Announcements

We are proud to recognize the winners of MDPI’s 2021 Travel Awards in the “Environmental & Earth Sciences” 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.

Atmosphere:

• Charbel Harb, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, USA
• Jibran Khan, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark

Climate:

• Agostino Niyonkuru Meroni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
• Platon Patlakas, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Energies:

• Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi, University of Tasmania, Australia
• Irene Poza-Casado, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain

Forests:

• Pipiet Larasatie, Oregon State University, USA
• Tania L. Maxwell, French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France

Hydrology:

• Georgia Papacharalampous, Roma Tre University, Italy
• Mattei Alexandra, University of Corsica, France

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health:

• Danila Azzolina, University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy
• Kelvin Fong, Yale University, USA
• Levi Frehlich, University of Calgary, Canada‎
• Garyfallos Konstantinoudis, Imperial College London, UK

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information:

• Junghwan Kim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
• Xuke Hu, Institute of Data Science, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany

Land:

• Álvaro Castilla Beltrán, University of La Laguna, Spain
• Lauren Nerfa, University of Hawaiʻi, USA

Remote Sensing:

• Amen Al-Yaari, Sorbonne University, France
• Meng Lu, Utrecht University, Netherlands

Resources:

• Alessandro Lenci, University of Bologna, Italy
• Evangelia Georgantzia, Liverpool John Moores University, UK

Sustainability:

• Sayyed Rasoul Khayyam Nekouei, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia
• Georgia A. Papacharalampous, Roma Tre University, Italy
• Raquel Filipa da Costa Viveiros, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal
• Rajesh Pathak, South Dakota State University, USA

Water:

• Nnanake-Abasi Okon Offiong, University of Uyo, Nigeria
• Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Polytechnic of Health, Indonesia
• Shawna Andrea Foo, Arizona State University, USA

IJERPH (ISSN: 1660-4601) and Toxics (ISSN: 2305-6304) will be attending the Joint Conference on Environmental Chemicals 2022 as exhibitors. This conference will be held from 14 to 16 June 2022.

The joint conference will focus on the importance of research related to the environment and chemical substances to society and on expanding scientific knowledge and management of chemicals that support sustainable development, while understanding the risks of chemicals.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• IJERPH;
• Toxics;
• Sustainability;
• Atmosphere;
• Environments;
• Diversity. 

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start an on-site conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions you may have.

The purpose of our Best Paper Awards is to promote and recognize the most impactful contributions published within MDPI journals.

The editors of each journal carefully selected reviews and research papers through a rigorous judging process based on criteria such as the scientific merit, overall impact, and the quality of presentation of the papers published in the journal last year.

We are honored to present the winners in the subject areas of “Environmental & Earth Sciences”, who were selected amongst extensive competition, and congratulate the authors for their outstanding scientific publications.

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

Geosciences:

• “Distinguishing between Deep-Water Sediment Facies: Turbidites, Contourites and Hemipelagites”
  by Dorrik Stow and Zeinab Smillie
  Geosciences 2020, 10(2), 68. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10020068
• “Review of Explosive Hydrovolcanism”
  by Károly Németh and Szabolcs Kósiks
  Geosciences 2020, 10(2), 44. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10020044

Remote Sensing:

• “A Review on Deep Learning Techniques for 3D Sensed Data Classification”
  by David Griffiths and Jan Boehm
  Remote Sens. 2019, 11(12), 1499. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11121499
• “Satellite Remote Sensing of Precipitation and the Terrestrial Water Cycle in a Changing Climate”
  by Vincenzo Levizzani and Elsa Cattani
  Remote Sens. 2019, 11(19), 2301. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11192301
• “Evaluation of Different Machine Learning Methods and Deep-Learning Convolutional Neural Networks for Landslide Detection”
  by Omid Ghorbanzadeh, Thomas Blaschke, Khalil Gholamnia, Sansar Raj Meena, Dirk Tiede and Jagannath Aryal
  Remote Sens. 2019, 11(2), 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11020196
• “An Integrated View of Greenland Ice Sheet Mass Changes Based on Models and Satellite Observations”
  by Ruth Mottram, Sebastian B. Simonsen, Synne Høyer Svendsen, Valentina R. Barletta, Louise Sandberg Sørensen, Thomas Nagler, Jan Wuite, Andreas Groh, Martin Horwath, Job Rosier, Anne Solgaard, Christine S. Hvidberg and Rene Forsberg
  Remote Sens. 2019, 11(12), 1407. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11121407
• “UAV-Based High Resolution Thermal Imaging for Vegetation Monitoring, and Plant Phenotyping Using ICI 8640 P, FLIR Vue Pro R 640, and thermoMap Cameras”
  by Vasit Sagan, Maitiniyazi Maimaitijiang, Paheding Sidike, Kevin Eblimit, Kyle T. Peterson, Sean Hartling, Flavio Esposito, Kapil Khanal, Maria Newcomb, Duke Pauli, Rick Ward, Felix Fritschi, Nadia Shakoor and Todd Mockler
  Remote Sens. 2019, 11(3), 330. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11030330

Toxics:

• “A Review of Biomonitoring of Phthalate Exposures”
  by Wang, Yu, Hongkai Zhu and Kurunthachalam Kannan
  Toxics 2019, 7(2), 21; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics7020021
• “Trace Element Uptake by Herbaceous Plants from the Soils at a Multiple Trace Element-Contaminated Site”
  by Nworie, Obinna E., Junhao Qin and Chuxia Lin
  Toxics 2019, 7(1), 3; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics7010003

Water:

• “Water Quality Indices: Challenges and Application Limits in the Literature”
  by Moez Kachroud, Fabienne Trolard, Mohamed Kefi, Sihem Jebari and Guilhem Bourrié
  Water 2019, 11(2), 361. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11020361
• “A Brief Review of Random Forests for Water Scientists and Practitioners and Their Recent History in Water Resources”
  by Hristos Tyralis, Georgia Papacharalampous and Andreas Langousis
  Water 2019, 11(5), 910. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11050910
• “The Use of Non-Conventional Water Resources as a Means of Adaptation to Drought and Climate Change in Semi-Arid Regions: South-Eastern Spain”
  by Álvaro-Francisco Morote, Jorge Olcina and María Hernández
  Water 2019, 11(1), 93. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11010093
• “Hydrological Effectiveness of an Extensive Green Roof in Mediterranean Climate” 
  by Stefania Anna Palermo, Michele Turco, Francesca Principato and Patrizia Piro
  Water 2019, 11(7), 1378. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11071378
• “Forecasting Groundwater Table in a Flood Prone Coastal City with Long Short-term Memory and Recurrent Neural Networks”
  by Benjamin D. Bowes, Jeffrey M. Sadler, Mohamed M. Morsy, Madhur Behl and Jonathan L. Goodall
  Water 2019, 11(5), 1098. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11051098
• “Effectiveness of Rainwater Harvesting Systems for Flood Reduction in Residential Urban Areas”
  by Gabriele Frenib and Lorena Liuzzo
  Water 2019, 11(7), 1389. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11071389

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)

Water (ISSN: 2073-4441) and IJERPH (ISSN: 1660-4601) will be attending the EGU General Assembly 2022 as exhibitors. This meeting will be held from 23 to 27 May 2022.

The EGU General Assembly 2022 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world for one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career scientists, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience.

The last two General Assemblies, Sharing Geoscience Online in 2020 and vEGU21: Gather Online, were organized as virtual meetings due to COVID-19-related restrictions. In 2022, the EGU aims to once again provide an on-site experience for those attending in person while, at the same time, introducing new concepts for including virtual attendees as much as possible. The EGU General Assembly 2022 (EGU22) will be a conference with a virtual component where everybody is welcome, in person or online. We plan for the format of the conference to be flexible, giving us the opportunity to adapt to uncertainties more easily in a global context.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Water;
• IJERPH;
• CivilEng;
• Climate;
• Earth;
• Geographies;
• GeoHazards;
• Geosciences;
• Land;
• Minerals;
• Remote Sensing;
• Resources;
• Sustainability;
• Forests.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start an on-site conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions you may have. For more information about our booth, please visit here.

We are pleased to announce a new Section entitled "Chemoenvironment" in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH, ISSN 1660-4601, IF 3.390). This Section focuses on the effect of chemical properties, produced by the constituent factors of soil, water, air, etc., on the life of humans and other organisms. More information regarding this Section can be found via the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/sections/chemoenvironment.

We are looking to recruit new Editorial Board Members for this new Section to add to the expertise in these areas. The ideal candidates will be active, international, and experienced scholars in research areas related to those listed above. In addition, candidates should have a passion for journal editing, scientific communication, and digital publishing. We encourage anyone who is interested in applying for this position or who would like to recommend a potential candidate to contact us by 30 June 2022.

Members of the Editorial Board have the following duties:

• Reviewing a couple of manuscripts per year;
• Editing a Special Issue on a topic related to your research, and making final decisions for submitted papers regarding acceptance for publication;
• Recommending timely topics and suggesting potential Guest Editors;
• Publishing one paper per year, free of charge, in open access;
• Identifying appropriate conferences for editors to attend;
• Promoting the journal.

We are also accepting Special Issue proposals for this new Section.

Guest Editor’s duties and benefits are as follows:

• Redefining the title and scope of a Special Issue;
• Determining whether a manuscript can be accepted based on the reports we collect;
• Promoting the Special Issue and increasing its visibility at related academic conferences;
• Full/partial waivers for the publishing fee will be granted for your first submission in this Special Issue.

If you are interested, please let us know and send your Special Issue proposal as well as your academic CV to Mr. Weldon Luo (weldon.luo@mdpi.com).

Please feel free to forward the journal announcement to any colleagues or other contacts in this field who may be interested.

We are pleased to announce a new Section entitled "Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being" in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH, ISSN 1660-4601, IF 3.390). This Section focuses on the impact that health status has on our quality of life. More information regarding this Section can be found via the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/sections/health-related_quality_of_life_and_well-being. We are currently accepting Special Issue proposals for this new Section.

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

• Redefining the title and scope of this Special Issue;
• Determining whether a manuscript can be accepted based on the reports we collect;
• Promoting the Special Issue and increasing its visibility at related academic conferences;
• Full/partial waivers for the publishing fee will be granted for your first submission in this Special Issue.

This upcoming Section will be an ideal venue for networking and communication among scholars in the research community, as well as a chance to establish your influence within your discipline. The relationships you develop will last beyond the publication of your Special Issue, promoting a network for future collaboration.

If you are interested, please let us know and send your Special Issue proposal as well as your academic CV within two weeks to Ms. Merilee Song (merilee.song@mdpi.com). You are also welcome to contact us if you are interested in joining the Editorial Board of this new Section.

Please feel free to forward the journal announcement to any colleagues or other contacts in this field who may be interested.

We are pleased to announce a new Section entitled "Environmental Earth Science and Medical Geology" in IJERPH (ISSN 1660-4601, IF 3.390). Prof. Dr. Xinbin Feng, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will serve as the Section Editor-in-Chief. 

This Section includes two major fields: environmental earth science and medical geology. More information on this Section can be found via the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/sections/earth. 

We are currently accepting Special Issue proposals for this new Section.

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

• Re-defining the title and scope of this Special Issue;
• Determining whether a manuscript can be accepted based on the reports we collect;
• Promoting the Special Issue and increasing its visibility at related academic conferences;
• Full/partial waivers for the publishing fee will be granted for your first submission in this Special Issue. 

This upcoming Section will be an ideal venue for networking and communication among scholars in the research community, as well as a chance to establish your influence within your discipline. The relationships you develop will last beyond the publication of your Special Issue, promoting a network for future collaboration. 

If you are interested, please let us know and send your Special Issue proposal as well as your academic CV within two weeks to Ms. Merilee Song (merilee.song@mdpi.com). 

You are also welcome to forward the journal announcement to any colleagues or other contacts in this field who may be interested.

We cordially invite you to participate in the 4th International Electronic Conference on Environmental Research and Public Health (ECERPH2022), which will be held from 15 to 30 October 2022. Prof. Dr. Jon Øyvind Odland serves as the chair of this e-conference. He is a Professor of Global Health at NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and a specialist in GYN/OB, environmental medicine, and epidemiology. This online event will bring together researchers from all over the world with no concerns regarding travel or other related expenditures.

Health effects could be very different if the world’s temperature increases from 5 to 10 °C compared to an increase from 35 to 40 °C. If we look at the mortality associated with climate change, it is obvious that the burden is higher in tropical areas. However, if we add morbidity and complications for, e.g., reproductive health and pregnancy care, the situation might be very different. The spread of infectious diseases related to vector migration is also a very important topic, as is the situation of environmental exposure to contaminants and occupational health.

This conference will provide leading scientists, working in the environmental research and public health field, with an online platform to share their latest research and engage in exciting discussions.

The main topics and sessions of the conference are:

• Pregnancy, Reproductive Health, and Climate Change;
• Vector Migration from a Climate Perspective;
• COVID-19 from a Climate Perspective;
• The Forgotten Tropical Diseases from a Climate Perspective;
• Cardiovascular Diseases and Climate Change;
• Occupational Health and Temperature Change.

The conference will be completely free of charge to attend, as well as for scholars to upload and present their latest work on the conference platform.

The accepted proceedings papers from the conference will most likely be published in a dedicated issue of the MDPI journal Environmental Sciences Proceedings (ISSN: 2673-4931). Please note that, before publication, Proceedings Series Journals will review accepted papers using the powerful text comparison tool iThenticate. This procedure aims to prevent scholarly and professional plagiarism. Articles with a high repetition rate and lack of novelty will not be published in the conference proceedings. In addition, all participants will be encouraged to submit an extended full manuscript to one dedicated Special Issue in IJERPH (ISSN 1660-4601) with a 15% discount on the article processing charge (APC, the original APC is CHF 2500).

Important Dates:

• Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 July 2022;
• Notification of Acceptance: 31 July 2022;
• Full Paper Submission Deadline: 28 August 2022;
• Conference Date: 15–30 October 2022.

IJERPH is indexed in Scopus, SCIE (IF = 3.390), SSCI (Web of Science), PubMed, MEDLINE, PMC, and many other databases. Please visit the following website for more information: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph.

Event Awards

In recognition of the support of the conference’s esteemed authors and their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce that the conference will provide one Best Paper Award and one Best Presentation Award.

For more information on ECERPH 2022, please visit the conference website (https://sciforum.net/event/ECERPH-4) or contact us by email (ecerph-4@mdpi.com).

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions and we look forward to welcoming you to this exciting online meeting.

Conference Secretariat 

We would like to inform you that the schedule of the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Healthcare (IECH2022) has been updated: 

• Abstract submission deadline: 13 January 2022;
• Notification of acceptance: 24 January 2022;
• Full file Submission Deadline: 8 February 2022;
• Conference date: 17 February–3 March 2022. 

This conference will provide leading scientists working in the field with an online platform on which to share their latest research and engage in exciting discussions. The main topics and sessions of the conference are: 

• Artificial Intelligence: Prof. Tin-Chih Toly Chen;
• COVID-19 Update (Diagnostics and Vaccines): Prof. Roberto Verna;
• Regenerative Medicine;
• Sport Performance: Dr. Alyx Taylor.

The conference will be completely free of charge to attend, as will also be the case for scholars to upload to and present their latest work on the conference platform. 

We would like to invite those of you who have not yet submitted an abstract to do so up until 13 January 2022. Please refer to https://iech2022.sciforum.net/ for the instructions for authors. 

Event Award

The IECH Best Student Award (CHF 500) will be awarded to one student researcher. If you would like to join this competition, please submit your work to the Student Session. 

We look forward to welcoming you at the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Healthcare. 

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. You can contact us at iech-2@mdpi.com. 

Conference Secretariat