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18 August 2023
Meet Us at the American Academy of Pediatrics 2023 National Conference & Exhibition, 20–24 October 2023, Washington, USA

MDPI will attend the American Academy of Pediatrics 2023 National Conference & Exhibition. This event will be held in Washington D.C. for five days from Friday, 20 October, to Tuesday, 24 October 2023.
The following MDPI journals will be represented:
- Children;
- JCM;
- Medicina;
- Healthcare;
- IJERPH;
- JPM;
- Clinpract;
- Diagnostics;
- Medicines.
If you plan on attending this conference, please stop by our booth and speak with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have.
For more information about the conference, please visit https://aapexperience.org/.
18 August 2023
MDPI’s 2022 Young Investigator Awards in Medicine and Pharmacology—Winners Announced

MDPI’s Young Investigator Awards recognize promising young researchers, acknowledge their contributions, and enhance communication among scientists. We are proud to present the winners for the year 2022 in medicine and pharmacology. The winners were selected by the journals’ Award Evaluation Committee.
We would like to warmly congratulate the awarded young investigators for their outstanding contributions. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.
- Yuyan Jiang, Stanford University, USA
- Billy Wai-Lung Ng, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
- Ashleigh Poh, The Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Australia
- Miranda Fidler-Benaoudia, University of Calgary, Canada
- Bishal Gyawali, Queen’s University, Canada
- Shahnawaz Anwer, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
- Jan Bednarsch, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
- Anda Mihaela Naciu, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Italy
- Jerome Lechien, University of Mons, Belgium
- Daniele Bertoglio, University of Antwerp, Belgium
- Gregor Fuhrmann, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
- Haley Adcox, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
About MDPI Awards:
In order to support the academic community, especially young researchers, and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and a form of recognition, help to promote the influence of talented individuals who have made outstanding achievements and are making significant contributions to the advancement of their fields.
For more MDPI awards, please click here.
18 August 2023
MDPI’s 2022 Travel Awards in Medicine and Pharmacology—Winners Announced

We are proud to recognize the winners of MDPI’s 2022 Travel Awards in medicine and pharmacology category for their outstanding presentations.
MDPI journals regularly offer Travel Awards to encourage talented junior scientists to present their research at academic conferences in specific fields, which helps to enhance 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 congratulate the winners of the 2022 Travel Awards and wish them success with their future research endeavors. MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.
- Filip Jansåker, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Vanessa Silva, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal
- Diego de Miguel Perez, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
- Luigi Russo, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Italy
- Sneha Sethi, University of Adelaide, Australia
- Xiyin Wang, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA
- Sonia Nath, University of Adelaide, Australia
- Konstantina Kritikou, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
- Adrien Holzgreve, The University Hospital of Munich, Germany
- Antonella Padella, Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori "Dino Amadori" - IRST S.r.l., Italy
- Susanna Cooper, St. George’s University of London, UK
- Renée Tillie, Maastricht University Medical Center, the Netherlands
- Max Lennart Eckstein, University of Bayreuth, Germany
- Lorenzo Bertani, University of Pisa, Italy
- Yuxue Cao, University of Queensland, Australia
- Flávia Sousa, Italian Institute of Technology, Italy
About MDPI Awards:
In order to support the academic community, especially young researchers, and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and form ot recognition, help to promote the influence of talented individuals who have made outstanding achievements and are making significant contributions to their fields.
See more MDPI awards, please click here.
18 August 2023
MDPI’s 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Awards in Medicine and Pharmacology—Winners Announced

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 the winners for the year 2022 in medicine and pharmacology for their outstanding contributions among the 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 achievements. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.
- Maxime Pichon, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, France
- Violeta Popovici, Ovidius University of Constanta, Romania
- Yosra A. Helmy, University of Kentucky, USA
- Antonio G. Solimando, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Italy
- Linlin Guo, The Ohio State University Medical Center, USA
- Ravindra Deshpande, Wake Forest School of Medicine, USA
- Songli Zhu, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USA
- Antonella Argentiero, IRCCS Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II” of Bari, Italy
- Camelia Coada, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Italy
- Chenghui Li, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA
- Laurentiu Pop, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
- Muhammad Fazal Ijaz, Dongguk University, Republic of Korea
- Rafał Watrowski, University of Freiburg, Germany
- Ruben C. Petreaca, The Ohio State University, USA
- Ruchi Roy, Rush University Medical Center, USA
- Salvatore Cocuzza, University of Catania, Italy
- Santosh Kumar Singh, Morehouse School of Medicine, USA
- Sergei Boichuk, Kazan State Medical University, Russia
- Simon John Christoph Soerensen, Stanford University, USA
- Takuya Koie, Gifu University, Japan
- Teresa Rubio-Tomás, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece
- Teruki Nii, Kyushu University, Japan
- Tomasz Marjanski, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
- Kristen Haase, The University of British Columbia, Canada
- Ravi Ramjeesingh, Nova Scotia Cancer Centre and Dalhousie University, Canada
- Makoto Endo, Kyushu University, Japan
- Tefera Tadesse, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
- Ravi Ramjeesingh, Nova Scotia Cancer Centre and Dalhousie University, Canada
- Ryuichi Ohta, Unnan City Hospital, Japan
- Henry Sutanto, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, the Netherlands
- José-María Sánchez-González, University of Seville, Spain
- Emmanouil Kapetanakis, General Hospital of Piraeus “Tzaneio”, Greece
- Eleonora Topino, Libera Università Maria Santissima Assunta (LUMSA), Italy
- Rodolfo Reda, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
- Giulio Francesco Romiti, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
- Maria Gabriella Melchiorre, IRCCS INRCA—National Institute of Health and Science on Ageing, Italy
- James Walter, 1Hines VA Hospital, USA; 2 Loyola Medical Center, USA
- Vasiliki Tsigkou, Sotiria Hospital, Greece
- Flavia Zacconi, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
- Bhupendra Prajapati, Ganpat University, India
- Van-An Duong, Gachon University, Republic of Korea
- Ashish Agrawal, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), India
- Aydin Eresen, University of California Irvine, USA
About MDPI Awards:
In order to support the academic community, especially young researchers, and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and form of recognition, help to promote the influence of talented individuals who have made outstanding achievements and are making significant contributions to their fields.
See more MDPI awards, please click here.
18 August 2023
MDPI’s 2022 Best PhD Thesis Awards in Medicine and Pharmacology—Winners Announced

MDPI’s Best PhD Thesis Awards aim to recognize young scholars who are deemed to have produced the most outstanding PhD thesis in their fields of research and to encourage them to continue their outstanding work and further contributions to their field.
We would like to congratulate the winners of the 2022 Best PhD Thesis Awards in medicine and pharmacology and wish them success with their future research endeavors. MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.
- “Uncovering Novel Prognostic and Predictive Epigenetic Biomarkers in Malignant Testicular Germ Cell Tumors”
by João Pedro da Silva Machado Lobo, University of Porto, Portugal
- “Metastatic Recurrence in Colorectal Cancer Arises from Residual EMP1+ Cells”
by Adrià Cañellas Socias, University of Barcelona, Spain
- “Investigating Novel Aspects of the Blood–Brain Barrier Using High-Resolution Electron Microscopy”
by Shireen Mentor, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- “An Epidemiological Approach to Study The Interplay between Genome, Epigenome and Exposome in Women”
by Roberta Magnano San Lio, University of Catania, Italy
- “Intravitreal Liposomes as Ocular Drug Delivery Systems: Vitreal Interactions, Retinal Permeation and Drug Release Characteristics”
by Shirin Tavakoli, University of Helsinki, Finland
- “Microbiome-Mediated Colonization Resistance: Defense against Enteropathogens and Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms”
by Quinten Ducarmon, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands
About MDPI Awards:
In order to support the academic community, especially young researchers, and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and form of recognition, help to promote the influence of talented individuals who have made outstanding achievements and are making significant contributions to their fields.
For more MDPI awards, please click here.
18 August 2023
MDPI’s Best Paper Awards in Medicine and Pharmacology—Winners Announced in 2022

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 review and research papers through a rigorous evaluative process based on criteria such as the scientific merit, overall impact, and quality of presentation of the papers published in the journal.
We are honored to present the winners for the year 2022 in medicine and pharmacology, 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.
- “Development and Challenges of Antimicrobial Peptides for Therapeutic Applications”
by Charles H. Chen and Timothy K. Lu
Antibiotics 2020, 9(1), 24; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9010024
- “Antimicrobial Usage and Resistance in Companion Animals: A Cross-Sectional Study in Three European Countries”
by Philip Joosten, Daniela Ceccarelli, Evelien Odent, Steven Sarrazin, Haitske Graveland, Liese Van Gompel, Antonio Battisti, Andrea Caprioli, Alessia Franco, Jaap A. Wagenaar et al.
Antibiotics 2020, 9(2), 87; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9020087
- “Management of Peri-Implantitis Lesions without the Use of Systemic Antibiotics: A Systematic Review”
by Ahsen Khan, Ankit Goyal, Scott D. Currell and Dileep Sharma
Dent. J. 2020, 8(3), 106; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj8030106
- “Associations among Primary Stability, Histomorphometric Findings, and Bone Density: A Prospective Randomized Study after Alveolar Ridge Preservation with a Collagen Cone”
by Sigmar Schnutenhaus, Werner Götz, Jens Dreyhaupt, Heike Rudolph, Ralph G. Luthardt and Cornelia Edelmann
Dent. J. 2020, 8(4), 112; https://doi.org/10.3390/dj8040112
- “Novel Prefrontal Synthesis Intervention Improves Language in Children with Autism”
by Andrey Vyshedskiy, Edward Khokhlovich, Rita Dunn, Alexander Faisman, Jonah Elgart, Lisa Lokshina, Yuriy Gankin, Simone Ostrovsky, Lauren deTorres, Stephen M. Edelson et al.
Healthcare 2020, 8(4), 566; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040566
- “The Effects of Long-Term 40-Hz Physioacoustic Vibrations on Motor Impairments in Parkinson’s Disease: A Double-Blinded Randomized Control Trial”
by Abdullah Mosabbir, Quincy J. Almeida and Heidi Ahonen
Healthcare 2020, 8(2), 113; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8020113
- “Racial Disparities-Associated COVID-19 Mortality among Minority Populations in the US”
by Donald J. Alcendor
J. Clin. Med. 2020, 9(8), 2442; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9082442
- “Hypertension, Thrombosis, Kidney Failure, and Diabetes: Is COVID-19 an Endothelial Disease? A Comprehensive Evaluation of Clinical and Basic Evidence”
by Celestino Sardu, Jessica Gambardella, Marco Bruno Morelli, Xujun Wang, Raffaele Marfella and Gaetano Santulli
J. Clin. Med. 2020, 9(5), 1417; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9051417
- “Estimation of the Transmission Risk of the 2019-nCoy and Its Implication for Public Health Interventions”
by Biao Tang, Xia Wang, Qian Li, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Sanyi Tang, Yanni Xiao and Jianhong Wu
J. Clin. Med. 2020, 9(2), 462; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9020462
- “Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Affected in ALS”
by Laura Le Gall, Ekene Anakor, Owen Connolly, Udaya G. Vijayakumar, William J. Duddy and Stephanie Duguez
J. Pers. Med. 2020, 10(3), 101; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm10030101
- “Postulated Adjuvant Therapeutic Strategies for COVID-19”
by Anderson O. Ferreira, Hudson C. Polonini and Eli C. F. Dijkers
J. Pers. Med. 2020, 10(3), 80; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm10030080
- “Evidences of CTLA-4 and PD-1 Blocking Agents-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Cellular and Preclinical Models”
by Vincenzo Quagliariello, Margherita Passariello, Domenica Rea, Antonio Barbieri, Martina Iovine, Annamaria Bonelli, Antonietta Caronna, Gerardo Botti, Claudia De Lorenzo and Nicola Maurea
J. Pers. Med. 2020, 10(4), 179; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm10040179
- "Manufacturing Considerations for the Development of Lipid Nanoparticles Using Microfluidics”
by Carla B. Roces, Gustavo Lou, Nikita Jain, Suraj Abraham, Anitha Thomas, Gavin W. Halbert and Yvonne Perrie
Pharmaceutics 2020, 12(11), 1095; https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics12111095
- “Development of Remdesivir as a Dry Powder for Inhalation by Thin Film Freezing”
by Sawittree Sahakijpijarn, Chaeho Moon, John J. Koleng, Dale J. Christensen and Robert O. Williams III
Pharmaceutics 2020, 12(11), 1002; https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics12111002
- “Skin Wound Healing Process and New Emerging Technologies for Skin Wound Care and Regeneration”
by Erika Maria Tottoli, Rossella Dorati, Ida Genta, Enrica Chiesa, Silvia Pisani and Bice Conti
Pharmaceutics 2020, 12(8), 735; https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics12080735
- “The Role of Hospital and Community Pharmacists in the Management of COVID-19: Towards an Expanded Definition of the Roles, Responsibilities, and Duties of the Pharmacist”
by Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Muhammad Mansour, Alessandro Bonsignore and Rosagemma Ciliberti
Pharmacy 2020, 8(3), 140; https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8030140
- “Association of a Novel Medication Risk Score with Adverse Drug Events and Other Pertinent Outcomes Among Participants of the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly”
by David L. Bankes, Hubert Jin, Stephanie Finnel, Veronique Michaud, Calvin H. Knowlton, Jacques Turgeon and Alan Stein
Pharmacy 2020, 8(2), 87; doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8020087
About MDPI Awards:
In order to support the academic community, especially young researchers, and enhance communication among scientists, MDPI journals regularly offer various awards to researchers in specific fields. These awards, serving as a source of inspiration and form of recognition, help to promote the influence of talented individuals who have made outstanding achievements and are making significant contributions to their fields.
See more MDPI awards, please click here.
27 July 2023
MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter #2 - Open Peer-Review and IJERPH

Welcome to the MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter.
In these monthly letters, I will showcase two key aspects of our work at MDPI: our commitment to empowering researchers and our determination to facilitating open scientific exchange.
Opening Thoughts
Open Peer Review Reports
Continuing the topic of openness from my inaugural monthly CEO letter, in these Opening Thoughts, I highlight the growth and importance of open peer-review reports at MDPI. Open peer reports align with the principles of open science, making the publishing process more transparent and facilitating rigorous peer review.
MDPI journals operate an open peer-review option by default, allowing authors to publish review reports and author responses (often referred to as open reports) together with the published paper. Publishing the reviewer reports and author responses together with the article provides greater transparency and trust for readers, as this allows them to track the editorial decision-making process. Open peer-review also encourages reviewers and editors to provide high-quality comments, as these will be made public if the article is accepted for publication.
Start and Growth of Open Peer Review at MDPI
The MDPI journal Life was a pioneer in offering this opportunity to its authors in 2014. The first MDPI article with peer-review reports openly published was a review by the Nobel Laureate Werner Arber, in which the review reports were published as supplementary material. By 2018, open peer-review was available across all MDPI journals. As such, MDPI authors have embraced the open peer-review model, providing a steady increase in the number of MDPI articles. As of 2023, approximately one-third (34.0%) of MDPI articles were published with open review reports.
As at July 2023, the percentage of MDPI articles published with open peer review has increased to 36.2% of the total papers published in 2023 so far, indicating ongoing growth in adoption.
Open peer review continues to play a critical role in the assessment of the peer-review process in Life. For further insights, please see the recent editorial by Dr. Pabulo Henrique Rampelotto, the former Editor-in-Chief of Life, who spearheaded the implementation of the open peer-review process.
Benefits of Open Peer Review
The benefits of open peer review include increased transparency, trust and constructive feedback. To promote open communication further and increase the robustness of the peer-review process, we encourage reviewers to sign their reports so that their name appears on the review report (this process is referred to as open identity). The default option is for reviewers to remain anonymous; however, by signing the reports, reviewers receive direct credit for their contribution to the peer-review process and show their commitment towards open science.
As the leading open access publisher, MDPI remains committed to promoting open peer-review and encourages authors to choose this approach. Our goal is to provide a rigorous and transparent peer-review process that benefits the scientific community, and we believe that open peer-review is a vital step in fostering openness and collaboration in scientific communication.
Impactful Research
MDPI Papers Cited in the News – IJERPH edition
Every month, our corporate marketing team compiles data from Altmetrics to create a list of MDPI papers that have been cited in the news. This list continues to grow as renowned news outlets regularly reference research published by MDPI in their articles.
During 2022, a total of 111,965 MDPI research papers were mentioned in prominent news outlets such as National Geographic, The Washington Post, Forbes, The Guardian, the BBC, CNN, Time, and Harvard Business Review.
Highly Cited Journal Publications
IJERPH, known for publishing impactful research, received the most news mentions among all MDPI journals in 2022, based on Altmetrics data:
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health: 3509 mentions
- Nutrients: 2698 mentions
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences: 1701 mentions
- Journal of Clinical Medicine: 1131 mentions
- Viruses: 1111 mentions
These numbers show the recognition and impact of the articles published in IJERPH. For a more detailed view of the journal’s most cited and viewed papers, you can visit here. In total, IJERPH has garnered over 28,000 mentions in prominent news outlets, and as at July 2023, an impressive count of over 17,000 papers cited 10 times or more. These figures highlight the impactful contribution of IJERPH publications to the scientific community.
Example of Recent Mentions
During May and June 2023, a noteworthy selection of articles from IJERPH was cited in news articles, including:
The Washington Post: “Bringing nature inside can improve your health. Here’s how to do it.”
IJERPH paper: “Physiological Benefits of Viewing Nature: A Systematic Review of Indoor Experiments”
Harvard Business Review: “How to Take Better Breaks at Work, According to Research”
IJERPH paper: “Canine-Assisted Therapy Improves Well-Being in Nurses”
National Geographic: “Lyme disease is spreading fast—but a vaccine may be on the way”
IJERPH paper: “Range Expansion of Tick Disease Vectors in North America: Implications for Spread of Tick-Borne Disease”
Inside MDPI
MDPI Develops an Artificial Intelligence Tool to Enhance the Peer-Review Process
At MDPI, we believe that rigorous peer-review is the corner-stone of high-quality academic publishing. We are grateful to the scholars who generously dedicate their time to peer-review articles submitted to MDPI journals. Their contributions are invaluable to the advancement of science.
Peer-review is a critical part of the publication process, ensuring that MDPI upholds the highest quality standards for the papers we publish. Every manuscript submitted to our journals undergoes a comprehensive peer-review process conducted by subject-matter experts.
To further enhance our peer-review process, our Data Analytics team has developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool designed to support the selection of reviewers. This proprietary tool utilizes Natural Language Processing (NLP), a specially designed AI language model, to extract information from the title and abstract of submitted papers. It then searches our database for similar manuscripts and suggests potential reviewers based on this analysis. Integrated with MDPI's submission system (SuSy), the AI tool cross-references the suggested candidates with our reviewer database to verify their invitation status and availability.
The goal of this tool is to provide better targeted peer-review invitations, reducing the number of emails sent for each paper and increasing the efficiency of our editorial staff.
In the near future, our Data Analytics team plans to deploy similar AI projects to improve other critical aspects of our services, offering an enhanced experience to our authors and readers.
Click here to learn about MDPI’s review process, including procedures, responsibilities, and benefits.
Read more:
Coming Together for Science
The Future of IJERPH
On 5 July 2023, Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou, the founding Editor-in-Chief of IJERPH, along with five Section Editors in Chief (Prof. Dr. Germán Vicente-Rodríguez, Prof. Dr. Karl Goodkin, Prof. Dr. William A. Toscano, Prof. Dr. Jimmy T. Efird, and Prof. Dr. William Douglas Evans), gathered in Basel to discuss the future of the journal. The meeting provided an opportunity to address the recent decision by The Web of Science to delist IJERPH due to the journal failing the Content Relevance criterion, and propose best strategies that will ensure high scientific rigor as well as a clear scope and aim of IJERPH, going forward.
While the delisting is disappointing for IJERPH, as well as for our authors, academic editors, and the entire scientific community supporting our journal, we see it as an opportunity to reflect and prepare for the future direction of the journal.
Since its launch in 2004, IJERPH’s vision and mission have evolved to be more complete and comprehensive in engaging scientific communities. In light of this, we will refresh the journal’s aims and scope, ensuring they align with the organic expansion of IJERPH. Additionally, we will restructure the journal sections into broader categories, encouraging collaborative research and transdisciplinary approaches for authors. This is designed to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange among diverse fields, contributing to a holistic understanding of health promotion and disease prevention. We are confident that these next steps will enhance the scientific strength and societal impact of our journal.
Journal Achievements
In addition to the productive discussions, we took the time to celebrate some of the remarkable achievements of IJERPH, which I highlight below:
- Founded by Prof. Dr. Paul B. Tchounwou in 2004
- Indexed in PubMed in 2008
- Received its first Impact Factor in 2012
- Published its 5000th paper in 2017
- Over 60,000 papers published as at June 30, 2023
- 131,628,173 paper views in 2018–2022
- Over 28,000 mentions in prominent news outlets
- 17,000 papers cited 10 times or more as at June 30, 2023
- No.1 journal in the 2022 Google Scholar Metrics in the category of Public Health
- Awarded several editions of Young Investigator Awards, Travel Awards, and Outstanding Reviewer Awards since 2018.
These achievements showcase the journal’s significant contributions to the field and its impact on global health. We are proud of the exceptional work accomplished by the IJERPH team and look forward to building upon this success in the years to come.
Closing Thoughts
MDPI’s Impact in Spain
During the past month, I had the opportunity to visit our new office building in Barcelona, where I met with our local colleagues to discuss the ways we serve the scholarly community, particularly in Spain. The multi-functional office plays a vital role in supporting various business needs, including editorial, design, conference management, data analytics, journal relationship management, publishing partnerships, and collaborations with societies.
Spain holds a significant position in MDPI’s global market, ranking as the fourth-largest contributor to the total number of papers published by MDPI as at July 2023, ranking next to Italy, the USA, and China, with Germany completing the top five.
The Numbers
Out of the 1,680,000 total MDPI articles published as at 25 July, almost 80,000 articles are contributed by Spanish authors, representing nearly 40,000 unique authors affiliated with Spanish institutions. Remarkably, over 6,300 of these authors hold editorial board member (EBM) positions within MDPI journals, with 30 of them serving as Editors-in-Chief (EiCs).
Our commitment to working with institutions is very evident in Spain, where we have successfully established over 40 Institutional Open Access Programs (IOAP) with esteemed institutions such as the University of Barcelona, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Pompeu Fabra University, the University of Navarre, and Complutense University of Madrid.
Over the past five years, we have successfully organized eight in-person conferences in Barcelona, attracting over 1,150 registrations, with two forthcoming events scheduled for 2024. Barcelona's excellent connectivity to international airports makes it easily accessible to participants from around the world. Its welcoming atmosphere provides us with the perfect environment for knowledge-sharing, networking, and contributing to the local economy.
Our growth and presence in Spain are a true testament to the incredible service we provide to the scholarly community and the relationships we foster through responsive and collaborative communication. We look forward to continuing to support Spanish scholars, providing them a valuable and trusted experience with MDPI, the leader in open access publishing.
Testimonials
I close this letter as I did in the first edition, by sharing testimonials from our stakeholders. Here are a few IJERPH testimonials from a Spanish guest editor and an author:
Guest Editor
“I want to thank the kindness, attention and professionalism of the MDPI team throughout the editorial process of the Special Issue. I believe that it is a very professional and quality editorial process.”
- Professor Víctor Arufe-Giráldez, University of A Coruña
Special Issue in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health: Physical Activity in Childhood and Adolescence
Special Issue in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health: Physical Education: Present and Future
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Author
“I want to thank the rigor of the revisions made to the manuscripts to improve their quality, the support to the authors for the editor assignment system they have and the follow-up they carry out, for the speed in answering and in carrying out the entire process of the revision, and for doing all this at an affordable price.”
- Dr. María Paz García-Caro, University of Granada
Article in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health: Factors Associated with Suicide Attempts and Suicides in the General Population of Andalusia (Spain)
Chief Executive Officer
MDPI AG
26 July 2023
Prof. Dr. Yves A. Lussier Appointed Section Editor-in-Chief of Section “Mechanisms of Diseases” in Journal of Personalized Medicine
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Yves A. Lussier has been appointed Section Editor-in-Chief of the Section “Mechanisms of Diseases” in the Journal of Personalized Medicine (JPM, ISSN 2075-4426).
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Name: Prof. Dr. Yves A. Lussier |
Prof. Dr. Yves A. Lussier, MD, FACMI, is the Chair of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Utah School of Medicine, USA. As a professional engineer and physician-scientist, he is an international expert in translational bioinformatics and a pioneer in research informatics techniques including systems biology, data representation through ontologies, and high-throughput methods in personalized medicine.
We wish Prof. Dr. Lussier every success in his position as Section Editor-in-Chief and we look forward to his contributions to the continued success of the journal.
26 July 2023
Journal of Personalized Medicine | Top 20 Cited Papers in 2022
1. “A Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach for Enhancement of COVID-19 CT Image Segmentation”
by Hanane Allioui, Mazin Abed Mohammed, Narjes Benameur, Belal Al-Khateeb, Karrar Hameed Abdulkareem, Begonya Garcia-Zapirain, Robertas Damaševičius and Rytis Maskeliūnas
J. Pers. Med. 2022, 12(2), 309; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12020309
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/12/2/309
2. “Emergency Department Overcrowding: Understanding the Factors to Find Corresponding Solutions”
by Gabriele Savioli, Iride Francesca Ceresa, Nicole Gri, Gaia Bavestrello Piccini, Yaroslava Longhitano, Christian Zanza, Andrea Piccioni, Ciro Esposito, Giovanni Ricevuti and Maria Antonietta Bressan
J. Pers. Med. 2022, 12(2), 279; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12020279
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/12/2/279
3. “Artificial Intelligence-Driven Prediction Modeling and Decision Making in Spine Surgery Using Hybrid Machine Learning Models”
by Babak Saravi, Frank Hassel, Sara Ülkümen, Alisia Zink, Veronika Shavlokhova, Sebastien Couillard-Despres, Martin Boeker, Peter Obid and Gernot Michael Lang
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4. “Correlation between Peri-Implant Marginal Bone Loss Progression and Peri-Implant Sulcular Fluid Levels of Metalloproteinase-8”
by Renzo Guarnieri, Alessio Zanza, Maurilio D’Angelo, Dario Di Nardo, Andrea Del Giudice, Alessandro Mazzoni, Rodolfo Reda and Luca Testarelli
J. Pers. Med. 2022, 12(1), 58; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12010058
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/12/1/58
5. “Usefulness of Magnetic Mallet in Oral Surgery and Implantology: A Systematic Review”
by Francesco Bennardo, Selene Barone, Camillo Vocaturo, Ludovica Nucci, Alessandro Antonelli and Amerigo Giudice
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Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/12/1/108
6. “Atlas of PD-L1 for Pathologists: Indications, Scores, Diagnostic Platforms and Reporting Systems”
by Stefano Marletta, Nicola Fusco, Enrico Munari, Claudio Luchini, Alessia Cimadamore, Matteo Brunelli, Giulia Querzoli, Maurizio Martini, Elena Vigliar, Romano Colombari et al.
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7. “COVID-19 Detection in CT/X-ray Imagery Using Vision Transformers”
by Mohamad Mahmoud Al Rahhal, Yakoub Bazi, Rami M. Jomaa, Ahmad AlShibli, Naif Alajlan, Mohamed Lamine Mekhalfi and Farid Melgani
J. Pers. Med. 2022, 12(2), 310; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12020310
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8. “Emerging Biomarkers for Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease”
by Maja Mizdrak, Marko Kumrić, Tina Tičinović Kurir and Joško Božić
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9. “LungNet22: A Fine-Tuned Model for Multiclass Classification and Prediction of Lung Disease Using X-ray Images”
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10. “Precision Nomothetic Medicine in Depression Research: A New Depression Model, and New Endophenotype Classes and Pathway Phenotypes, and A Digital Self”
by Michael Maes
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11. “Identifying the Steps Required to Effectively Implement Next-Generation Sequencing in Oncology at a National Level in Europe”
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12. “Relationship between Epicardial and Coronary Adipose Tissue and the Expression of Adiponectin, Leptin, and Interleukin 6 in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease”
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14. “Sensory Ion Channel Candidates Inform on the Clinical Course of Pancreatic Cancer and Present Potential Targets for Repurposing of FDA-Approved Agents?”
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15. “Dendrimers, an Emerging Opportunity in Personalized Medicine?”
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16. “Sex Differences in Response to Treatment with Glucagon-like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists: Opportunities for a Tailored Approach to Diabetes and Obesity Care”
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18. “Identification of Early Esophageal Cancer by Semantic Segmentation”
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21 July 2023
Journal of Personalized Medicine Receives an Updated Impact Factor of 3.4

We are glad to announce the new Impact Factor of the Journal of Personalized Medicine (JPM, ISSN: 2075-4426) is 3.4. This information is available in JCR Help Data, which includes the total number of citations, the JIF and the 5-year JIF, and can be found using the following link: https://jcr.help.clarivate.com/Content/data-updates.htm.
As for the official update of the Impact Factor, Clarivate stated that the journal profile and full set of data will be included in the JCR data reload in October of this year.