Metabolites | Section Editor-in-Chief Meeting of the Section “Animal Metabolism” Held on 20 November 2024

Metabolites (ISSN: 2218-1989) held an online meeting with Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Chi Chen regarding the “Animal Metabolism” Section on 20 November 2024. We are extremely grateful for the strong support from our Section Editor-in-Chief. We would like to invite everyone to jointly review the content of this meeting.

The meeting began with a presentation about the development of the Section “Animal Metabolism”. The following topics were discussed:

The Section’s publication statistics, and analysis of authors’ distribution (2020–2024);
Hot topics, relevant affiliations, and marketing analyses;
Marketing activities-webinar;
Section EBM overview, decision-making statistics, and Section development statistics.

To promote the development of the “Animal Metabolism” Section, the following topics were discussed at this online meeting:

Strategies for maintaining and improving paper quality control: Emphasizing the importance of securing high-quality reviewers from diverse countries. Ensuring that reviewers had expertise closely related to submitted manuscripts. Fostering a culture of high-quality publications;
Development plans for the “Animal Metabolism” Section: Motivating Editorial Board members and providing annual recognition to top performers, identifying and recruiting researchers who are active in relevant fields. Engaging both experienced and emerging scientists in Special Issues on hot topics;
Promotion and other suggestions: Prof. Dr. Chen suggests holding webinars that are relevant to the scholars’ research interests and with broader applicability. Will share the new conferences, and build a clear communication system, with strategic recruitment, and ongoing quality control with the editorial office.

We sincerely thank the Section Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Chi Chen for his active participation. Thanks to his participation, we could exchange views face-to-face and receive timely feedback. We hope that more members will join us in the future, and we look forward to your valuable suggestions, as they push us to work together, continue to move towards a higher level of development, and make greater progress.

Metabolites Editorial Office