Announcements

We are proud to recognize the winners of MDPI’s 2021 Travel Awards in the “Chemistry & Materials Sciences” category for their outstanding presentations.

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 winners of Travel Awards for the year 2021 and wish them the greatest success with their future research endeavors.

MDPI will continue to enhance communication among scientists.

Crystals:

• Gaojun Mao, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland
• Lidia Bofill Herrera, University of Barcelona, Spain

Gels:

• Demetra Giuri, University of Bologna, Italy
• Martina Genta, Imperial College London, UK

Journal of Functional Biomaterials:

• Anushree Seth, Washington University, USA

Magnetochemistry:

• Fabio Ferreira, University of Coimbra, Portugal
• Giulia Serrano, University of Florence, Italy

Materials：

• Giulia Fredi, University of Trento, Italy
• Mattia Biesuz, Czech Academy of Science, Czech Republic

Metals:

• Adriana Eres-Castellanos, Spanish National Center for Metallurgical Research, Spain
• Pavel Shurkin, National University of Science and Technology, Russia

Nanomaterials:

• Aleksandrs Leitis, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, France
• Ekaterina Kolesova, ITMO, Russia

Separations:

• Christoph Gstoettner, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands

1. “Magnetite (Fe₃O₄) Nanoparticles in Biomedical Application: From Synthesis to Surface Functionalisation”
by Lokesh Srinath Ganapathe et al.
Magnetochemistry 2020, 6(4), 68; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry6040068
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2312-7481/6/4/68

2.“Magnetic Nanoparticle Systems for Nanomedicine—A Materials Science Perspective”
by Vlad Socoliuc et al.
Magnetochemistry 2020, 6(1), 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry6010002
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2312-7481/6/1/2

3. “Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Purposes: Modern Trends and Prospects”
by Tatyana I. Shabatina et al.
Magnetochemistry 2020, 6(3), 30; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry6030030
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2312-7481/6/3/30/htm

4. “Tuning of Structural, Dielectric, and Electronic Properties of Cu Doped Co–Zn Ferrite Nanoparticles for Multilayer Inductor Chip Applications”
by Muhammad Hadi et al.
Magnetochemistry 2021, 7(4), 53; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry7040053
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2312-7481/7/4/53

5. “Spin-Crossover Complexes in Direct Contact with Surfaces”
by Manuel Gruber et al.
Magnetochemistry 2020, 6(3), 35; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry6030035
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2312-7481/6/3/35/htm

6. “A Review on the Optimal Design of Magnetic Nanoparticle-Based T₂ MRI Contrast Agents”
by Nina Kostevšek
Magnetochemistry 2020, 6(1), 11; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry6010011
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2312-7481/6/1/11

7. “Nano-Structured Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors for Efficient Spintronics at Room Temperature”
by Akanksha Gupta et al.
Magnetochemistry 2020, 6(1), 15; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry6010015
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2312-7481/6/1/15/htm

8. “Magnetic Nanoparticles for Nanomedicine”
by Maria Hepel
Magnetochemistry 2020, 6(1), 3; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry6010003
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2312-7481/6/1/3/htm

9. “Hybrid Nanostructured Magnetite Nanoparticles: From Bio-Detection and Theragnostics to Regenerative Medicine”
by Yolanda Piñeiro et al.
Magnetochemistry 2020, 6(1), 4; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry6010004
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2312-7481/6/1/4/htm

10. “Saturation of Specific Absorption Rate for Soft and Hard Spinel Ferrite Nanoparticles Synthesized by Polyol Process”
by Cristian Iacovita et al.
Magnetochemistry 2020, 6(2), 23; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry6020023
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2312-7481/6/2/23

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)

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

• “Magnetic Field”;
• “Magnetic Energy”;
• “Applied Magnetochemistry”.

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 (magnetochemistry@mdpi.com). You can find more information on our homepage: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/magnetochemistry.

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 the Magnetochemistry journal and increasing its visibility at related academic conferences.

Magnetochemistry (ISSN 2312-7481) is a unique, international, open access journal covering all areas of magnetism, with special focus on the design, synthesis, and characterization of any type of magnetic material and the study of its structure/property relationships. Magnetochemistry has been indexed within Scopus, Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), and the 2020 IF was 2.193.

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

Magnetochemistry Editorial Office

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new Section titled “Magnetic Energy” in the journal Magnetochemistry (ISSN 2312-7481).

The “Magnetic Energy” Section of Magnetochemistry publishes original research papers in all areas of magnetic-based energy systems, including but not limited to: magnetic nanoparticles, supermagnetic nano-sized particles, magnetic nanofins, magnetic refrigeration systems, magnetic nanofluids for energy transfer and storage, magnetohydrodynamics, heat transfer, renewable energy systems, solar desalination, and magnet-based phase-change materials. The Section covers a variety of topics including energy generation, energy storage and transmission, energy management and conversion, magnetic nanoparticles, nuclear and renewable resources, utilization, and sustainability. The Section will publish articles in different formats, such as research reports, short communications, comprehensive reviews, and short opinion articles.

Keywords:

• magnetohydrodynamic;
• phase-change materials;
• magnetic nanofins;
• supermagnetic nano-sized particles;
• magnetic nanofluids;
• magnetocaloric and materials;
• magnetic refrigeration system;
• heat transfer, energy transfer, and storage.

For more detailed information, please visit the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/magnetochemistry/sections/magnetic_energy.

Magnetochemistry Editorial Office

We warmly welcome the following distinguished researchers to the Editorial Board of Magnetochemistry (ISSN: 2312-7481), and we look forward to achieving new milestones with their support:

Name: Dr. Xuegeng Yang
Affiliation: Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden–Rossendorf, Institute of Fluid Dynamics, D-01314 Dresden, Germany
Interests: electrochemistry; magnetic field; magnetoelectrochemistry

Name: Prof. Dr. Rukang Li
Affiliation: Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Interests: solid-state chemistry; crystal and magnetic structures; crystal growth; magneto-optical crystals; magneto-caloric materials

Name: Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Sorace Affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica “U. Schiff”, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy Research Interests: magnetic anisotropy; electron paramagnetic resonance; lanthanides; molecular qubits; molecular magnetism; single-molecule magnets; spin dynamics

1. Could you please briefly introduce your research group and current research projects to us?

I am an Associate Professor at the University of Florence, working in the Laboratory of Molecular Magnetism where I am responsible for the Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy. At present, I am interested in using this technique for the experimental characterization of molecular systems acting as potential qubits or qu-gates and of the anisotropy of Lanthanide-based complexes.

2. As an expert in the field of molecule magnets, could you please talk about the hot topics in this field?

Molecular magnetism dramatically evolved since I started working in the field, and is much more diversified now. I would mention only a few hot topics: further increasing blocking temperature in single-molecule magnets; controlling and addressing magnetic properties of molecular complexes by the electric field and optical radiation; application of molecular magnets in quantum technologies, by exploiting their coherent properties; nanostructuration of molecular magnets. Each one of these fields has seen spectacular advances in the past few years.

3. Based on your rich reviewing experience, could you please share the common problems that authors face?

Apart from technical issues of different degrees of severity, a general problem often encountered during the review process is a lack of clarity about the scope of the work. This also reduces the impact of the presented results.

4. Could you please share some useful skills to help young researchers achieve their research goals smoothly?

First and foremost, research work is hardly a smooth path from point A to point B, even when accurate planning of experimental and theoretical work has been done in advance. Significant progress in our knowledge can occur when deviations from the expectations are observed, and, thus, one of the most relevant skills is the ability to identify such deviations and interpret them. In terms of the skills needed to obtain results, beyond a strong fundamental preparation in their research field, they must be able to discuss results with specialists in many different fields, to broaden the scope of their research and make it more effective.

5. As an Editorial Board Member of Magnetochemistry, your advice is important to us. Can you tell us your idea for the development of the journal and the Open Access model?

While Open Access is a necessity in scientific publishing, it is my feeling that an Open Access model based on Article Processing Charges by authors risks to reproduce and amplify the major issues of the subscription-based model, i.e., an increase of the inequality among researchers from different countries and groups, based on their funding. At least at a European level, the direction to be pursued is that of transformative agreement of the subscription model toward open-access “read-and-publish” ones. As for Magnetochemistry, in the past few years, it got a quite recognizable profile of a forum for presenting magnetic characterization of materials. I think it should build on it by increasing the number of normal submissions and considering Special Issues only for very special cases.

The Magnetochemistry Editorial Office would like to express sincere appreciation for Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Sorace, who is an excellent scientist in his field. In 2021, he published more than 10 papers, and some of them get more than 10 citations. In addition, he has rich experience in reviewing papers. He provided many valuable suggestions for authors and Editorial Office editors. For example, hot topics, clarity about the scope of the work and skills to achieve their research goals. We believe his suggestions will provide great help to authors to orient their research direction and improve the quality of their articles.

MDPI is committed to publishing high-quality articles efficiently and we as a company share the same concerns as Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Sorace. To reduce the risk posed by the Article Processing Charge, MDPI makes many efforts, providing vouchers for reviewers from all around the world, cooperating with universities on Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP link: https://www.mdpi.com/about/ioap) and so on. We are devoted to improving the popularity of the journal and increasing regular contributions. Currently, Special Issues may be one of the methods to attract high-quality papers. However, we believe there must be more ways to solicit quality contributions. In addition, it is our great honor to hear the high praise for Magnetochemistry and we hope these efforts will make a difference.

The latest classification catalogue of the China Association for Science and Technology has recently been published, and 17 scientific and technological MDPI journals have been selected, among which Magnetochemistry (ISSN: 2312-7481) has been listed as T2 in the field of materials synthesis.

The journals in each discipline area are divided into the following three levels: T1, T2 and T3. T1 indicates that the journals are close to, or possess, international first-class journals, T2 refers to internationally renowned journals, and T3 refers to journals recognized as being of high standard by the industry. Magnetochemistry received a rating of T2, indicating that it has reached the level of international well-known journals.

Editor’s Choice articles are based on recommendations by the scientific editors of MDPI journals from around the world. Editors select a small number of articles, recently published in the journal, that they believe will be particularly interesting to authors, or important in this field of research. The aim of doing this is to provide a snapshot of some of the most interesting work published in the various research areas of the journal.

We warmly welcome the following distinguished researchers to the Editorial Board of Magnetochemistry (ISSN: 2312-7481):

Name: Prof. Dr. Liviu Chibotaru
Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Interests: rare earth magnetic metal materials; lanthanide metal complexes; lanthanide compounds

Name: Prof. Dr. Qianwang Chen
Affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
Interests: synthesis under magnetic fields; chemical catalysis under magnetic fields

Name: Prof. Dr. Yiquan Zhang
Affiliation: School of Physics and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
Interests: magnetic properties; single-molecule magnets (SMMs); single-chain magnets (SCMs); density functional theory; computational quantum chemistry

Name: Prof. Dr. Stuart Cavill
Affiliation: Department of Physics, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
Interests: magnetic materials and nanostructures; multiferroics; magnetization dynamics; soft X-ray spectroscopy and imaging

We look forward to achieving new milestones with their support.