Announcements

Scientists at Stanford University has recently published an update of the list of the top 2% most widely cited scientists—the World’s Top 2% Scientists.

The time period of the statistical data of this list ranges from 1960 to 2022, and it is divided into two lists, "Lifetime Scientific Influence Ranking" and "2022 Annual Scientific Influence Ranking". The "Lifetime Scientific Influence Ranking" counts the comprehensive influence performance of scientists during their careers, and the "2022 Annual Influence Ranking" focuses on highlighting the academic influence of scientists in the previous year. This ranking, considered to be the most prestigious worldwide, is based on the bibliometric information contained in the Scopus database and includes more than 200,000 researchers from the more than 10 million scientists considered to be active worldwide, with 22 scientific fields and 176 subfields taken into account.

We are pleased to share that 561 Editorial Board Members from MDPI’s International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH, ISSN: 1660-4601) were featured in the World’s Top 2% Scientists in 2022. 

The latest Stanford rankings reflect the significant influence and research excellence of the scientists, who are committed to furthering their knowledge for the benefit of the world. 

We would like to congratulate our Editorial Board Members on their excellent achievement and thank them for their immense contribution to the scientific progression and development of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH, ISSN: 1660-4601) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access journal published semimonthly online by MDPI. It covers Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Public Health, Environmental Health, Occupational Hygiene, Health Economic and Global Health Research, etc. The journal is indexed within Scopus, SCIE and SSCI (Web of Science), PubMed, MEDLINE, PMC, Embase, GEOBASE, CAPlus / SciFinder, and other databases. For more details, please see the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/about.

The IJERPH editorial team is pleased to announce this open call for Special Issue proposals, which offers a group of authors the opportunity to work on an interconnected set of papers on an innovative topic. We are soliciting high-quality proposals that will be evaluated in a continuous selection process throughout the year.

If you would like to propose a Special Issue topic for this journal, please contact the IJERPH Editorial Office (ijerph@mdpi.com) or complete and submit the form at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journalproposal/sendproposalspecialissue/ijerph. Our editors will respond to you as soon as possible.

The duties of acting as a Guest Editor are as follows:

• Refining the Special Issue title and scope, and providing a short introduction (100–200 words) and 5–10 keywords to set up the Special Issue website;
• Inviting contributors with the assistance of the In-House Editor to achieve a publication target (e.g., 10 papers);
• Supervising the peer review process of this Special Issue, conduct a pre-review check, make final decisions based on at least two review reports that we have collected, etc.

The benefits of acting as a Guest Editor are as follows:

• As the Guest Editor, you will be offered an opportunity to publish one of your papers free of charge in open access form, and the chance to provide discounts to the papers that you invited for your Special Issue;
• A printed book of the Special Issue can be sent to you if more than 10 papers are published by the end of the Special Issue. See an example at https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/1209;
• It is an ideal venue for networking and communication with scholars in the research community, as well as a chance to mark you as influential within your discipline. The relationships you develop will last beyond the publication of your Special Issue, establishing a network for future collaboration.

The Editorial Office will set up the Special Issue’s website, arrange the promotional materials, assist with the invitations for paper contributions, and take care of the administrative tasks associated with peer review (including inviting reviewers, collating reports, contacting authors, and arranging professional production before publication).

Please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office (ijerph@mdpi.com) for further details and clarification.

We look forward to receiving your proposals.

IJERPH Editorial Office

MDPI will be attending the 15th European Public Health Conference 2022, held in Berlin, Germany, from 9 to 12 November 2022. The theme of Berlin 2022 is “Strengthening Health Systems: Improving Population Health and Being Prepared for the Unexpected”. This conference will aim to explore ways in which the public health community can rally around the principle of bringing about better population health. Meanwhile, the conference committee wants the discussions at the 15th EPH Conference to contribute to resilient health systems, universal health coverage (UHC), a well-trained and highly qualified clinical and public health workforce, and governance structures that take a stand and shape health systems globally.

During this conference, MDPI (at booth #13) will welcome researchers from different backgrounds to visit and share their latest ideas with us.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• IJERPH;
• Medicina;
• JCM;
• EJIHPE;
• Epidemiologia;
• Behavioral Sciences;
• Healthcare;
• Women;
• MPs;
• Nursing Report;
• COVID;
• Diseases;
• Data;
• Adolescents.

If you plan on attending this conference, feel free to stop by our booth at #13. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions you may have.

For more information about the conference, please see the following link: https://ephconference.eu/index.php.

MDPI will be attending the 17th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology (ICWMT17), held in Sanya, China, from 19 to 22 November 2022. The theme of this year’s conference is “Synergizing the Reduction of Pollution and Carbon Emission”. Throughout the conference, prominent researchers and government officials will give keynote speeches on pressing issues of solid waste management. ICWMT17 provides an excellent opportunity for participants from industry and academia to keep up to date with the latest trends in solid waste management.

During this conference, MDPI will welcome researchers from different backgrounds to visit and share their latest views as well as research with us.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Sustainability (leading journal);
• Environments;
• IJERPH;
• Atmosphere;
• Buildings;
• Resources;
• Smart Cities;
• Sustainable Chemistry;
• Pollutants;
• Microplastics.

If you plan on attending this conference, feel free to stop by our booth. 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: http://www.bcrc.cn/icwmt/.

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/.

Recently, the Editorial Office of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH, ISSN: 1660-4601) has had the honor of receiving video greetings from the Section Editors-in-Chief of the journal for receiving a new Impact Factor in 2021 and hereby shares it with you. At the same time, the journal would also like to thank the many scholars for their support. IJERPH will continue to provide scholars with high-quality academic services and wishes everyone continued achievements in 2022.

The following are the messages from Section Editors-in-Chief:

Prof. Dr. Jimmy T. Efird, Section Editor-in-Chief of “Public Health Statistics and Risk Assessment”

Dr. David Berrigan, Section Editor-in-Chief of “Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion”

Prof. Xinbing Feng, Section Editor-in-Chief of “Environmental Earth Science and Medical Geology”

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 AGU Fall Meeting 2022 (AGU22), held in Chicago and online, from 12 to 16 December 2022. The AGU Fall Meeting is the most influential event in the world dedicated to the advancement of Earth and space sciences. The conference unites the Earth and space science community to share findings, connect like-minded scientists from around the world, and advance our profession and shared passion for the impact of science. Researchers, scientists, educators, students, policymakers, enthusiasts, journalists, and communicators attend the AGU Fall Meeting to better understand our planet and environment, and our role in preserving its future.

During this conference, MDPI (at booth #1452) will welcome researchers from different backgrounds to visit and share their latest views and research with us.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Water (leading journal);
• Remote Sensing (leading journal);
• Geosciences;
• Climate;
• Hydrology;
• Land;
• Drones;
• Environments;
• Sustainability;
• IJERPH;
• Earth;
• Fire;
• GeoHazards;
• Oceans;
• World.

If you plan on attending this conference, feel free to stop by our booth at #1452. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person to answer any questions you may have.

For more information about the conference, please see the following link: https://igs.org/event/agu22/.

We are pleased to announce that, in order to further develop different research areas and manage the journal more professionally, the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH, ISSN: 1660-4601) has established the following two Sections:

• “Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation”;
• “Disaster Medicine”.

Additionally, we are currently accepting applications for Section Editorial Board Members and editorial positions for these two Sections. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to be promoted to Section Editor-in-Chief.

The main responsibilities of Section Editorial Board Members are as follows:

• Prescreening and issuing decisions on new submissions to the Section;
• Helping to edit a Special Issue on a relevant topic (or supervising Special Issues related to your research field);
• Providing input or feedback regarding journal policies;
• Promoting the journal among peers or at conferences;
• Attending board meetings and suggesting journal development strategies;
• Reviewing manuscripts.

Please send your application to the IJERPH Editorial Office (ijerph@mdpi.com), and feel free to reach out with any questions.

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/.