Announcements

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 winners for the year 2021 in the “Medicine & Pharmacology” category for their outstanding contributions among 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 achievement. MDPI will continue to provide support and recognition to the academic community.

Cancers:

• Antonio G. Solimando, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
• Chenghui Li, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA
• Joaquim Carreras, Tokai University, Japan
• Pierfrancesco Franco, University of Turin School of Medicine, Italy
• Laurentiu Pop, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA

Current Oncology:

• Margaret Fitch, University of Toronto, Canada
• Caroline Mariano, BC Cancer Agency, Canada; University of British Columbia, Canada

Healthcare:

• Naser Alsharairi, Griffith University, Australia
• Peter W. Choate, Mount Royal University, Canada
• Qin Xiang Ng, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Journal of Clinical Medicine:

• Giulio Francesco, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
• Sebastian Schnaubelt, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
• Olga Kislitsina, Northwestern University, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, USA

Journal of Personalized Medicine:

• Onofrio Laselva, University of Foggia, Italy
• Ping-Hsun Wu, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan
• Vladimir Vladimirov, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
• Mauro Giuffrè, University of Trieste, Italy

Medical Sciences:

• Erika Palmieri, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, USA

Tomography:

• Anjul Khadria, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA

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 “Medicine & Pharmacology” category, 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.

Antibiotics:

• “Antimicrobial and Synergistic Effects of Commercial Piperine and Piperlongumine in Combination with Conventional Antimicrobials”

by Eunice Ego Mgbeahuruike, Milla Stålnacke, Heikki Vuorela and Yvonne Holm

Antibiotics 2019, 8(2), 55; doi:10.3390/antibiotics8020055

• “Antibiotic Discovery: Where Have We Come from, Where Do We Go?”

by Bernardo Ribeiro da Cunha, Luís P. Fonseca and Cecília R. C. Calado

Antibiotics 2019, 8(2), 45; doi:10.3390/antibiotics8020045

Dentistry Journal:

• “Regeneration of the Periodontal Apparatus in Aggressive Periodontitis Patients”

by Zvi Artzi, Shiran Sudri, Ori Platner and Avital Kozlovsky

Dent. J. 2019, 7(1), 29; doi:10.3390/dj7010029

• “Treatment of Peri-Implant Mucositis with Repeated Application of Chlorhexidine Chips or Gel during Supportive Therapy—A Randomized Clinical Trial”

by Philipp Sahrmann, Cyrill Bettschart, Daniel B. Wiedemeier, Ahmed Al-Majid, Thomas Attin and Patrick R. Schmidlin

Dent. J. 2019, 7(4), 115; doi:10.3390/dj7040115

Healthcare:

• “Two-Year Use of Care Robot Zora in Dutch Nursing Homes: An Evaluation Study”

by Chantal Huisman and Helianthe Kort

Healthcare 2019, 7(1), 31; doi:10.3390/healthcare7010031

• “The Interlinked Rising Epidemic of Insufficient Sleep and Diabetes Mellitus”

by Vijay Kumar Chattu, Soosanna Kumary Chattu, Deepa Burman, David Warren Spence and Seithikurippu R. Pandi-Perumal

Healthcare 2019, 7(1), 37; doi:10.3390/healthcare7010037

Journal of Clinical Medicine:

• “Periodontitis: A Multifaceted Disease of Tooth-Supporting Tissues”

by Eija Könönen, Mervi Gursoy and Ulvi Kahraman Gursoy

Clin. Med. 2019, 8(8), 1135; doi:10.3390/jcm8081135

• “The Immunomodulatory Functions of Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells Mediated via Paracrine Activity”

by Yueyuan Zhou, Yusuke Yamamoto, Zhongdang Xiao and Takahiro Ochiya

Clin. Med. 2019, 8(7), 1025; doi:10.3390/jcm8071025

• “Optimizing Detection of Kidney Transplant Injury by Assessment of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA via Massively Multiplex PCR”

by Tara K. Sigdel, Felipe Acosta Archila, Tudor Constantin, Sarah A. Prins, Juliane Liberto, Izabella Damm, Parhom Towfighi, Samantha Navarro, Eser Kirkizlar, Zachary P. Demko, Allison Ryan, Styrmir Sigurjonsson, Reuben D. Sarwal, Szu-Chuan Hseish, Chitranon Chan-On, Bernhard Zimmermann, Paul R. Billings, Solomon Moshkevich and Minnie M. Sarwal

Clin. Med. 2019, 8(1), 19; doi:10.3390/jcm8010019

Medicina:

• “Tumor Microenvironment”

by Borros Arneth

Medicina 2020, 56(1), 15; doi: 10.3390/medicina56010015

• “Comparative Epidemiology and Resistance Trends of Common Urinary Pathogens in a Tertiary-Care Hospital: A 10-Year Surveillance Study”

by Márió Gajdács, Marianna Ábrók, Andrea Lázár, and Katalin Burián

Medicina 2019, 55(7), 356; doi: 10.3390/medicina55070356

Pharmaceutics:

• “3D Printed Pellets (Miniprintlets): A Novel, Multi-Drug, Controlled Release Platform Technology”

by Atheer Awad, Fabrizio Fina, Sarah J. Trenfield, Pavanesh Patel, Alvaro Goyanes, Simon Gaisford and Abdul W. Basit.

Pharmaceutics 2019, 11(4), 148; doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics11040148

• “Mathematical Modeling of Release Kinetics from Supramolecular Drug Delivery Systems”

by Constantin Mircioiu, Victor Voicu, Valentina Anuta, Andra Tudose, Christian Celia, Donatella Paolino, Massimo Fresta, Roxana Sandulovici and Ion Mircioiu

Pharmaceutics 2019, 11(3), 140; doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics11030140

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)

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 the 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, which will replace the previous position of Topics Board Member. The Topical Advisory Panel will comprise 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 completed their Ph.D. in the last 10 years, approximately;
• Have published at least 6 papers in the last 5 years as a 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 click the following link to join the Topical Advisory Panel: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/tropicalmed/topical_advisory_panel_application.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

The Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (TropicalMed, ISSN 2414-6366) editorial team is pleased to announce the launch of five new Sections: “Infectious Diseases”, “Neglected and Emerging Tropical Diseases”, “One Health”, “Travel Medicine” and “Vector-Borne Diseases”. These Sections will expand the scope and Editorial Board of TropicalMed 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.

Additionally, the following Special Issues of each Section are currently open for submissions:

Section “Infectious Diseases”:

• “Control of Viral Hepatitis” (Deadline: 15 May 2022);
• “Harnessing the Power of Data and Technology to Improve Infectious Disease Control” (Deadline: 15 July 2022);
• “Assessing, Understanding and Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 on TB Prevention, Care and Control” (Deadline: 31 July 2022).

Section “Neglected and Emerging Tropical Diseases”:

• “Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis: Endgame Prospects, Challenges and Complexities” (Deadline: 30 April 2022);
• “Neglected Diseases and Human Rights” (Deadline: 10 May 2022);
• “Advances in Diagnosis, Epidemiology and Control on Soil-Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections - Volume II” (Deadline: 22 August 2022).

Section “One Health”:

• “Operational Research and Capacity Building to Strengthen Health Systems for Tackling Public Health Emergencies” (Deadline: 23 April 2022);
• “Persistence of Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment and Implications for Global Public Health” (Deadline: 30 June 2022);
• “Geospatial Health (GeoHealth): Current Trends, Methods, and Applications” (Deadline: 14 July 2022).

Section “Travel Medicine”:

• “Advances in Travel Medicine—Emerging Infectious Diseases” (Deadline: 30 June 2022);
• “Contemporary Migrant Health” (Deadline: 31 August 2022).

Section “Vector-Borne Diseases”:

• “Forecasting Vector-Borne Diseases” (Deadline: 30 May 2022);
• “Advances in Vector-Borne Diseases: Celebrating the First Impact Factor of TMID and in Memory of Sir Patrick Manson” (1844-1922) (Deadline: 31 July 2022);
• “Public Health Advances in Vector-Borne Diseases” (Deadline: 31 July 2022).

We are delighted to welcome the following recognized researchers, who have recently joined the Editorial Board of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (TropicalMed, ISSN: 2414-6366):

• Prof. Dr. Xuejun Ma;
• Prof. Dr. Nick Golding;
• Prof. Dr. Tania C. Araujo-Jorge;
• Prof. Dr. Anil Koul.

We wish them success in their efforts to help us continue to develop the journal.

Further details concerning the Editorial Board can be found at: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/tropicalmed/editors.

1. "One Health Approach: A Data-Driven Priority for Mitigating Outbreaks of Emerging and Re-Emerging Zoonotic Infectious Diseases"
Busayo I. Ajuwon et al.
Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2022, 7, 4; 10.3390/tropicalmed7010004
Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7010004

2. "Evolution of Public Health Prevention of Leptospirosis in a One Health Perspective: The Example of Mahasarakham Province (Thailand)"
Jaruwan Viroj et al.
Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2021, 6, 168; 10.3390/tropicalmed6030168
Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6030168

3. "Emerging Trends in the West Nile Virus Epidemiology in Croatia in the ‘One Health’ Context, 2011–2020"
Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek et al.
Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2021, 6, 140; 10.3390/tropicalmed6030140
Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6030140

4. "Proposed Integrated Control of Zoonotic Plasmodium knowlesi in Southeast Asia Using Themes of One Health"
Jessica Scott et al.
Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2020, 5, 175; 10.3390/tropicalmed5040175
Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5040175

5. "A One Health Approach for Guinea Worm Disease Control: Scope and Opportunities"
Matthew R. Boyce et al.
Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2020, 5, 159; 10.3390/tropicalmed5040159
Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5040159

6. "Intestinal Schistosomiasis and Giardiasis Co-Infection in Sub-Saharan Africa: Can a One Health Approach Improve Control of Each Waterborne Parasite Simultaneously?"
John Archer et al.
Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2020, 5, 137; 10.3390/tropicalmed5030137
Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5030137

7. "Assessing Climate Change Impact on Ecosystems and Infectious Disease: Important Roles for Genomic Sequencing and a One Health Perspective"
Kenneth B. Yeh et al.
Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2020, 5, 9; 10.3390/tropicalmed5020090
Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5020090

• “The Growing Importance of Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy and How Research and Innovation Can Enhance Its Implementation on the Ground”
  Anthony D. Harries et al.
  Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2020, 5, 61; 10.3390/tropicalmed5020061
  Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5020061

• “Real-Time Operational Research: Case Studies from the Field of Tuberculosis and Lessons Learnt”
  Anthony D. Harries et al.
  Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2021, 6, 97; 10.3390/tropicalmed6020097
  Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6020097

• “The Interaction of Diabetes and Tuberculosis: Translating Research to Policy and Practice”
  Reinout van Crevel et al.
  Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2021, 6, 8; 10.3390/tropicalmed6010008
  Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6010008

• “Tuberculosis in Adolescents and Young Adults: Emerging Data on TB Transmission and Prevention among Vulnerable Young People”
  Katherine M. Laycock et al.
  Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2021, 6, 148; 10.3390/tropicalmed6030148
  Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6030148

• “Implementation of an Effective Decentralised Programme for Detection, Treatment and Prevention of Tuberculosis in Children”
  John Paul Dongo et al.
  Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2021, 6, 131; 10.3390/tropicalmed6030131
  Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6030131

• “Screening for Parasitic Infection and Tuberculosis in Immunosuppressed and Pre-Immunosuppressed Patients: An Observational Study”
  Luisa Carnino et al.
  Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2021, 6, 170; 10.3390/tropicalmed6030170
  Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6030170

• “High Levels of Treatment Success and Zero Relapse in Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients Receiving a Levofloxacin-Based Shorter Treatment Regimen in Vietnam”
  Le T. N. Anh et al.
  Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2020, 5, 43; 10.3390/tropicalmed5010043
  Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5010043

• “Islands of Tuberculosis Elimination: An Evaluation of Community-Based Active Case Finding in North Sumatra, Indonesia”
  Elvi S. Siahaan et al.
  Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2020, 5, 163; 10.3390/tropicalmed5040163
  Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5040163

• “An Evaluation of Programmatic Community-Based Chest X-ray Screening for Tuberculosis in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam”
  Lan Huu Nguyen et al.
  Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2020, 5, 185; 10.3390/tropicalmed5040185
  Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5040185

• “Developing Feasible, Locally Appropriate Socioeconomic Support for TB-Affected Households in Nepal”
  Bhola Rai et al.
  Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2020, 5, 98; 10.3390/tropicalmed5020098
  Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5020098

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the TMID Young Scientist Best Paper Award at EMOP 2021 (https://emop2020.org/) is Jelena Srbljanović (Serbia), for her paper entitled “Aminoquinolines afford resistance to cerebral malaria in susceptible mice”.

For more details, please visit the following website: https://emop2020.org/best-paper-award/.

Dr. Jelena Srbljanović is a researcher from the Department of Parasitology, PNG Institute of Medical Research. Her research focuses on zoonotic parasites, with a particular focus on Apicomplexa: Plasmodium spp. and Toxoplasma spp. She has received one European (European Federation of Parasitologists Young Scientist Award at the 12th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology, 20–24 July 2016 in Turku, Finland) and three national awards (2017 Young Scientist Award “Dr Vera i Dušan Kentera”; Annual Award of the Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, 2017; The Best Publication Award, granted by the Serbian Society of Parasitologists, 2019).

We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to all the excellent applicants for this award; their brilliant CVs made deciding on a winner very difficult. We would also like to thank all of the award committee members for their thorough evaluation of the applications.

“Prognosis of COVID-19 in Patients with Liver and Kidney Diseases: An Early Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”

Tope Oyelade et al.

Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2020, 5, 80; 10.3390/tropicalmed5020080

Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5020080

“Malaria and COVID-19: Common and Different Findings”

Francesco Di Gennaro et al.

Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2020, 5, 141; 10.3390/tropicalmed5030141

Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5030141

“Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tuberculosis Control: An Overview”

Kefyalew Addis Alene et al.

Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2020, 5, 123; 10.3390/tropicalmed5030123

Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5030123

“Efficacy and Safety of Lopinavir/Ritonavir for Treatment of COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”

Saad Alhumaid et al.

Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2020, 5, 180; 10.3390/tropicalmed5040180

Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5040180

“Occupational COVID-19 Prevention among Congolese Healthcare Workers: Knowledge, Practices, PPE Compliance, and Safety Imperatives”

Nzaji Michel-Kabamba et al.

Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2020, 6, 6; 10.3390/tropicalmed6010006

Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6010006

“Assessing the Real-Time Impact of COVID-19 on TB and HIV Services: The Experience and Response from Selected Health Facilities in Nairobi, Kenya”

Irene Mbithi et al.

Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2021, 6, 74; 10.3390/tropicalmed6020074

Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6020074

“A Case Series Describing the Recurrence of COVID-19 in Patients Who Recovered from Initial Illness in Bangladesh”

Pritimoy Das et al.

Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2021, 6, 41; 10.3390/tropicalmed6020041

Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6020041

“The COVID-19 Pandemic: Disproportionate Thrombotic Tendency and Management Recommendations”

Sabina Karim et al.

Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2021, 6, 26; 10.3390/tropicalmed6010026

Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6010026

“SARS-CoV-2 Infection and CMV Dissemination in Transplant Recipients as a Treatment for Chagas Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report”

Sarah Cristina Gozzi-Silva et al.

Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2021, 6, 22; 10.3390/tropicalmed6010022

Available online: https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6010022

“Operational Research to Assess the Real-Time Impact of COVID-19 on TB and HIV Services: The Experience and Response from Health Facilities in Harare, Zimbabwe”

Pruthu Thekkur et al.

Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2021, 6, 94; 10.3390/tropicalmed6020094