Announcements

Conference: The 20th International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria (ICTMM2020)
Date: 24–28 October 2022
Place: Bangkok, Thailand
Booth: B02

MDPI will be attending the 20th International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria (ICTMM2020) from 24 to 28 October 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand.

The ICTMM is one of the largest tropical-medicine conferences in the world, gathering more than 2,000 scientists, researchers, and experts every four years. It offers an excellent opportunity for delegates to exchange knowledge on tropical medicine with people from all over the world who share the same research interests. The congress will cover topics and updates on tropical medicine, malaria, infectious diseases, neglected diseases, drug resistance, parasitology, zoonoses, and travel medicine, to name just a few.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• TropicalMed;
• Diagnostics;
• Diseases;
• Future Pharmacology;
• Healthcare;
• IJERPH;
• Parasitologia;
• Pathogens;
• Pharmaceutics.

Please do not hesitate to reach out (tropicalmed@mdpi.com) if you plan on attending this conference. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you might have.

For more information about the conference, please visit the following website: https://ictmm2020.org/.

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!

MDPI will be attending the 34th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE 2022), held in Athens, Greece, from 18 to 21 September 2022. The main theme of the 2022 conference is “Strengthening the global role of environmental epidemiology”, stressing the need to study and understand local conditions in order to synthesize knowledge and make a difference for our planet. In the 2022 conference we will continue advancing our society’s aims in promoting epidemiological studies that link environmental exposures to human health.

During this conference, MDPI (at booth #22) will welcome researchers from different backgrounds to visit and share their latest inspirations with us.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• IJERPH (leading journal);
• Sustainability;
• Healthcare;
• Children;
• Cancers;
• Climate;
• Environments;
• Earth;
• Societies;
• Epidemiologia.

If you plan on attending this conference, feel free to stop by our booth: #22. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions that you may have.

For more information about the conference, please see the following link: https://isee2022.org/.

1. “A Deep Learning Approach for Brain Tumor Classification and Segmentation Using a Multiscale Convolutional Neural Network”
by Francisco Javier Díaz-Pernas, Mario Martínez-Zarzuela, Míriam Antón-Rodríguez and David González-Ortega
Healthcare 2021, 9(2), 153; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9020153
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/2/153

2. “Assessing the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 among College Students: An Evidence of 15 Countries”
by Kavita Batra, Manoj Sharma, Ravi Batra, Tejinder Pal Singh and Nena Schvaneveldt
Healthcare 2021, 9(2), 222; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9020222
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/2/222

3. “A Fusion-Based Machine Learning Approach for the Prediction of the Onset of Diabetes”
by Muhammad Waqas Nadeem, Hock Guan Goh, Vasaki Ponnusamy, Ivan Andonovic, Muhammad Adnan Khan and Muzammil Hussain
Healthcare 2021, 9(10), 1393; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9101393
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/10/1393

4. “Nurses’ Workplace Conditions Impacting Their Mental Health during COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study”
by Farinaz Havaei, Andy Ma, Sabina Staempfli and Maura MacPhee
Healthcare 2021, 9(1), 84; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9010084
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/1/84

5. “Dental Education Challenges during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period in Italy: Undergraduate Student Feedback, Future Perspectives, and the Needs of Teaching Strategies for Professional Development”
by Giuseppe Varvara, Sara Bernardi, Serena Bianchi, Bruna Sinjari and Maurizio Piattelli
Healthcare 2021, 9(4), 454; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9040454
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/4/454

6. “Religious Coping, Depression and Anxiety among Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Malaysian Perspective”
by Soon Ken Chow, Benedict Francis, Yit Han Ng, Najmi Naim, Hooi Chin Beh, Mohammad Aizuddin Azizah Ariffin, Mohd Hafyzuddin Md Yusuf, Jia Wen Lee and Ahmad Hatim Sulaiman
Healthcare 2021, 9(1), 79; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9010079
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/1/79

7. “Vaccine Enthusiasm and Hesitancy in Cancer Patients and the Impact of a Webinar”
by Amar H. Kelkar, Jodian A. Blake, Kartikeya Cherabuddi, Hailee Cornett, Bobbie L. McKee and Christopher R. Cogle
Healthcare 2021, 9(3), 351; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030351
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/3/351

8. “The Effect of Menopause Hypoestrogenism on Osteogenic Differentiation of Periodontal Ligament Cells (PDLC) and Stem Cells (PDLCs): A Systematic Review”
by Edoardo Di Naro, Matteo Loverro, Ilaria Converti, Maria Teresa Loverro, Elisabetta Ferrara and Biagio Rapone
Healthcare 2021, 9(5), 572; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050572
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/5/572

9. “Burnout Prevalence and Its Associated Factors among Malaysian Healthcare Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic: An Embedded Mixed-Method Study”
by Nurhanis Syazni Roslan, Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff, Ab Razak Asrenee and Karen Morgan
Healthcare 2021, 9(1), 90; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9010090
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/1/90

10. “Long-COVID Syndrome? A Study on the Persistence of Neurological, Psychological and Physiological Symptoms”
by Graziella Orrù, Davide Bertelloni, Francesca Diolaiuti, Federico Mucci, Mariagrazia Di Giuseppe, Angelo Gemignani, Rebecca Ciacchini and Ciro Conversano
Healthcare 2021, 9(5), 575; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050575
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/5/575

11. “A Novel Method for a COVID-19 Classification of Countries Based on an Intelligent Fuzzy Fractal Approach”
by Oscar Castillo and Patricia Melin
Healthcare 2021, 9(2), 196; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9020196
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/2/196

12. “Obesity in Saudi Arabia in 2020: Prevalence, Distribution, and Its Current Association with Various Health Conditions”
by Nora A. Althumiri, Mada H. Basyouni, Norah AlMousa, Mohammed F. AlJuwaysim, Rasha A. Almubark, Nasser F. BinDhim, Zaied Alkhamaali and Saleh A. Alqahtani
Healthcare 2021, 9(3), 311; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030311
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/3/311

13. “Ixekizumab May Improve Renal Function in Psoriasis”
by Giuseppe Fabrizio Amoruso, Steven Paul Nisticò, Luigi Iannone, Emilio Russo, Giuseppe Rago, Cataldo Patruno and Luigi Bennardo
Healthcare 2021, 9(5), 543; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050543
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/5/543

14. “Traumatic Events and Eagle Syndrome: Is There Any Correlation? A Systematic Review”
by Sabina Saccomanno, Vincenzo Quinzi, Nicola D’Andrea, Arianna Albani, Licia Coceani Paskay and Giuseppe Marzo
Healthcare 2021, 9(7), 825; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9070825
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/7/825

15. “The Association between Future Anxiety, Health Literacy and the Perception of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study”
by Mariusz Duplaga and Marcin Grysztar
Healthcare 2021, 9(1), 43; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9010043
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/1/43

16. “The Modern and Digital Transformation of Oral Health Care: A Mini Review”
by Muhammad Syafiq Alauddin, Ahmad Syukran Baharuddin and Mohd Ifwat Mohd Ghazali
Healthcare 2021, 9(2), 118; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9020118
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/2/118

17. “Catering Work Profession and Medico-Oral Health: A Study on 603 Subjects”
by Sabina Saccomanno, Stefano Mummolo, Silvia Giancaspro, Rebecca Jewel Manenti, Rodolfo Francesco Mastrapasqua, Giuseppe Marzo and Vincenzo Quinzi
Healthcare 2021, 9(5), 582; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050582
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/5/582

18. “What Will Be the Impact of the COVID-19 Quarantine on Psychological Distress? Considerations Based on a Systematic Review of Pandemic Outbreaks”
by Marco Cavicchioli, Roberta Ferrucci, Matteo Guidetti, Maria Paola Canevini, Gabriella Pravettoni and Federica Galli
Healthcare 2021, 9(1), 101; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9010101
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/1/101

19. “Combining Public Opinion Dissemination with Polarization Process Considering Individual Heterogeneity”
by Tinggui Chen, Jingtao Rong, Jianjun Yang, Guodong Cong and Gongfa Li
Healthcare 2021, 9(2), 176; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9020176
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/2/176

20. “Adverse Effects of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids: A Literature Review”
by Giuseppe Davide Albano, Francesco Amico, Giuseppe Cocimano, Aldo Liberto, Francesca Maglietta, Massimiliano Esposito, Giuseppe Li Rosi, Nunzio Di Nunno, Monica Salerno and Angelo Montana
Healthcare 2021, 9(1), 97; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9010097
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/1/97

We are honored to announce that Prof. Dr. Robbert Gobbens has been appointed Section Editor-in-Chief of the Section “Community Care” in Healthcare (ISSN: 2227-9032).

The following is a short Q&A with Prof. Dr. Robbert Gobbens, who shared his vision for the journal with us, as well as his views of the research area and open access publishing:

The journal Healthcare was established in 2013. From that point on, Healthcare has continued to evolve. Healthcare is characterized by high visibility because it is indexed within important databases such as PubMed, Scopus and SSCI (Web of Science). In addition, Healthcare has a 5-year Impact Factor of 3.460. Over the past year, I have been active as an academic editor. During that time, I have found that the peer review process is very carefully conducted. Additionally, the cooperation with the staff of the Healthcare Editorial Office was pleasant. For all these reasons, I decided to take on the role of Section Editor-in-Chief with regard to the Section “Community Care”. Given my background as a district nurse and my focus on research on community-dwelling older people, this Section fits very well with me. 

The journal provides rapid publication; after approximately 20 days after submission, a first decision is provided to the authors. This is important and I am happy to contribute to this. Healthcare is now ranked 50/109 (Q2) in the category “Health Care Sciences & Services”, and 35/88 (Q2) in the “Health Policy & Services” category. By selecting high quality manuscripts for the Section “Community Care”, I also want to make sure that these rankings are higher next year. Through Special Issues, we will highlight particular topics for “Community Care”. 

Community Care is focused on the support of people with disabilities living and participating in society, from the society itself. In the Section “Community Care”, a wide diversity of studies related to people with disabilities can be included, such as studies on housing and residential environment, education, work, traffic and transport, friends and relatives, recreation and leisure, health and healthcare. It presents a challenge to reflect on that wide range of topics. When it comes to community care, older people (e.g., people with dementia) are rather quickly thought of, and this is an important target group for the Section, but studies of younger people with disabilities are also included. Community care is common in many countries spread over the world, so I expect a large submission of manuscripts in the near future. 

In my opinion, the development of open access in the publishing field is positive. In fact, it ensures that published articles are easily accessible to anyone interested in them, whether they are scientists, people from practice (e.g., healthcare professionals), or lecturers. I am convinced that, sooner or later, all scientific journals will transfer to open access.

We wish Prof. Dr. Robbert Gobbens every success in his new position, and we look forward to his contributions to the journal.

Healthcare Editorial Office

Conference: 15th China Nutrition Science Congress
Date: 29–31 July 2022
Place: Wuhan, China
Booth: #3

Nutrients (ISSN: 2072-6643) will be attending the 15th China Nutrition Science Congress 2022 as an exhibitor from 29 to 31 July in Wuhan, China.

The 15th China Nutrition Science Congress is a key academic activity of The Chinese Nutrition Society, which is a scientific grand meeting in the nutrition field, and an important platform to display the latest research results on nutrition in China, sharing the latest research progress in the field of nutrition.

The theme of the conference is “Food Nutrition and Health”. The conference will host many well-known experts and outstanding scholars in the field of nutrition and health to discuss basic theoretical research and the application of food nutrition and health, the latest breakthroughs in the field of nutrition, exchange new academic ideas and new methods, and forecast the future development trends of nutrition.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Nutrients;
• Children;
• CIMB;
• Fermentation;
• Foods;
• Healthcare;
• Nutraceuticals;
• Obesities;
• Women.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you plan on attending this conference. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you might have.

For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: https://cnsc2021.sciconf.cn/cn/web/index/11176.

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)

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 “Medicine & Pharmacology” 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.

Biomedicines:

• Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
• Mateusz Maciejczyk, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland

Current Oncology:

• Matteo Lambertini, University of Genova, Italy

Dentistry Journal:

• Helen Rogers, Newcastle University, UK

Healthcare:

• Amir Karami, University of South Carolina, USA

Journal of Clinical Medicine:

• Andrea Palermo, Campus Bio-Medico University, Italy

Journal of Personalized Medicine:

• Simone Di Franco, University of Palermo, Italy
• Catriona Hippman, University of Calgary, Canada

Medicina:

• Veeru Kasivisvanathan, University College London, UK
• Andrea Cortegiani, University of Palermo, Italy; University Hospital Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Italy

Pharmaceutics:

• Qi Zhou, Purdue University, USA

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

Biomedicines:

• Soheil Saeedi, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Dentistry Journal:

• Shawn Alexander Hallett, University of Michigan, USA

Medicines:

• Claire Albert, Yale University, USA

Pharmaceuticals:

• Raquel Filipa da Costa Viveiros, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal
• Patrick Jim Küppers, University Hospital Bonn, Germany

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 “Medicine & Pharmacology” 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.

Cancers:

• Antonio G. Solimando, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
• Chenghui Li, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA
• Joaquim Carreras, Tokai University, Japan
• Pierfrancesco Franco, University of Turin School of Medicine, Italy
• Laurentiu Pop, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA

Current Oncology:

• Margaret Fitch, University of Toronto, Canada
• Caroline Mariano, BC Cancer Agency, Canada; University of British Columbia, Canada

Healthcare:

• Naser Alsharairi, Griffith University, Australia
• Peter W. Choate, Mount Royal University, Canada
• Qin Xiang Ng, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Journal of Clinical Medicine:

• Giulio Francesco, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
• Sebastian Schnaubelt, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
• Olga Kislitsina, Northwestern University, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, USA

Journal of Personalized Medicine:

• Onofrio Laselva, University of Foggia, Italy
• Ping-Hsun Wu, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan
• Vladimir Vladimirov, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
• Mauro Giuffrè, University of Trieste, Italy

Medical Sciences:

• Erika Palmieri, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, USA

Tomography:

• Anjul Khadria, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA