Announcements

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)

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)

It is our pleasure to welcome the following 21 recognized researchers, who recently joined the Editorial Board of Medicina (ISSN: 1648-9144).

Name: Dr. Chi-Ting Horng
Affiliation: Foo-Yin University Hospital, Pingtung, Taiwan
Interests: traditional Chinese herbs for treating ocular diseases; aero-ophthalmic medication; complementary and alternative medicine for eye diseases

Name: Dr. Alberto Lo Gullo
Affiliation: Department of Medicine, Garibaldi Hospital, 95100 Catania, Italy
Interests: rheumatic disease; cardiovascular disease; vasculitis; arterial stiffness

Name: Prof. Dr. João Miguel Marques dos Santos
Affiliation: Institute of Endodontics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: pulp biology and regeneration; biocompatibility; bioactivity; bioceramic materials; endodontics; chlorhexidine; animal models

Name: Dr. Maria Sofia Cotelli
Affiliation: Neurology Unit, Valle Camonica Hospital, Brescia, Italy
Interests: neurodegenerative diseases; cognition disorders; neuromuscular disease

Name: Prof. Dr. Santina Cottone
Affiliation: Nephrology and Dialysis Unit with Hypertension Centre, Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Maternal & Infant Care, Internal Medicine & Medical Specialties (PROMISE), University of Palermo, “Paolo Giaccone” University Hospital, 90127 Palermo, Italy
Interests: chronic kidney disease pathophysiology; primary and secondary forms of arterial hypertension; pathophysiology of arterial hypertension; endothelium; atherosclerosis; cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease

Name: Prof. Dr. Diego Garbossa
Affiliation: Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", Neurosurgery Unit, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy
Interests: surgery; neuron; neurobiology; neurobiology and brain; physiology; neurodegeneration; neuroanatomy; immunohistochemistry; neurodegenerative diseases; brain diseases; neuropharmacology

Name: Prof. Dr. Jun Yang
Affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Toxicological Science, Hangzhou Normal University School of Public Health, Hangzhou, China
Interests: DNA damage response; carcinogenesis; genotoxin; cell cycle; cell death

Name: Dr. Lucia Billeci
Affiliation: Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-IFC), Pisa, Italy
Interests: neuroscience; neurophysiology; neuroengineering; neurodevelopment disorders; digital health

Name: Dr. Edward A. Bittner
Affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Interests: airway management; anesthesia education; anesthesia for general surgery; burn injury; critical care; post-anesthesia care

Name: Prof. Dr. Olaf Dammann
Affiliation: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
Interests: philosophy of epidemiology and health data science

Name: Dr. Signe Mežinska
Affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
Interests: medical ethics; public health; reproductive ethics; medical research ethics

Name: Prof. Dr. Eugenijus Gefenas
Affiliation: Center for Health Ethics, Law and History, Institute of Health Sciences, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Interests: medical ethics; human research ethics; bioethics; medical humanities

Name: Prof. Dr. Lars P. Kamolz
Affiliation: Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Interests: burn; burn care; hand surgery; wound healing; reconstructive surgery

Name: Prof. Dr. Seung-Gu Yeo
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Bucheon 14584, Korea
Interests: cancer; oncology; radiation therapy; intensity-modulated radiotherapy; rectal cancer; breast cancer; concurrent chemoradiotherapy; concurrent immunoradiotherapy 

Name: Prof. Dr. Carl Erb
Affiliations: 1. Private Institute for Applied Ophthalmology, Eye Clinic at Wittenbergplatz, Berlin, Germany
2. Glaucoma Center (under construction), Salymbekov University International Medical Faculty, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Interests: glaucoma; cataract surgery; clinical ophthalmology; retinal diseases; aqueous humor; ocular blood flow; perimetry; color vision; dry eye; neuroprotection; glaucoma surgery

Name: Dr. José Manuel Montes
Affiliations: 1. Psychiatry Service, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, 28034 Madrid, Spain
2. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), 28034 Madrid, Spain
3. Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), 28034 Madrid, Spain
Interests: bipolar; affective disorders; psychosis

Name: Prof. Dr. Hsin-An Chang
Affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 11490, Taiwan
Interests: psychophysiology; brain stimulation; gene polymorphisms; schizophrenia; affective disorders, anxiety disorders

Name: Dr. Athanasios Marinis
Affiliation: Third Department of Surgery, Tzaneion General Hospital, Zanni & 1 Afentouli, 18536 Piraeus, Greece
Interests: general surgery; emergency surgery; surgical oncology; laparoscopic surgery; colorectal surgery

Name: Dr. Joo Yong Lee
Affiliation: Department of Urology, Severance Hospital, Urological Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Interests: urology; urolithiasis; microbiome; urinary tract infection; reconstruction surgery

Name: Dr. Ronald Castelino
Affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Interests: kidney disease; medication safety; medicine review; pharmacy services

Name: Dr. Xinhua Xiao
Affiliation: Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
Interests: type 1 diabetes mellitus; type 2 diabetes mellitus; monogenic diabetes mellitus; maturity-onset diabetes of the young; gestational diabetes mellitus; obesity; the developmental origin of metabolic disease; glycemic variation; gut microbiome; epigenetics and circadian rhythm

We look forward to their contributions to the journal.

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new Section, “Health Humanities”, with the aim of providing a specific venue for this field of research in Medicina (ISSN: 1648-9144). The Section is led by Prof. Dr. Olaf Dammann (Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA) and covers the following topics:

• philosophy of medicine;
• medical epistemology;
• medical ethics;
• bioethics;
• gender and health;
• history of medicine;
• narrative medicine;
• medical anthropology;
• sociology of health and illness;
• medicine and art;
• education in health humanities.

We are now recruiting Editorial Board Members for this Section (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/medicina/sections/Health_Humanities). 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 (medicina@mdpi.com). Alternatively, you may wish to submit your work directly via the following link: https://susy.mdpi.com/user/manuscripts/upload?journal=medicina.

We look forward to collaborating with you.

Medicina (ISSN: 1648-9144) is recruiting Editorial Board Members for the following twelve Sections:

• “Translational Medicine”;
• “Infectious Disease”;
• “Geriatrics/Aging”;
• “Pediatrics”;
• “Immunology”;
• “Intensive Care/ Anesthesiology”;
• “Genetics”;
• “Nephrology”;
• “Ophthalmology”;
• “Dermatology”;
• “Obstetrics and Gynecology”;
• “Gastroenterology & Hepatology”.

These 12 Sections are now expanding their Editorial Board to cover areas that are less well-represented by the current team. If you are interested in this position or know of potential candidates to recommend, please contact us on medicina@mdpi.com.

Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144; https://www.mdpi.com/journal/medicina) is a well-established, fully open access journal which provides an advanced forum for studies related to medicine. The journal impact factor is 2.430, and it is also indexed in many important databases (Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), PubMed, MEDLINE, PMC, Embase, and many others). It is currently ranked in the second quartile (Q2) in its JCR category. More details on the Editorial Board of Medicina are available at: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/medicina/editors. 

As a member of the Editorial Board, you would have one or more of the following duties:

• Making decisions as to whether a manuscript can be accepted or not based on the reports we collect;
• Guest-editing a Special Issue on a topic related to your research interests when it is convenient for you;
• Promoting Medicina and increasing its visibility at related academic conferences.

To apply or request further information, please contact the Medicina Editorial Office (medicina@mdpi.com).

It is our great honor to congratulate the Editorial Board Members and Editors in MDPI's journals who have been distinguished as 2021 Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate, according to Web of Science data. We herewith express our gratitude for the immense impact the named researchers continue to make on scientific progress and on our journals' development.

Clarivate's annual list of Highly Cited Researchers^TM identifies the most highly cited scientists for the past decade. Their impactful papers are among the top 1 per cent in the citation distribution of one or more of 22 fields analyzed in the "Essential Science Indicators", distinguishing them as hugely influential among their peers.

The full list of 2021 Highly Cited Researchers  can be accessed at the following webpage in the Web of Science^TM https://recognition.webofscience.com/awards/highly-cited/2021/.

--- Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) is a Clarivate product.

Academic editors play a crucial role in leading our journals and ensuring that each article undergoes a robust and timely peer-review. With the launch of Topics this year and addition of Topic Editors to our family of academic editors, we decided it would be a good time to restructure our academic boards, thus providing more clarity and support for each role. MDPI is pleased to announce the launch of a new position—Topical Advisory Panel Member, that will replace the previous position of Topics Board Member. The Topical Advisory Panel will be comprised of early career researchers eager to gain experience in editorial work.

The main responsibility of the new members of the Topical Advisory Panel is to regularly provide support to Guest Editors, Topic Editors, and Section Board Members. The responsibilities of the Topical Advisory Panel are available here: https://www.mdpi.com/editors.

Each year, the members’ performances are evaluated, and outstanding members are promoted to the Editorial Board by the Editor-in-Chief.

To qualify as a Topical Advisory Panel Member, applicants must:

• Have expertise and experience in the field related to the journal;
• Have received a Ph.D. in the last 10 years, approximately;
• Have at least 6-8 published papers in the last 5 years as first author or corresponding author;
• Currently hold an independent research position in academia or a government institute.

If you are interested in this role, please contact the editorial office by email.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Founded in 1996, MDPI was one of the first fully Open Access publisher. Over 25 years MDPI has grown to become the largest Open Access publisher globally, publishing over 160,000 articles across more than 350 journals in 2020. At the core, MDPI was founded in response to a pressing need of fast publication and inclusion. The scholar was set at the centre of the publication process for the first time. Acting as a service provider, rather than a product provider, MDPI exists to help scientists achive their objective to disseminate research results. At MDPI, we believe scientists deserve a better service from the publishing world.

The International Open Access Week (Open Access Week), founded by the SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) Alliance and student partners in 2008, has been successfully running for 13 years. As an advocate and pioneer of open access publishing, MDPI actively responds to the call of International Open Access Week. This year’s theme of “It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity” highlights the Recommendation’s call for equitable participation from all authors and readers.

For the last 25 years, MDPI has been committed to disseminating open research. Here is a video showing MDPI’s Commitment to Equity, Inclusion and Diversity for More than 25 Years.

International Open Access Week is an important opportunity to catalyze new conversations, create connections across and between communities that can facilitate this co-design, and advance progress in the building of more equitable foundations for opening knowledge—discussions and actions that need to be continued, year in and year out. MDPI has always aimed to provide professional and efficient publishing services to scholars around the world.

Our mission is to make scientific research accessible to everyone; this year, we interview and hold discussions with open science ambassadors on how to build an equal and inclusive environment for open science. Academic editors help us collaborate with more institutions to advocate for open access ideas.

Read our anniversary blog post: "Sharing 'Collective Human Knowledge': The Benefits of Open Access Publication"

Besides this, our scientific community is a key driver of our success and MDPI’s remarkable growth. Despite the pandemic, we have prepared online conferences and workshops to gather scholars from different communities.

The Basel Sustainable Publishing online forum provides an equal opportunity for stakeholders and researchers from multi-cultural environments to exchange ideas and eliminate barriers to participation.

Conference date: 25 October 2021, online
Conference website: https://bspf2021.sciforum.net/
Main topics: MDPI discusses the current dilemma of open access science from various perspectives such as governments, libraries, and publishers, and related measures on how to change the status quo of discrimination from a global perspective.

We aim to support equality, inclusion, diversity, and accessibility in scholarly communications. We collaborate with universities and key laboratories and have scholarly communications with researchers, teachers, and students on open access workshops.

• 25 October 2021
  Energies journal and Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

• 28 October 2021
  Machines journal and State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Southwest Jiaotong University

• 29 October 2021
  Processes journal and Beijing Institute of Technology

• 29 October 2021
  Coatings journal and Wuhan University of Technology

MDPI is committed to providing open access and high-quality publishing services for scholars and promoting rapid dissemination of academic achievements. We hope to promote the practices and policies of open access publishing and diversify the dissemination of academic achievements.

Rigorous peer-review is the cornerstone of high-quality academic publishing. Over 369,916 scholars served as reviewers for MDPI journals in 2020. We are extremely appreciative of all those who made a contribution to the editorial process in this capacity. At the beginning of every year, journal editorial offices publish a list of all reviewers’ names to express our gratitude. In addition, this year, the MDPI Top Reviewer Award was announced, to recognize the very best reviewers for their expertise and dedication, and their high-quality, and timely review reports. We are pleased to announce the following winners of the 2020 MDPI Top Reviewer Award:

• Adriana Burlea-Schiopoiu;
• Alban Kuriqi;
• Álvaro González-Vila;
• Alessandro Alaimo;
• Alexey Beskopylny;
• Alexander Yu Churyumov;
• Alberto Fernández-Isabel;
• Andrea Mastinu;
• Antonios N. Papadopoulos;
• Anton Rassõlkin;
• Antonio Humberto Hamad Minervino;
• Arkadiusz Matwijczuk;
• Artur Słomka;
• Baojie He;
• Bartłomiej Potaniec;
• Bojan Đurin;
• Camilo Arturo Rodriguez Diaz;
• Carmelo Maria Musarella;
• Chiachung Chen;
• Chiman Kwan;
• Cristian Busu;
• Danil Pimenov;
• Dan-Cristian Dabija;
• Delfín Ortega-Sánchez;
• Demetrio Antonio Zema;
• Denis Butusov;
• Elena Lucchi;
• Gaurab Dutta;
• Livia Anastasiu;
• M. R. Safaei.

For more information about how to become a reviewer of MDPI journals, please see: www.mdpi.com/reviewers.

UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. In 2020 the SDG Publishers Compact was launched, aimed to inspire publishers and accelerate progress to achieve the 17 goals by 2030. Members of the programme are committed to support the publication of materials that will promote and inspire actions towards SDGs.

MDPI is an eager advocate of SDGs and has already been supporting the programme by creating Special Issues and publishing a series of books on SDGs prior to joining the Compact in 2021. MDPI's Sustainability Foundation initiated the World Sustainability Awards in 2016. We fully support UN's goals to promote sustainable actions that make the world a better place for all and, as part of its commitment, we will focus our actions on SDG10: Reduced Inequalities whilst promoting all 17 SDGs. For more details, please visit the programme’s website: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sdg-publishers-compact/.

Joining this initiative was a unanimous decision. MDPI has in its core values the dissemination of science for all, breaking the wall between research access and under-represented members of the scientific community and the general population. To support this initiative further and continue to support under-represented scientists, MDPI will take a series of actions that will be announced once ready.

The first action MDPI takes is to nominate Dr. Liliane Auwerter as the coordinator of the programme. Dr. Auwerter studied Environmental Process Technology (UTFPR, Brazil), obtained her MSc degree in Water and Environmental Engineering (University of Surrey, UK) and in 2020 completed her PhD in self-healing low-friction materials for water transport (Imperial College London, UK), always focusing on diverse scientific projects that would potentially bring sustainability to industrial processes. As a student in Brazil, she engaged in volunteering activities focused on environmental education and took part in the Millennial Development Goals meetings held at the university.

For more information, please contact:
Dr. Liliane Auwerter
Scientific Officer
liliane.auwerter@mdpi.com