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Journal IF Cite Score Section Title | Editors Submission Deadline Articles
Water 3.4 5.8 Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems Anthropogenic and Climatic Disturbances in Aquatic Ecosystems: Multiscale Spatio-Temporal Evolution and Effects
(Editor: Stefano Cozzi)
30 June 2024 3
Water 3.4 5.8 (none) Sustainable Development of Water, Energy and Environment Systems
(Editor: Oz Sahin)
25 September 2024 0
Water 3.4 5.8 (none) Innovative Trends to Reshape the Water Science, Technology and Engineering
(Editor: Helena M. Ramos)
31 December 2024 1
Water 3.4 5.8 Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems Contemporary Threats to Biodiversity in Aquatic Ecosystems
(Editors: Iga Lewin, Andrzej Zawal)
30 July 2024 0
Vision - 2.3 (none) Visual Mental Imagery System: How We Image the World
(Editor: David F. Marks)
31 October 2024 5
Vision - 2.3 (none) New Horizons in Myopia Management: Bridging Epidemiology and Clinical Innovation
(Editors: Yair Morad, Nir Erdinest)
20 September 2024 2
Vision - 2.3 (none) Effects of Optical and Behavioral Factors on the Ocular Accommodation Response
(Editors: Beatriz Redondo Cabrera, Niall Hynes)
31 January 2025 0
Viruses 4.7 7.3 Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals Immune Responses to Papillomavirus Infections
(Editors: Jiafen Hu, Vivien Béziat)
30 June 2024 8
Viruses 4.7 7.3 Human Virology and Viral Diseases 65-Year Anniversary of the Discovery of Cytomegalovirus
(Editor: Fenyong Liu)
30 June 2024 12
Viruses 4.7 7.3 Human Virology and Viral Diseases Virological and Immunological Factors Underlying HBV Functional Cure and HBV Reactivation
(Editor: Valentina Svicher)
15 December 2024 0
Viruses 4.7 7.3 Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa Whitefly-Transmitted Plant Viruses
(Editors: Gian Paolo Accotto, Emanuela Noris, Laura Miozzi)
31 July 2024 0
Viruses 4.7 7.3 Animal Viruses Bovine Viral Diarrhea Viruses
(Editor: Shafiqul Chowdhury)
30 June 2024 0
Virtual Worlds - - (none) Networked Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality and Augmented Reality Systems
(Editors: Jorge C. S. Cardoso, Thiago Malheiros Porcino)
31 July 2024 2
Virtual Worlds - - (none) Serious Games and Extended Reality in Healthcare and/or Education
(Editors: Chen Huei Leo, Kang Hao Cheong, Bina Rai)
30 June 2024 1
Veterinary Sciences 2.4 2.9 (none) One Health Special Issue on the Occasion of the One Health Day
(Editors: Patrick Butaye, Samson Mukaratirwa)
20 June 2024 1
Veterinary Sciences 2.4 2.9 (none) Soft-Tissue Sarcomas in Dogs
(Editors: Jane Dobson, Alison Hayes)
05 December 2024 4
Veterinary Sciences 2.4 2.9 (none) Effects of Feeding Strategies on Rumen Function and Animal Performance
(Editors: Rita Cabrita, Margarida Maia)
08 November 2024 6
Vaccines 7.8 8.9 Vaccines against Infectious Diseases 2nd Edition of Vaccines against Pneumococcal Infection
(Editor: Alan Cross)
25 September 2024 4
Vaccines 7.8 8.9 Vaccines against Infectious Diseases Bacterial and Viral Immunity and Vaccination
(Editor: Martin R. Goodier)
31 August 2024 8
Vaccines 7.8 8.9 DNA and mRNA Vaccines Selected Papers from the 1st International Electronic Conference on Vaccines: RNA Vaccines, Current Challenges and Future Developments (IECV2023)
(Editors: François Meurens, Fanny Renois)
30 June 2024 0
Vaccines 7.8 8.9 Human Papillomavirus Vaccines Vaccine Strategies for HPV-Related Cancers
(Editor: Diane M. Harper)
31 July 2024 7
Vaccines 7.8 8.9 Veterinary Vaccines Vaccines and Animal Health
(Editors: Matteo Legnardi, Claudia Maria Tucciarone)
31 January 2025 6
Vaccines 7.8 8.9 Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy Vaccines Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment: Challenges and Future Prospects
(Editors: Walter J. Storkus, Devin Lowe)
30 November 2024 1
Vaccines 7.8 8.9 COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination Understanding Immune Responses to COVID-19 Vaccines
(Editor: Federico De Marco)
31 July 2024 1
Universe 2.9 4.3 Cosmology The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe: Theory and Observation
(Editor: Jean-Michel Alimi)
30 June 2024 2
Universe 2.9 4.3 Space Science Advanced Studies in Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays
(Editors: Gina Isar, François Montanet)
30 July 2024 0
Trauma Care - - (none) Psychological and Neurobiological Bases of Threat Processing in Victims of Pandemics and Natural Disasters
(Editors: Massimiliano Conson, Laura Sagliano)
30 June 2025 3
Trauma Care - - (none) Exercise and Sport-Related Injuries: Rehab and Readapt
(Editor: Daniel Rojas-Valverde)
30 June 2025 3
Trauma Care - - (none) Emergency Trauma Care: The Role of Telemedicine and m-Health Applications
(Editors: Andres M. Rubiano, Shaheem De Vries)
30 June 2025 0
Tomography 1.9 2.7 (none) Stroke: Quantitative Imaging-Guided Approaches
(Editor: Jawed Nawabi)
31 December 2024 2
Tomography 1.9 2.7 Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging Bias in Tomography Artificial Intelligence
(Editor: Pascal N. Tyrrell)
20 December 2024 0
Tomography 1.9 2.7 (none) Feature Reviews for Tomography 2023
(Editor: Emilio Quaia)
30 April 2025 2
Technologies 3.6 6.7 Information and Communication Technologies IoT-Enabling Technologies and Applications
(Editor: Xavier Fernando)
20 July 2024 1
Technologies 3.6 6.7 Information and Communication Technologies Data Science and Big Data in Biology, Physical Science and Engineering II
(Editor: Mohammed Mahmoud)
30 September 2024 1
Symmetry 2.7 5.4 Mathematics Feature Papers in Mathematics Section
(Editor: Calogero Vetro)
31 December 2024 2
Social Sciences 1.7 2.6 (none) The Contested Terrain of Sport: Sociological, Political and Policy Perspectives
(Editors: Steve Jackson, Mike Sam)
01 October 2024 3
Sensors 3.9 7.3 Physical Sensors Sensors Based on Optical and Photonic Devices
(Editor: Francesco De Leonardis)
25 June 2024 11
Sensors 3.9 7.3 Biomedical Sensors Image Analysis and Biomedical Sensors
(Editors: Robert Martí, Joan Martí Bonmatí)
30 June 2024 7
Sensors 3.9 7.3 Remote Sensors Innovations in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing: Modern Sensors, New Processing Strategies and Advances in Applications (Volume II)
(Editors: Francesco Pirotti, Francesco Mancini)
30 October 2024 7
Sensors 3.9 7.3 Internet of Things Advances in Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart City
(Editors: Guisong Yang, Yutong Liu, Linghe Kong)
25 December 2024 7
Sensors 3.9 7.3 Internet of Things 5G/6G Networks for Wireless Communication and IoT
(Editors: Giuseppe Araniti, Chiara Suraci, Anna Maria Mandalari, Roberto Morabito, Antonino Orsino)
30 September 2024 8
Sensors 3.9 7.3 Chemical Sensors Recent Advancements in Olfaction and Electronic Nose
(Editors: Jun Wang, Zhenbo Wei)
05 July 2024 13
Sensors 3.9 7.3 Optical Sensors Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing Technologies and Applications
(Editors: Martin Litzenberger, Gaetan Calbris, Bernd Drapp)
30 July 2024 10
Sensors 3.9 7.3 Physical Sensors Microwave Sensing Systems
(Editors: Holger Arthaber, Christoph Mecklenbraeuker)
30 June 2024 10
Sensors 3.9 7.3 Optical Sensors Spectroscopy-Based Sensing Technologies for Food Quality and Safety
(Editors: J. Paul Robinson, Euiwon Bae)
20 November 2024 6
Sensors 3.9 7.3 Physical Sensors Advances in Particle Detectors and Radiation Detectors
(Editors: Ismael Martel Bravo, Olof Tengblad)
05 December 2024 10
Sensors 3.9 7.3 Physical Sensors Smart Sensing Technologies for Human-Centered Healthcare: Research and Applications
(Editors: Thanasis Tsanas, Andreas Triantafyllidis, Asimina Kiourti, Siddharth Arora)
31 October 2024 8
Sensors 3.9 7.3 Sensor Networks UAV and Sensors Applications for Navigation and Positioning
(Editors: Yongbo Zhang, Yuhang Li)
15 November 2024 9
Sensors 3.9 7.3 Biomedical Sensors EEG Signal Processing Techniques and Applications—2nd Edition
(Editors: Yifan Zhao, Fei He, Yuzhu Guo, Hua-Liang Wei)
30 August 2024 12
Sci - 4.5 Biology Research and Life Sciences One Health
(Editor: Mark A. Brown)
31 December 2024 1
Risks 2.2 3.8 (none) Applied Financial and Actuarial Risk Analytics
(Editors: Tak Kuen Ken Siu, Hailiang Yang)
31 December 2024 3
Risks 2.2 3.8 (none) Life Insurance and Pensions: Latest Advances and Prospects
(Editors: Pierre Devolder, Massimiliano Menzietti)
31 October 2024 3
Risks 2.2 3.8 (none) Risks Journal: A Decade of Advancing Knowledge and Shaping the Future
(Editor: Mogens Steffensen)
31 July 2024 9
Resources 3.3 7.2 (none) Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Resource Conservation, Reuse and Recycling
(Editors: Eveliina Repo, Eleni Iacovidou)
30 June 2024 5
Resources 3.3 7.2 (none) Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series – Energy Resources: Past, Present and Future Role in a Circular Economy
(Editors: Elena Rada, Ponisseril Somasundaran)
31 July 2024 2
Reports 0.9 - (none) Clinical Research on Oral Diseases
(Editor: Saverio Capodiferro)
30 June 2024 7
Remote Sensing 5.0 8.3 Environmental Remote Sensing Photogrammetry – the Science of Precise Measurements from Images: A Themed Issue in Honour of Professor Emeritus Armin Grün in Anticipation of His 80th Birthday
(Editors: Fabio Remondino, Devrim Akca, Rongjun Qin)
31 July 2024 8
Recycling 4.3 6.8 (none) Emerging Technologies in the Hydrometallurgical Recycling of Critical Metals
(Editor: Ana Paula Paiva)
30 June 2024 1
QuBS 1.4 2.8 High-Power Laser Physics Laser Assisted Manufacturing
(Editors: Swee Leong Sing, Wai Yee Yeong)
31 July 2024 9
QuBS 1.4 2.8 Engineering and Structural Materials Quantum Beam and Its Applications for Quantum Technologies
(Editor: Takeshi Ohshima)
30 November 2024 3
Processes 3.5 5.1 Chemical Processes and Systems 10th Anniversary of Processes: Design of the Chemical Industry of the Future
(Editor: Fausto Gallucci)
10 July 2024 7
Processes 3.5 5.1 Separation Processes Green Separation and Purification Processes
(Editors: Inês Portugal, Carlos Manuel Silva, José Aniceto)
20 December 2024 7
Processes 3.5 5.1 Advanced Digital and Other Processes Features, Reviews and Perspectives for the 10th Anniversary of Processes
(Editors: Giancarlo Cravotto, Zhen Fang, Jose V. Garcia-Perez)
15 July 2024 13
Polymers 5.0 8.0 Polymer Applications Polymeric Materials for Wastewater Treatment Applications
(Editors: Marta Otero, Ricardo N. Coimbra)
31 August 2024 9
Polymers 5.0 8.0 Polymer Applications Polymer Materials in Sensors, Actuators and Energy Conversion II
(Editor: Jung-Chang Wang)
31 July 2024 13
Polymers 5.0 8.0 Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites Surfaces and Interfaces of Polymer Composites
(Editors: Inge Mühlbacher, Matej Bracic, Thomas Luxbacher)
15 July 2024 7
Polymers 5.0 8.0 Biomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers Biodegradable Polymer Composites
(Editors: Vincenzo Fiore, Luigi Botta)
31 August 2024 9
Polymers 5.0 8.0 Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites Dynamic Behavior of Polymer Composite Materials and Structures
(Editors: Hongxu Wang, Jonathan Tran)
05 August 2024 6
Polymers 5.0 8.0 Polymer Processing and Engineering Polymer Micro/Nanofabrication and Manufacturing II
(Editor: Yi-Je Juang)
15 September 2024 7
Polymers 5.0 8.0 Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites Advanced Polymer Nanocomposites III
(Editors: Ting-Yu Liu, Yu-Wei Cheng)
25 August 2024 8
Polymers 5.0 8.0 Polymer Physics and Theory Polymers Physics: From Theory to Experimental Applications
(Editors: Célio Pinto Fernandes, Luís L. Ferrás, Alexandre M. Afonso)
15 September 2024 13
Polymers 5.0 8.0 Biomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers Functional Alginate-Based Materials III
(Editor: Mikyung Shin)
30 June 2024 6
Polymers 5.0 8.0 Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites Advances in Thermal, Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Composites
(Editors: Gabriel Pinto, Victoria Alcázar Montero, Marina Patricia Arrieta Dillon)
30 September 2024 12
Polymers 5.0 8.0 Polymer Physics and Theory Computational Modeling and Simulations of Polymers
(Editors: Juan J. Freire, Costas H. Vlahos)
31 December 2024 8
Polymers 5.0 8.0 Polymer Physics and Theory Theoretical and Computational Polymers Science: Physics, Chemistry and Biology
(Editor: Hector Eduardo Roman)
31 July 2024 3
Plants 4.5 6.5 Plant Nutrition Plant Surfaces: Physico-Chemical Properties, Interaction with Deposited Matter and Permeability
(Editors: Victoria Fernández, Thomas Eichert)
20 December 2024 7
Plants 4.5 6.5 Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions New Horizons in Plant–Microbe Interactions
(Editors: Martin Černý, Veronika Hyskova)
30 June 2024 4
Plants 4.5 6.5 Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change Wild Halophytes: Tools for Understanding Salt Tolerance Mechanisms of Plants and for Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change II
(Editors: Marius-Nicusor Grigore, Ricardo Mir, Oscar Vicente)
30 June 2024 7
Plants 4.5 6.5 Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions Plant–Animal Interactions: Exploring Costs and Benefits in Highly Conditional Relationships
(Editor: Kleber Del-Claro)
30 June 2024 13
Plants 4.5 6.5 Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change Photosynthetic Acclimation under Environmental Stress: Insights from Biophysics and Physiology
(Editors: Alexander G. Ivanov, Wah Soon Chow, Alonso Zavafer)
30 June 2024 5
Plants 4.5 6.5 Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions Embracing Systems Thinking in Crop Protection Science
(Editors: Kris A.G. Wyckhuys, Nicolas Desneux, Yanhui Lu, Livy Williams)
30 June 2024 11
Plants 4.5 6.5 (none) Crop Stress Tolerance and Green Production: Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the Founding of Northwest A&F University
(Editors: Xiaoping Hu, Mingjun Li, Dong Wang, Xiaojun Nie, Dilantha Fernando)
10 September 2024 4
Plants 4.5 6.5 Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change Role of Aquaporins in Stress Responses of Woody Plants
(Editors: Janusz J. Zwiazek, Maryamsadat Vaziriyeganeh)
20 December 2024 0
Plants 4.5 6.5 Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions Plant Chemical Ecology
(Editors: Chui-Hua Kong, Yonggen Lou, Peng Wang, Guoxin Zhou)
31 December 2024 7
Plants 4.5 6.5 Plant Development and Morphogenesis Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Root Growth Behavior
(Editors: Patrick Masson, Shih-Heng Su)
30 June 2024 2
Plants 4.5 6.5 Plant Physiology and Metabolism Signaling-Mediated Plant Responses to Nutrient-Limited Stress
(Editors: Byung-Kook Ham, Jieyu Chen)
10 July 2024 0
Plants 4.5 6.5 Plant Molecular Biology Molecular Insights into Cotton Fiber Gene Regulation
(Editors: Yuxian Zhu, Fuguang Li)
30 June 2024 1
Plants 4.5 6.5 Phytochemistry Natural Products in Plants: Synthesis, Analysis and Bioactivity
(Editors: Alberto Minassi, Federica Pollastro)
31 July 2024 0
Plants 4.5 6.5 Plant Physiology and Metabolism Plant Water Relations: New Solutions for Ancient Challenges
(Editors: Eustaquio Gil-Pelegrín, Domingo Sancho-Knapik, José Javier Peguero-Pina)
30 June 2024 0
Physiologia - - (none) Feature Papers in Human Physiology–2nd Edition
(Editor: Philip J. Atherton)
30 June 2024 12
Photonics 2.4 2.6 Optoelectronics and Optical Materials Micro-Nano Optical Devices
(Editors: Yan Shen, Yanfeng Zhang)
15 June 2024 10
Photonics 2.4 2.6 Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Photonics Sensors
(Editors: Carlos Marques, Flavio Esposito)
30 June 2024 18
Photonics 2.4 2.6 Optical Interaction Science Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Nonlinear Photonics
(Editors: Luigi Sirleto, François Sanchez, Yan Feng)
31 July 2024 7
Photonics 2.4 2.6 Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics Fiber Optic Sensors in Biomedical Applications
(Editors: Elena De Vita, Agostino Iadicicco, Stefania Campopiano)
10 July 2024 0
Photonics 2.4 2.6 Optical Communication and Network Advanced Technologies in Optical Wireless Communications
(Editors: Cuiwei He, Chen Chen)
15 October 2024 8
Photonics 2.4 2.6 (none) Advances in Ultrafast Optics: From Fundamental Science to Applications
(Editors: Luca Poletto, Fabio Frassetto)
15 November 2024 2
Philosophies 0.9 1.3 (none) Special Issue in Memory of Professor Mark Burgin
(Editors: Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic, Marcin J. Schroeder)
25 August 2024 4
Pharmacy 2.2 - (none) Women's Special Issue Series: Pharmacy and Pharmacists
(Editors: Maree Donna Simpson, Cheryl A. Sadowski, Daisy Volmer)
30 June 2024 0
Pediatric Reports 1.1 2.1 (none) Recent Advances in Congenital Anomalies of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract (CAKUT)
(Editors: Velibor Tasic, Marcin Tkaczyk, Silvio Maringhini)
30 June 2025 3
Pediatric Reports 1.1 2.1 (none) Mental Health and Psychiatric Disorders of Children and Adolescents
(Editor: Artemis K. Tsitsika)
30 April 2025 4
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