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Special Issues (SIs) are collections of papers centered around a subject of special interest and are organized and led by subject experts who take on the role of Guest Editor of the Special Issue. A Special Issue is not an issue of the journal.

All submissions follow the same peer review process as regular papers and are published in the regular issues of the journal when they are accepted, but are additionally labelled as belonging to a Special Issue and are discoverable within the collection. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here.

Advances in (Bio)Energy Conversion and Waste Treatment

edited by

Emmanuel Revellame

and

Kristel M. Gatdula

Microbial Enzymes for Green Chemistry and Sustainable Biotransformations

edited by Bruno Henrique de Oliveira

Modern Epidemiologic Approaches to Understanding and Analyzing Data

edited by David Shoultz

History of Pharmacy and Medicine: Implications for Contemporary Pharmacy Practice, Education and Professional Identity

edited by

Manuela Bianca Pasca

and Daniela Gitea

Novel Optical Thin Films and Advanced Coatings

edited by

Emilia Mihaylova

Lean, AI, and Data-Driven Transformation for Sustainable, Resilient, and Human-Centric Industry 5.0

edited by

Sara Antomarioni

and

Laura Lucantoni

Modelling, Manufacturing and Characterization of Advanced Functional Graded Materials for Extreme Conditions by Emergent and Digital Technologies

edited by

Radu Robert Piticescu

and

Mihail Botan

Application of Antimicrobial Peptides and Natural Products as Feed Additives in Animal Production

edited by

Eduardo Festozo Vicente

and

Danilo Florentino Pereira

Control and Optimization of Distributed Energy System and Microgrid

edited by

Hamid Bentarzi

and Abdelmadjid Recioui

Organic and Organoelement Chemistry—A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Oleg G. Sinyashin on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday

edited by Alexander Burilov,

Elena Alexandrovna Chugunova

and Ying Zhou

10th Anniversary of Universe: Galaxies and Their Black Holes

edited by

Paola Marziani

and

Mauro D’Onofrio

Magnetic Nanoscale Materials and Exotic Spin Structures: A 65th Birthday Gift to Annie K. Powell

edited by

Masooma Ibrahim

and Jonas Braun

Current and Future Trends in Cosmetics Research: The 10th Anniversary of Cosmetics

edited by

Enzo Berardesca

Feature Papers in Cosmetics in 2025

edited by

Enzo Berardesca

10th Anniversary of Cosmetics—Recent Advances and Perspectives

edited by

Vasil Georgiev

Exclusive Papers Collection of Editorial Board Members and Invited Scholars in Applied Microbiology (2023, 2024)

edited by

Ian Connerton

Recent Advances in the Discovery and Development of Drugs for Civilization Diseases

edited by

Marcin Gackowski

Karolina Szewczyk-Golec

and

Renata Studzińska

Latest Review Papers in Molecular Biology 2024

edited by

Madhav Bhatia

Feature Papers in Information in 2024–2025

edited by

Willy Susilo

Innovations in Sustainable Tourism: Shaping the Future of Destinations

edited by

Lucilia Cardoso

Giovana Goretti Feijó de Almeida

Luís Lima Santos

and Paulo Almeida

Feature Papers to Celebrate the First Impact Factor of Dentistry Journal

edited by

Claude Jaquiéry

and

Patrick R. Schmidlin

Feature Papers in Cosmetics in 2025

edited by

Enzo Berardesca

Exclusive Papers Collection of Editorial Board Members and Invited Scholars in Applied Microbiology (2023, 2024)

edited by

Ian Connerton

25th Anniversary of IJMS: Updates and Advances in Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics

edited by

Francesca Oliviero

and

Anna Lisa Giuliani

Insights from the Editorial Board Member

edited by

Carlos S. Moreno

Energy, Electrical and Power Engineering: 3rd Edition

edited by

and

Interdisciplinary Insights in Engineering Research

edited by

Antonio Gil Bravo

Feature Papers in Information in 2024–2025

edited by

Willy Susilo

Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants

edited by

Marilena Ronzan

and

Marzena Sujkowska-Rybkowska

Current and Future Trends in Cosmetics Research: The 10th Anniversary of Cosmetics

edited by

Enzo Berardesca

Reprint

Strategies and Mechanisms for Enhancing Stress Tolerance in Wheat

edited by Xiao Wang

Reprint

Innovative Approaches in Infrastructure Design, Resilience, and Maintenance

edited by Xu-Yang Cao

Reprint

Interactions Between Exercise Physiology and Metabolism

edited by Lijing Gong, Enming Zhang

Reprint

New Insights into Glaucoma

edited by Su-Ho Lim, Daniel Laroche

Reprint

Applied Optimization in Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

edited by Guillermo Valencia-Palomo

Reprint

CO₂ Capture and Conversion Processes

edited by Georgios Bampos, Georgios Karanikolos

Reprint

Transportation and Infrastructure for Sustainability

edited by Larysa Neduzha, Iryna Bondarenko

Reprint

Planetary Geologic Mapping and Remote Sensing

edited by Kaichang Di, Long Xiao, Jessica Flahaut

Reprint

Cellular Quiescence and Dormancy

edited by Jürg Bähler

Dr. Genevieve Graaf

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Professor Antonios G. Kladas

The provided assistance by the responsible personnel of MDPI in the development of a Special Issue has been very efficient.

Professor João Soares

MDPI uses an excellent editorial system: easy to use and with good support.

Professor Helena M. Ramos

I first knew of MDPI journals several years ago and their efficiency, rigor and support for reviewers and authors have been primordial

Dr. Lorenzo Antonio Picos Corrales

It has been a pleasure working together with other Guest Editors and the staff of the section "Polymer Networks" of the journal

Professor Burkhard Poeggeler

The dedication of your staff allows for efficient work on the Special Issues and the success shows that the readers are interested

Professor Thomas Wenzel

In general very good, flexibility in deadlines important, sometimes it takes time to get good reviewers that deliver and authors that can

Professor Sergio José Ibáñez Godoy

My experience is good. Reviewers specialized in the subject matter should be sought. The presence of reference authors with discounts and free articles

Dr. Onofrio davide Palmitessa

It was a great experience because I had the possibility to read (preview) the manuscript submitted by researchers spread worldwide. This has

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