factors; protein engineering; viral engineering; metabolic engineering | view journal scope | submit an article
	Prof. Dr. Varsha Gandhi, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA | Editorial | view inaugural issue	lymphatics; cancers associated with lymphocytes and lymphoblasts; lymphatic tissues; lymphoma; lymphoid leukemia | view journal scope | submit an article
	Dr. Bradley Turner, University of Melbourne, Australia | Editorial | view inaugural issue	multiple sclerosis; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; primary lateral sclerosis; atherosclerosis; systemic sclerosis | view journal scope | submit an article
	Prof. Dr. Clemens Burda, Case Western Reserve University, USA | Editorial | view inaugural issue	Gamma ray, X-ray, and UV–Vis spectroscopies; NIR/mid-infrared/Raman spectroscopy; microwave and THz spectroscopy; high-resolution gas-phase atomic, molecular, and cluster spectroscopy; MS, NMR, and EPR spectroscopy | view journal scope | submit an article

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

The 2022 citation metrics have been released in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), and we’re pleased to announce the following results for MDPI journals:

We are thrilled to announce that 90% of our ranked MDPI journals, specifically 86 out of 96 (captured in the table below), are performing above average in Q1 or Q2. This year, Clarivate has expanded its Impact Factor (IF) awards to include journals in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), providing greater transparency for the full set of journals indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection. As a result, 111 of MDPI journals have received their first IF in 2023, with 37 journals surpassing an IF of 3.0. In total, 208 MDPI journals have been honored with an IF.

Clarivate explains that by "expanding the coverage but holding to highly selective standards, the [Impact Factor] is now a reliable indicator of trustworthiness, as well as a measure of scholarly impact, at the journal level."

Please visit our blog post where we discuss the release of the latest citation metrics with our Indexing Manager, Dr. Constanze Schelhorn, to find out what's different this time around and how to make use of different metrics available.

Note: The Journal of Personalized Medicine's Impact Factor was omitted in the original release and will be assigned separately. Please find the data on the journal webpage in due course.

Source: 2022 Journal Impact Factors, Journal Citation Reports ^TM (Clarivate, 2023)

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

This program will enable early career researchers (they 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 that may be interested in the issue and personally e-mailing the 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 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 suggestions for improvements for the Special Issue;
• Making and submitting decisions for the submissions under the assistance of mentees.

Certificates and awards:

After the Special Issue closes, the Editorial Office will provide official certificates for all the Guest Editor mentors and mentees.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your Special Issue proposal to the Fishes Editorial Office (fishes@mdpi.com), and we will discuss the process (i.e., mentor collaboration, Special Issue topic feasibility analysis, etc.) in further detail.

In addition to the new Special Issue Mentor Program, Fishes (ISSN: 2410-3888) will continue to welcome all Special Issue proposals focusing on hot research topics.

Fishes Editorial Office

The International Day for Biological Diversity will be celebrated on 22 May 2023, under the theme “From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity”, which aims to raise awareness and understanding of biodiversity issues. Biodiversity refers to the diversity of all life forms on Earth, including genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity. Biological diversity resources are the pillars upon which we build civilizations; however, the loss of biodiversity threatens everything, including our health. We hope that the established MDPI journals on life sciences and biology, including Biology, Diversity, Fishes, Birds, Insects, Water, Forests, Grasses, Life, Seeds, Agriculture, and Agronomy, will provide suitable communication platforms. The aim is to strengthen scientific cooperation in response to the International Day for Biological Diversity and to embrace the potential to promote sustainable development.

“Avifaunal Diversity and Abundance in the Proposed Sarasalai Mangrove Reserve, Jaffna, Sri Lanka”
by Nitharsan Aloysius, Shashi Madhushanka and Chathuri Chandrika
Birds 2023, 4(1), 103-116; https://doi.org/10.3390/birds4010009

“Perils of Underestimating Species Diversity: Revisiting Systematics of Psammocambeva Catfishes (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Rio Paraíba do Sul Basin, South-Eastern Brazil”
by Wilson J. E. M. Costa, José Leonardo Mattos, Paulo J. Vilardo, Pedro F. Amorim and Axel M. Katz
Taxonomy 2022, 2(4), 491-523; https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy2040032

“Environmental DNA Metabarcoding: A Novel Contrivance for Documenting Terrestrial Biodiversity”
by Shahnawaz Hassan, Sabreena, Peter Poczai, Bashir Ah Ganai, Waleed Hassan Almalki, Abdul Gafur and R. Z. Sayyed
Biology 2022, 11(9), 1297; https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11091297

“Dam Construction Impacts Fish Biodiversity in a Subtropical River Network, China”
by Xiongjun Liu, Julian D. Olden, Ruiwen Wu, Shan Ouyang and Xiaoping Wu
Diversity 2022, 14(6), 476; https://doi.org/10.3390/d14060476

“Human Communities in Protected Natural Areas and Biodiversity Conservation”
by Elizabeth Olmos-Martínez, Heidi Leticia Romero-Schmidt, María del Carmen Blázquez, Camilo Arias-González and Alfredo Ortega-Rubio
Diversity 2022, 14(6), 441; https://doi.org/10.3390/d14060441

“Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on the Population Structure and Genetic Diversity of Erythroneurini in the Typical Karst Rocky Ecosystem, Southwest China”
by Chen Xiaoxiao, Jia Jiang, Ni Zhang, Xiao Yang, Yongkuan Chi and Yuehua Song
Insects 2022, 13(6), 499; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13060499

“Application of Ecological Restoration Technologies for the Improvement of Biodiversity and Ecosystem in the River”
by Li Pushuang, Dan Li, Xiaoqing Sun, Zhaosheng Chu, Ting Xia and Binghui Zheng
Water 2022, 14(9), 1402; https://doi.org/10.3390/w14091402

“Conservation-Status Gaps for Marine Top-Fished Commercial Species”
by Imanol Miqueleiz, Rafael Miranda, Arturo Hugo Ariño and Elena Ojea
Fishes 2022, 7(1), 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7010002

International Day for Biological Diversity

Date and time: 22 May 2023, 9–11 a.m. (CEST)

This is a free webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar.

To develop different research areas and attract more high-quality papers, we are pleased to announce the following new Sections in Fishes:

• “Aquatic Invertebrates”;
• “Fish Pathology and Parasitology”.

We are now recruiting Editorial Board Members (EBMs) for these Sections. If you are an active researcher in one of the aforementioned fields and are passionate about publishing cutting-edge research, please do not hesitate to get in touch (fishes@mdpi.com). You can find more information on our homepage: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/fishes.

Editorial Board Members have the following responsibilities:

• Making decisions on whether a manuscript can be accepted, based on the reports we collect;
• Reviewing a small number of papers per year;
• Acting as a Guest Editor of a Special Issue on a topic related to your research interests;
• Promoting Fishes and increasing its visibility at related academic conferences.

Fishes (ISSN: 2410-3888) is an international, peer-reviewed, and open access journal that provides an advanced forum for studies related to fishes and aquatic animals. Fishes has been indexed by Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), and the 2021 IF was 3.170.

We believe that by combining our rigorous editorial policies with your expertise, we can achieve a high-quality journal. We thank you in advance for your interest, and we look forward to collaborating with you.

Fishes Editorial Office

1. “The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Hyotissa hyotis (Bivalvia: Gryphaeidae) Reveals a Unique Gene Order within Ostreoidea”
by Fengping Li, Mingfu Fan, Shunshun Wang, Zhifeng Gu, Aimin Wang, Chunsheng Liu, Yi Yang and Shikai Liu
Fishes 2022, 7(6), 317; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7060317
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/7/6/317

2. “A Review on the Use of Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence for Fish Recognition, Monitoring, and Management”
by Jayme Garcia Arnal Barbedo
Fishes 2022, 7(6), 335; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7060335
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/7/6/335

3. “Resilience of Communities and Sustainable Aquaculture: Governance and Regulatory Effects”
by Carole R. Engle and Jonathan van Senten
Fishes 2022, 7(5), 268; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7050268
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/7/5/268

4. “Anthropogenic Contaminants Shape the Fitness of the Endangered European Eel: A Machine Learning Approach”
by Bastien Bourillon, Eric Feunteun, Anthony Acou, Thomas Trancart, Nils Teichert, Claude Belpaire, Sylvie Dufour, Paco Bustamante, Kim Aarestrup, Alan Walker et al.
Fishes 2022, 7(5), 274; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7050274
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/7/5/274

5. “Elevated Winter Stream Temperatures below Wastewater Treatment Plants Shift Reproductive Development of Female Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum: A Field and Histologic Approach”
by Catherine M. Adams, Dana L. Winkelman, Paula A. Schaffer, Daniel L. Villeneuve, Jenna E. Cavallin, Michael Ellman, Kelvin Santana Rodriguez and Ryan M. Fitzpatrick
Fishes 2022, 7(6), 361; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7060361
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/7/6/361

6. “Influence of Thermal Regimes on the Relationship between Parasitic Load and Body Condition in European Sardine along the Catalan Coast”
by Xènia Frigola-Tepe, Marta Caballero-Huertas, Jordi Viñas and Marta Muñoz
Fishes 2022, 7(6), 358; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7060358
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/7/6/358

7. “Validation of a Portable eDNA Detection Kit for Invasive Carps”
by Stacie A. Kageyama, Matthew R. Hoogland, Tariq Tajjioui, Theresa M. Schreier, Richard A. Erickson and Christopher M. Merkes
Fishes 2022, 7(6), 363; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7060363
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/7/6/363

8. “Production of Marine Shrimp Integrated with Tilapia at High Densities and in a Biofloc System: Choosing the Best Spatial Configuration”
by Mariana Holanda, Wilson Wasielesky, Jr., Gabriele Rodrigues de Lara and Luís H. Poersch
Fishes 2022, 7(5), 283; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7050283
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/7/5/283

9. “Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of the Giant Mottled Eel, Anguilla marmorata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 in Central Vietnam”
by Anh Tuan Nguyen, Hoc Tan Dao, Hoang Tan Quang, Seishi Hagihara, P. Mark Lokman and Erin L. Damsteegt
Fishes 2022, 7(5), 286; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7050286
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/7/5/286

10. “Larval Retention and Homing Behaviour Shape the Genetic Structure of the Bullet Tuna (Auxis rochei) in the Mediterranean Sea”
by Judith Ollé-Vilanova, Núria Pérez-Bielsa, Rosa Maria Araguas, Núria Sanz, Sámar Saber, David Macías and Jordi Viñas
Fishes 2022, 7(5), 300; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7050300
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/7/5/300

As a leading open access publisher, MDPI provides scholars with a high-quality and rich academic exchange platform by continuously expanding into new and exciting research areas.

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.

If you are interested in creating more open access journals with us to publish cutting-edge research, please send your journal proposal application to newjournal-committee@mdpi.com.

MDPI is pleased to announce that we now display the co-authors’ email addresses in addition to the corresponding author’s email address on the webpage of published papers, protected by Captcha. For more information about this change, please visit the journal’s instructions for authors page. 

We believe this change will facilitate academic discussions and advance our cause of open science and research. The corresponding authors are responsible for communicating with their co-authors and indicating in our system (https://susy.mdpi.com/) if co-authors would prefer for their email addresses not to be displayed.