Announcements

The 2022 citation metrics have been released in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), and we’re pleased to announce the following results for MDPI journals:

We are thrilled to announce that 90% of our ranked MDPI journals, specifically 86 out of 96 (captured in the table below), are performing above average in Q1 or Q2. This year, Clarivate has expanded its Impact Factor (IF) awards to include journals in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), providing greater transparency for the full set of journals indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection. As a result, 111 of MDPI journals have received their first IF in 2023, with 37 journals surpassing an IF of 3.0. In total, 208 MDPI journals have been honored with an IF.

Clarivate explains that by "expanding the coverage but holding to highly selective standards, the [Impact Factor] is now a reliable indicator of trustworthiness, as well as a measure of scholarly impact, at the journal level."

Please visit our blog post where we discuss the release of the latest citation metrics with our Indexing Manager, Dr. Constanze Schelhorn, to find out what's different this time around and how to make use of different metrics available.

Note: The Journal of Personalized Medicine's Impact Factor was omitted in the original release and will be assigned separately. Please find the data on the journal webpage in due course.

Source: 2022 Journal Impact Factors, Journal Citation Reports ^TM (Clarivate, 2023)

Conference: XXII EuroFoodChem Congress
Date: 14–16 June 2023
Place: Belgrade, Serbia

MDPI will be attending the XXII EuroFoodChem Congress, which will be held from 14 to 16 June 2023 in the capital of Serbia, Belgrade.

This important international conference in the field of food chemistry is organized by the Food Chemistry Division of EuChemS and the Serbian Chemical Society, with support from the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. It will cover the major scientific themes of food composition, quality, and safety; food sustainability, including byproducts’ valorization; novel foods; food and health, functional foods and ingredients; chemical reactions and interactions of food components; chemical changes in food under processing and storage; food adulteration, authenticity, and traceability; novel methods for food chemistry; and food contaminants. In addition to abstract presentations and lectures by world-renowned speakers, this conference will offer a variety of networking options. EuroFoodChem is an excellent opportunity for initiating or strengthening cooperation and knowledge.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Foods;
• Antioxidants;
• Dairy;
• Nutraceuticals;
• Sustainability;
• CIMB;
• Beverages;
• BioChem;
• Hygiene;
• AppliedChem.

Please do not hesitate to reach out (foods@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://xxiieurofoodchem.com/.

We are delighted to share that Issue 1 in Volume 3 of Nutraceuticals (ISSN: 1661-3821) was released this March. The following is a list of articles which we believe will be of interest to you:

1. “Efficacy and Safety of Monacolin K Combined with Coenzyme Q10, Grape Seed, and Olive Leaf Extracts in Improving Lipid Profile of Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Hypercholesterolemia: A Self-Control Study”
by Nicholas Angelopoulos, Rodis D. Paparodis, Ioannis Androulakis, Anastasios Boniakos, Panagiotis Anagnostis, Vasilis Tsimihodimos and Sarantis Livadas
Nutraceuticals 2023, 3(1), 1–12; https://doi.org/10.3390/nutraceuticals3010001
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1661-3821/3/1/1

2. “Impact of Growing Location on Kakadu Plum Fruit Composition and In Vitro Bioactivity as Determinants of Its Nutraceutical Potential”
by Eshetu M. Bobasa, Saleha Akter, Anh Dao Thi Phan, Michael E. Netzel, Daniel Cozzolino, Simone Osborne and Yasmina Sultanbawa
Nutraceuticals 2023, 3(1), 13–25; https://doi.org/10.3390/nutraceuticals3010002
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1661-3821/3/1/2

3. “Modulating the Gut Microbiota with Alginate Oligosaccharides In Vitro”
by Grégoire Bouillon, Olav Gåserød, Łukasz Krych, Josué L. Castro-Mejía, Witold Kot, Markku T. Saarinen, Arthur C. Ouwehand, Dennis S. Nielsen and Fergal P. Rattray
Nutraceuticals 2023, 3(1), 26–38; https://doi.org/10.3390/nutraceuticals3010003
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1661-3821/3/1/3

4. “Neuroprotective Effects of Blueberries through Inhibition on Cholinesterase, Tyrosinase, Cyclooxygenase-2, and Amyloidogenesis”
by Pari Samani, Sophia Costa and Shuowei Cai
Nutraceuticals 2023, 3(1), 39–57; https://doi.org/10.3390/nutraceuticals3010004
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1661-3821/3/1/4

5. “Bioactive Lignans from Flaxseed: Biological Properties and Patented Recovery Technologies”
by Paola Sangiorgio, Simona Errico, Alessandra Verardi, Stefania Moliterni, Gabriella Tamasi, Claudio Rossi and Roberto Balducchi
Nutraceuticals 2023, 3(1), 58–74; https://doi.org/10.3390/nutraceuticals3010005
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1661-3821/3/1/5

6. “Amber Extract Suppressed Mast Cell-Mediated Allergic Inflammation via the Regulation of Allergic Mediators—An In Vitro Study”
by Redoyan Refli, Neng Tanty Sofyana, Haruna Haeiwa, Reiko Takeda, Kazuma Okazaki, Marie Sekita and Kazuichi Sakamoto
Nutraceuticals 2023, 3(1), 75–90; https://doi.org/10.3390/nutraceuticals3010006
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1661-3821/3/1/6

7. “European Black Elderberry Fruit Extract Inhibits Replication of SARS-CoV-2 In Vitro”
by Christian Setz, Maria Fröba, Maximilian Große, Pia Rauch, Janina Auth, Alexander Steinkasserer, Stephan Plattner and Ulrich Schubert
Nutraceuticals 2023, 3(1), 91–106; https://doi.org/10.3390/nutraceuticals3010007
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1661-3821/3/1/7

8. “Acknowledgment to the Reviewers of Nutraceuticals in 2022”
by Nutraceuticals Editorial Office
Nutraceuticals 2023, 3(1), 107–108; https://doi.org/10.3390/nutraceuticals3010008
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1661-3821/3/1/8

9. “Anti-Inflammatory Effects, Protection of Gut Barrier Integrity and Stimulation of Phagocytosis of Postbiotic Combination ABB C1”
by Maria Tintoré, Jordi Cuñé, Vaclav Vetvicka and Carlos de Lecea
Nutraceuticals 2023, 3(1), 109–118; https://doi.org/10.3390/nutraceuticals3010009
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1661-3821/3/1/9

10. “Potential of Microalgae as Functional Foods Applied to Mitochondria Protection and Healthy Aging Promotion”
by Lorenzo Zanella and Fabio Vianello
Nutraceuticals 2023, 3(1), 119–152; https://doi.org/10.3390/nutraceuticals30100010
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1661-3821/3/1/10

11. “Citrus aurantium ‘Crispifolia’ Essential Oil: A Promise for Nutraceutical Applications”
by Michela Di Napoli, Giusy Castagliuolo, Natale Badalamenti, Viviana Maresca, Adriana Basile, Maurizio Bruno, Mario Varcamonti and Anna Zanfardino
Nutraceuticals 2023, 3(1), 153–164; https://doi.org/10.3390/nutraceuticals30100011
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1661-3821/3/1/11

12. “TRPA1 Agonists and Bladder Nociception in Female Rats Suggest Potential for Nutraceutical Benefit from Cinnamon”
by Timothy J. Ness, Amer Babi, Madeline E. Ness and Cary DeWitte
Nutraceuticals 2023, 3(1), 165–174; https://doi.org/10.3390/nutraceuticals30100012
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1661-3821/3/1/12

13. “The Response of a Leaky Gut Cell Culture Model (Caco-2/THP-1 Co-Culture) to Administration of Alternative Protein Sources”
by Massimo Marzorati, Pieter Van den Abbeele, Lynn Verstrepen, Jelle De Medts and Ricardo D. Ekmay
Nutraceuticals 2023, 3(1), 175–184; https://doi.org/10.3390/nutraceuticals30100013
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1661-3821/3/1/13

14. “Metabolic Profile and Quantification of Terpene Trilactones and Flavonoids in Ginkgo biloba L. Buds Depending on Physiological Stages”
by Dominique Laurain-Mattar, Sahar Saliba, Joseph Mattar, Afra Khiralla, Rosella Spina and Dominique Decolin
Nutraceuticals 2023, 3(1), 185-195; https://doi.org/10.3390/nutraceuticals3010014
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1661-3821/3/1/14

We would like to thank all of the research groups that authored these exceptional papers for their contribution. If you have any suitable manuscripts and need funding support, feel free to contact us at nutraceuticals@mdpi.com.

As a leading open access publisher, MDPI provides scholars with a high-quality and rich academic exchange platform by continuously expanding into new and exciting research areas.

In December 2022, MDPI launched five new journals, covering multiple subjects such as life sciences, biology, medicine and pharmacology, social sciences and humanities. These new journals are being edited by established scholars across the world.

If you are interested in creating more open access journals with us to publish cutting-edge research, please send your journal proposal application to newjournal-committee@mdpi.com.

MDPI is pleased to announce that we now display the co-authors’ email addresses in addition to the corresponding author’s email address on the webpage of published papers, protected by Captcha. For more information about this change, please visit the journal’s instructions for authors page. 

We believe this change will facilitate academic discussions and advance our cause of open science and research. The corresponding authors are responsible for communicating with their co-authors and indicating in our system (https://susy.mdpi.com/) if co-authors would prefer for their email addresses not to be displayed.

On 9 February 2023, Clarivate, a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics, added the Preprint Citation Index to the Web of Science platform, streamlining the research process by allowing researchers to locate and link to preprints alongside other trusted content in the database.

The Preprint Citation Index will act as a bridge to connect cutting-edge preprints with peer-reviewed journal articles published within the Web of Science Core Collection. Alerts can be easily set to monitor new research across several repositories and authors will also be able to include preprints on their Web of Science Research Profile to more accurately display their various research outputs.

As of its launch, the Preprint Citation Index will provide nearly two million preprints from various repositories, including MDPI’s own Preprints.org.

MDPI's Preprints Platform – Preprints.org

To advance Open Science and the fast dissemination of research, MDPI offers researchers a free multidisciplinary preprint platform. Preprints.org accepts submissions from all research areas and offers authors high visibility, permanent archiving, article-level Metrics and immediately citable content by assigning a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to all preprints.

During submission to any MDPI journal, authors have the option to share their research as a preprint. After an initial screening, the manuscript is available online in 48 hours or less. Once online, preprints can be downloaded, shared, commented on, and cited, providing authors maximum visibility.

We invite you to join the ranks of the over 100k researchers using Preprints.org and share your research.

For more information, please visit Preprints.org.

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative—the MDPI Special Issue Mentor Program.

This program will enable early career researchers (who must hold a Ph.D. in a related field) to experience editing a Special Issue in MDPI journals, under the mentorship of our experienced Editorial Board Members or other experienced scientists. The mentor program will provide an excellent opportunity for early career scientists to gain editorial experience, and to cultivate their ability to edit scientific research.

The mentee’s responsibilities include:

• Proposing a Special Issue title and assisting the mentor in preparing a summary (around 200–400 words) and 3–10 keywords describing the background, importance, and goal of the Issue;
• Writing a brief promotion plan for the Special Issue;
• Preparing a list of scholars who may be interested in the Issue and personally e-mailing invitations on behalf of Guest Editors;
• Writing an editorial for the online Special Issue together with the mentor.

The mentor’s responsibilities include:

• Conducting a final check before the Special Issue is published online;
• Performing editorial control of the Special Issue and quality control of the publications, both of which must be carried out in a timely manner;
• Providing suggestions to younger scholars if they have any doubts or concerns regarding submissions;
• Organizing video calls with young scholars and the Editorial Office regularly to discuss problems and improvement suggestions for the Special Issue;
• Making and submitting decisions regarding submissions with the assistance of mentees.

Certificates and awards:
After the Special Issue closes, the Editorial Office will provide official certificates for all the mentors and early career researchers.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your Special Issue proposal to the Editorial Office of a journal you choose, and we will discuss the process (i.e., mentor collaboration, Special Issue topic feasibility analysis, etc.) in further detail. The full list of MDPI journals is as follows: https://www.mdpi.com/about/journals.

In addition to the new Special Issue Mentor Program, we will continue to welcome all Special Issue proposals focusing on hot research topics.

MDPI has just become the first open access (OA) publisher to reach the milestone of one million articles published. That is one million articles freely available to all, to circulate and build upon! We are proud to share this special moment with the global scientific community.

This landmark has been reached thanks to the immeasurable support of more than 600,000 expert reviewers, 66,000 editorial board members and 6700 hard-working colleagues across MDPI’s global offices.

Within more than 25 years of publishing, our journals received 2.1 million manuscripts and generated 4.6 million peer review reports to get to one million papers published.

Reaching the milestone of one million articles published reinforces our mission to remove any existing barriers and to make scientific research accessible to all. Since its inception, MDPI’s goal has been to create reliable processes to make science open. This is a path towards facilitating the dissemination of novel insights in scientific communities.

Regular feedback from authors and reviewers shows that our service is greatly appreciated and needed. At the same time, the feedback helps us identify areas for further improvement.

As it stands, a significant share of published research findings remain closed access. More than half of the content published with the most well-known legacy publishers stays behind a paywall, and that is not including articles published in hybrid OA journals, or made available months or years after publication.

A new policy announced by the US administration in August 2022 requires that, as of January 2026, all US federally funded research be made freely and immediately available after publication. While the new policy does not mandate articles be published under an open access license, it is aligned with the open access movement in removing all barriers to research. Similarly, some of the most advanced research institutions in the world intend to have all funded research articles published in open access by 2025.

MDPI is proud to be the leading agent of the transition to open access.

"Thanks a Million" to all the contributors!

We are pleased to announce that the website of the MDPI Sustainability Foundation has been revamped! For the past couple of months, our UX UI team and front-end developers have been working hard to launch the website in time for the opening of the Sustainability Awards nominations.

The website is not the only thing that has had a remodeling. Indeed, the format of the Emerging Sustainability Leader Award (ESLA) has been updated. ESLA is now a competition open to individual researchers or start-ups founded by researchers under the age of 35. Nominee applications will go through 2 rounds of selection until the final 3 are decided. The finalists will then be invited to give pitch presentations during the Award Ceremony to win either first place (10,000 USD) or runner-up (2 x 5000 USD).

The World Sustainability Award, on the other hand, remains the same: a total prize money of 100,000 USD is up for grabs by senior individual researchers or groups of researchers from the international research community.

Nominations for both the World Sustainability Award and the Emerging Sustainability Leader award are now open! Check out our new website for more information on how to nominate.

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative—the Special Issue Mentor Program.

This program will provide an opportunity for early career scientists to enhance their editing, networking, and organizational skills, working closely with our journal to gain more editorial experience. Early career scientists with novel ideas for new Special Issues of Nutraceuticals (ISSN: 1661-3821) will act as Guest Editors under the mentorship of an experienced scientist; this mentor could be a member of the Nutraceuticals Editorial Board or be affiliated with other well-established research institutes or laboratories.

The mentee’s responsibilities include:

• Providing a CV that includes a list of publications;
• Proposing a Special Issue title and preparing a short introduction;
• Writing a brief promotional plan for the Special Issue;
• Creating an editorial for the online Special Issue;
• Reviewing and making decisions on submissions under the mentorship of our Editorial Board Members.

The mentor’s responsibilities include:

• Conducting a final check before the Special Issue is published online;
• Coediting Special Issues with younger scholars and performing quality control for the publications in the Special Issue;
• Providing suggestions to younger scholars if they have doubts or concerns regarding submissions;
• Organizing regular video calls with young scholars and the Editorial Office to discuss problems and suggestions for the improvement of the Special Issue.

Certificates and awards:
Once the Special Issue is closed, the Editorial Office will provide official certificates for the mentors. The young scholars involved in the program will have the chance to publish one paper in Nutraceuticals free of charge.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your Special Issue proposal to the Nutraceuticals Editorial Office (nutraceuticals@mdpi.com) or complete and submit the form at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journalproposal/sendproposalspecialissue/nutraceuticals. We will discuss the process (i.e., mentor collaboration, Special Issue topic feasibility analysis, etc.) in further detail after receiving your application.

In addition to the new Special Issue Mentor Program, Nutraceuticals will continue to welcome usual Special Issue proposals based on hot research topics.

Nutraceuticals Editorial Office