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Journal IF Cite Score Section Title | Editors Submission Deadline Articles
Pediatric Reports 1.4 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
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 2.2 2.7 (none) Feature Reviews for Tomography 2023
(Editor: Emilio Quaia)
30 April 2025 2
Air - - (none) Indoor Air Quality: Airborne Disease Measurement, Control, Mitigation and Disinfection
(Editors: Ling Tim Wong, Veronica Wai Yee Chan)
30 April 2025 1
IJERPH - 7.3 Behavioral and Mental Health Children’s Care, Health, and Development
(Editor: Mathilde Sengoelge)
30 April 2025 5
Pediatric Reports 1.4 2.1 (none) Mental Health and Psychiatric Disorders of Children and Adolescents
(Editor: Artemis K. Tsitsika)
30 April 2025 5
Ecologies 1.7 1.8 (none) Plant Communities: Identification, Monitoring and Evaluation of Temporal Dynamics
(Editor: Ram C. Sharma)
30 April 2025 4
Materials 3.1 5.8 Metals and Alloys Characterization, Properties, and Applications of New Metallic Alloys
(Editors: Weimin Wang, Ki Buem Kim)
20 April 2025 2
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Microwave and Wireless Communications Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Radar Electronics for Contactless Sensing Applications
(Editors: Emanuele Cardillo, Changzhi Li)
28 February 2025 6
Vaccines 5.2 8.9 Veterinary Vaccines Vaccines and Animal Health
(Editors: Matteo Legnardi, Claudia Maria Tucciarone)
31 January 2025 6
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
Medicina 2.4 3.3 Infectious Disease Infectious and Tropical Diseases: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
(Editor: Temi Lampejo)
25 January 2025 5
Forests 2.4 4.4 Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science Forest Ecosystem Services and Landscape Design - Series II
(Editor: Radu-Daniel Pintilii)
25 January 2025 10
Materials 3.1 5.8 Metals and Alloys Corrosion Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials
(Editor: Xiaogang Li)
20 January 2025 4
Dentistry Journal 2.5 3.7 Dental Implantology Oral Implantology and Bone Regeneration
(Editors: Silvio Mario Meloni, Aurea Immacolata Lumbau, Milena Pisano)
15 January 2025 12
Fuels 2.7 - (none) Biomass Conversion to Biofuels
(Editor: Mamoru Yamada)
15 January 2025 7
Alloys - - (none) Design of New Metallic Alloys for AM
(Editor: Pavel Krakhmalev)
31 December 2024 6
Sci - 4.5 Biology Research and Life Sciences One Health
(Editor: Mark A. Brown)
31 December 2024 1
Tomography 2.2 2.7 (none) Stroke: Quantitative Imaging-Guided Approaches
(Editor: Jawed Nawabi)
31 December 2024 2
Laws 1.3 2.0 Human Rights Issues Rethinking Human Rights
(Editor: Jason Rudall)
31 December 2024 0
Symmetry 2.2 5.4 Mathematics Feature Papers in Mathematics Section
(Editor: Calogero Vetro)
31 December 2024 3
Electricity - 4.8 (none) Planning, Operation and Control of Power Systems with Large Amounts of Variable Renewable Generation
(Editor: Emilio Gomez-Lazaro)
31 December 2024 0
Alloys - - (none) High-Entropy Alloys
(Editors: Peter Hodgson, Daniel Fabijanic, Jithin Joseph)
31 December 2024 1
Cancers 4.5 8.0 Cancer Biomarkers Feature Papers in Section "Cancer Biomarkers" in 2023–2024
(Editor: Maxim V. Berezovski)
31 December 2024 2
Risks 2.0 3.8 (none) Applied Financial and Actuarial Risk Analytics
(Editors: Tak Kuen Ken Siu, Hailiang Yang)
31 December 2024 3
Water 3.0 5.8 (none) Innovative Trends to Reshape the Water Science, Technology and Engineering
(Editor: Helena M. Ramos)
31 December 2024 1
IJERPH - 7.3 Global Health Advances in Indigenous and American Indian and Alaska Native Health and Wellness
(Editors: Claradina Soto, Amy E. West)
31 December 2024 7
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Mathematical Physics Transport Phenomena Equations: Modelling and Applications
(Editors: Torcicollo Isabella, Carfora Maria Francesca)
31 December 2024 8
Molecules 4.2 7.4 Inorganic Chemistry Exclusive Feature Papers in Inorganic Chemistry 2.0
(Editors: Andrea Bencini, Vito Lippolis)
31 December 2024 26
Nursing Reports 2.4 2.5 (none) Self-Management of Chronic Disease
(Editor: Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob)
31 December 2024 2
Plants 4.0 6.5 Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions Plant Chemical Ecology
(Editors: Chui-Hua Kong, Yonggen Lou, Peng Wang, Guoxin Zhou)
31 December 2024 7
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Power Electronics Section Collection Series: New Horizons and Recent Advances in Power Electronics
(Editors: Luis M. Fernández-Ramírez, Ahmed Abu-Siada, Jean-Christophe Crebier, Zhiwei Gao, Kai Fu, Eladio Durán Aranda)
31 December 2024 15
Biomedicines 3.9 5.2 Neurobiology and Clinical Neuroscience Emerging Research in Neurorehabilitation
(Editor: Manuel Gaviria)
31 December 2024 5
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Fuzzy Sets, Systems and Decision Making Topological Study on Fuzzy Metric Spaces and Their Generalizations
(Editor: Juan José Miñana)
31 December 2024 6
Genealogy 0.8 0.4 Genealogical Communities: Multi-Ethnic, Multi-Racial, and Multi-National Genealogies Tracking Asian Diasporic Experiences
(Editor: Philip Q. Yang)
31 December 2024 2
Polymers 4.7 8.0 Polymer Physics and Theory Computational Modeling and Simulations of Polymers
(Editors: Juan J. Freire, Costas H. Vlahos)
31 December 2024 8
Electronics 2.6 5.3 (none) Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the University of Manchester—Electrical and Electronic Engineering
(Editors: Zhengtao Ding, Zhenhong Li, Alessandra Parisio)
31 December 2024 4
Molecules 4.2 7.4 Nanochemistry Featured Reviews in Nanochemistry
(Editor: Adrian Keller)
31 December 2024 2
Molecules 4.2 7.4 Macromolecular Chemistry Exclusive Feature Papers in Macromolecular Chemistry
(Editor: Ivan Gitsov)
31 December 2024 10
IJERPH - 7.3 (none) Allergic Diseases in Adulthood: Burden, Mechanisms and Risk Factors
(Editors: Sandra Baldacci, Sara Maio, Sofia Tagliaferro, Federico Pirona)
31 December 2024 4
Diversity 2.1 3.4 (none) 2024 Feature Papers by Diversity’s Editorial Board Members
(Editor: Michael Wink)
31 December 2024 17
Chemistry 2.4 3.2 Chemistry of Materials Design of Liquid Crystalline Soft Matter for Modern Applications beyond Liquid Crystal Displays
(Editor: Matthias Lehmann)
31 December 2024 0
IJFS 2.1 3.7 (none) Accounting and Financial/Non-financial Reporting Developments
(Editors: Graça Azevedo, José Vale)
31 December 2024 6
Administrative Sciences 3.0 4.8 (none) AI, Tokenization, and FinTech: Implications of Governance Issues
(Editors: Seoungpil Ahn, Young Kim)
31 December 2024 1
BioChem - - (none) Plant-Derived Bioactive Molecules and Their Use in Sports Practice
(Editors: Guglielmo Duranti, Piergiorgio La Rosa)
31 December 2024 0
Cells 5.1 9.9 Cellular Biophysics Modeling Developmental Processes and Disorders in Zebrafish
(Editors: Natascia Tiso, Francesco Argenton)
31 December 2024 9
Medicina 2.4 3.3 Gastroenterology & Hepatology Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Diseases
(Editors: Marcello Candelli, Ludovico Abenavoli)
31 December 2024 5
Energies 3.0 6.2 C: Energy Economics and Policy Energy Efficiency Assessments and Improvements
(Editors: Inga Konstantinaviciute, Viktorija Bobinaite, Vaclovas Miškinis, Saulius Gudžius, Daiva Dumciuviene)
30 December 2024 10
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Internet of Things Advances in Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart City
(Editors: Guisong Yang, Yutong Liu, Linghe Kong)
25 December 2024 7
Materials 3.1 5.8 Advanced Composites Advances in Experimental Investigation and Computational Modeling of Fiber Reinforced Polymers and Composites
(Editors: Aliakbar Gholampour, Togay Ozbakkaloglu)
20 December 2024 2
Plants 4.0 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
Forests 2.4 4.4 Forest Ecology and Management Ecosystem-Disturbance Interactions in Forests
(Editors: Camilla Wellstein, Roberto Tognetti, Daniel Scherrer)
20 December 2024 2
Plants 4.0 6.5 Plant Nutrition Plant Surfaces: Physico-Chemical Properties, Interaction with Deposited Matter and Permeability
(Editors: Victoria Fernández, Thomas Eichert)
20 December 2024 7
Processes 2.8 5.1 Separation Processes Green Separation and Purification Processes
(Editors: Inês Portugal, Carlos Manuel Silva, José Aniceto)
20 December 2024 8
Materials 3.1 5.8 Quantum Materials Effect of Structure on Magnetism and Conductivity Properties of 2D Materials
(Editor: Karol Nogajewski)
20 December 2024 0
Materials 3.1 5.8 Advanced Materials Characterization The 15th Anniversary of Materials—Recent Advances in Advanced Materials Characterization
(Editors: Sanichiro Yoshida, Luciano Lamberti, Giuseppe Lacidogna)
20 December 2024 7
Tomography 2.2 2.7 Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging Bias in Tomography Artificial Intelligence
(Editor: Pascal N. Tyrrell)
20 December 2024 0
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Artificial Intelligence Signal and Image Processing Applications in Artificial Intelligence
(Editors: Fabio Mendonca, Morgado Dias, Sheikh Shanawaz Mostafa)
17 December 2024 10
Dietetics - - (none) Vitamin D in the New Decade: Facts, Controversies, and Future Perspectives for Daily Clinical Practice
(Editor: Spyridon N. Karras)
15 December 2024 0
Anatomia - - (none) Anatomy for Modern Urology
(Editor: Olivier Cussenot)
15 December 2024 3
Viruses 3.8 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
Materials 3.1 5.8 Metals and Alloys Metallurgical Process Simulation and Optimization2nd Volume
(Editors: Qing Liu, Jiangshan Zhang)
10 December 2024 17
Veterinary Sciences 2.0 2.9 (none) Soft-Tissue Sarcomas in Dogs
(Editors: Jane Dobson, Alison Hayes)
05 December 2024 4
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Physical Sensors Advances in Particle Detectors and Radiation Detectors
(Editors: Ismael Martel Bravo, Olof Tengblad)
05 December 2024 10
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Engineering Mathematics Mathematical and Computational Models of Cognition
(Editor: Ronaldo Vigo)
01 December 2024 5
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Computational and Applied Mathematics Advances in Control Systems and Automatic Control
(Editors: Satyam Paul, Davood Khodadad, Rob Turnbull)
30 November 2024 7
Biomolecules 4.8 9.4 Molecular Biology Unraveling Mysteries of Heme Metabolism
(Editors: Harry A. Dailey, Peter N. Meissner, Amy E. Medlock, John D. Phillips, Iqbal Hamza)
30 November 2024 7
Mathematics 2.3 4.0 Algebra, Geometry and Topology New Advances in Algebra, Ring Theory and Homological Algebra, 2nd Edition
(Editors: Juan Ramón García Rozas, Luis Oyonarte Alcalá, Driss Bennis)
30 November 2024 9
JAL - - (none) Aging in Place: Supporting Older People's Well-Being and Independence
(Editor: Gordana Dermody)
30 November 2024 0
QuBS 1.3 2.8 Engineering and Structural Materials Quantum Beam and Its Applications for Quantum Technologies
(Editor: Takeshi Ohshima)
30 November 2024 3
Infrastructures 2.7 5.2 (none) Railway in the City (RiC)
(Editor: Maciej Kruszyna)
30 November 2024 6
Molecules 4.2 7.4 Analytical Chemistry Advances in Pharmaceutical Analytical Technologies
(Editor: Alexis Oliva)
30 November 2024 6
Geosciences 2.4 5.3 Geochemistry Isotope Geochemistry: Latest Developments and Applications for Geosciences
(Editor: William M. White)
30 November 2024 0
Vaccines 5.2 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
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Power Electronics Innovative Technologies in Power Converters, Volume II
(Editors: Aitor Vázquez Ardura, Diego Gonzalez Lamar)
30 November 2024 6
Games 0.6 1.6 Non-Cooperative Game Theory Fairness in Non-cooperative Strategic Interactions
(Editors: Ramzi Suleiman, Amnon Rapoport, Vernon Smith, Guillermina Jasso)
30 November 2024 3
JCM 3.0 5.7 Oncology High-Risk Neuroblastoma: New Clinical Insights and Challenges
(Editors: Rupert Handgretinger, Johannes Hubertus Schulte)
20 November 2024 7
Materials 3.1 5.8 Catalytic Materials High-Efficient Electrocatalytic Materials
(Editor: Wenjie Jiang)
20 November 2024 1
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Optical Sensors Spectroscopy-Based Sensing Technologies for Food Quality and Safety
(Editors: J. Paul Robinson, Euiwon Bae)
20 November 2024 6
Materials 3.1 5.8 Advanced Composites Interactive Fiber Rubber Composites—Volume II
(Editors: Chokri Cherif, Thomas Gereke)
20 November 2024 3
Brain Sciences 2.7 4.8 Neural Engineering, Neuroergonomics and Neurorobotics EEG and Event-Related Potentials
(Editor: Peter Walla)
18 November 2024 5
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Circuit and Signal Processing Ultra-Low-Voltage and Ultra-Low-Power Integrated Circuits and Systems Evolution
(Editors: Andrea Ballo, Gaetano Palumbo, Orazio Aiello)
15 November 2024 10
Electronics 2.6 5.3 Industrial Electronics Energy Harvesting and Storage Technologies
(Editor: Giacomo Cerretti)
15 November 2024 8
Current Oncology 2.8 3.3 Gastrointestinal Oncology New Frontiers in Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
(Editors: Olav F. Dajani, Knut Jørgen Labori, Arne Westgaard)
15 November 2024 8
Photonics 2.1 2.6 (none) Advances in Ultrafast Optics: From Fundamental Science to Applications
(Editors: Luca Poletto, Fabio Frassetto)
15 November 2024 2
Sensors 3.4 7.3 Sensor Networks UAV and Sensors Applications for Navigation and Positioning
(Editors: Yongbo Zhang, Yuhang Li)
15 November 2024 9
Metals 2.6 4.9 Biobased and Biodegradable Metals Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Advanced Metallic Biomaterials
(Editors: Silvia Spriano, Takayoshi Nakano)
15 November 2024 5
Crystals 2.4 4.2 Biomolecular Crystals New Advances in Protein Crystallography
(Editors: Rocco Caliandro, Benedetta Carrozzini)
10 November 2024 1
Veterinary Sciences 2.0 2.9 (none) Effects of Feeding Strategies on Rumen Function and Animal Performance
(Editors: Rita Cabrita, Margarida Maia)
08 November 2024 6
Epigenomes 2.5 3.8 (none) RNA Modification in Inflammation and Metabolism
(Editors: Kezhong Zhang, Juncheng Wei, Cristina Espinosa-Diez)
01 November 2024 0
Infrastructures 2.7 5.2 (none) Bridge Modeling, Monitoring, Management and Beyond
(Editor: Ekin Ozer)
31 October 2024 1
EJIHPE 3.0 4.4 (none) Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Health Field or Education
(Editor: Hyunsu Lee)
31 October 2024 8
Horticulturae 3.1 3.5 Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology Research Progress on Ripening and Postharvest Biology of Horticulture Crops
(Editors: Xuewu Duan, Xiaochun Ding, Guoxiang Jiang)
31 October 2024 2
Inorganics 3.1 2.8 Coordination Chemistry Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series in “Featuring Ligands and Their Applications in Coordination Chemistry”
(Editors: Debbie Crans, David Morales-Morales)
31 October 2024 9
Sensors 3.4 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
Nitrogen 1.6 2.6 (none) Nitrogen Cycling in Permafrost Soils
(Editors: Benjamin Abbott, Christina Biasi, Pertti Martikainen)
31 October 2024 5
Vision - 2.3 (none) Visual Mental Imagery System: How We Image the World
(Editor: David F. Marks)
31 October 2024 5
Biomedicines 3.9 5.2 Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Diabetes and Complications of Diabetes: Pathophysiology, Mechanisms, and Therapies
(Editors: Daniel Petroviĉ, Draženka Pongrac Barlovič)
31 October 2024 8
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