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Journal IF Cite Score Section Title | Editors Submission Deadline Articles
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
Infectious Disease Reports 3.2 5.1 Infection Prevention and Control Emerging Infections: Epidemiology, Diagnostics, Clinics and Evolution
(Editors: Massimo Ciccozzi, Marta Giovanetti)
31 October 2024 6
Children 2.4 2.7 Pediatric Nursing Family Centered Neonatal and Maternity Care
(Editors: Karen D. Hendricks-Muñoz, Juan Gabriel Ruiz Pelaez)
05 August 2024 7
Children 2.4 2.7 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Behavioral and Emotional Problems in Early Childhood: Prediction, Prevention and Treatment
(Editor: Margarete Bolten)
10 July 2024 6
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
Brain Sciences 3.3 4.8 Psychiatric Diseases Clinical Research on Addiction Psychiatry: Opportunities and Challenges
(Editor: Mark S. Gold)
20 October 2024 2
Cells 6.0 9.9 Cellular Biophysics Modeling Developmental Processes and Disorders in Zebrafish
(Editors: Natascia Tiso, Francesco Argenton)
31 December 2024 9
Cells 6.0 9.9 Cells of the Cardiovascular System Role of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Cardiovascular Disease
(Editors: Alejandra San Martin, Claire Holden)
15 October 2024 8
Materials 3.4 5.8 Metals and Alloys Metallurgical Process Simulation and Optimization2nd Volume
(Editors: Qing Liu, Jiangshan Zhang)
10 December 2024 17
Materials 3.4 5.8 Metals and Alloys Alloys and Composites: Structural and Functional Applications (Volume II)
(Editor: Wei Guo)
10 October 2024 6
Materials 3.4 5.8 Metals and Alloys Investigation of Microstructural and Corrosion Properties of Steels and Light Alloys (2nd Edition)
(Editors: Claudio Gennari, Luca Pezzato)
20 October 2024 2
Materials 3.4 5.8 Metals and Alloys Characterization, Properties, and Applications of New Metallic Alloys
(Editors: Weimin Wang, Ki Buem Kim)
20 April 2025 1
Materials 3.4 5.8 Metals and Alloys Corrosion Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials
(Editor: Xiaogang Li)
20 January 2025 4
Materials 3.4 5.8 Polymeric Materials Fabrication, Characteristics and Applications of Multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposites
(Editor: Jianhua Zhang)
20 June 2024 0
Pediatric Reports 1.1 2.1 Inborn Errors and Neonatal Screening Global Neonatal Screening: Expanding Horizons in Diagnostic Technologies
(Editor: Victoria Kain)
10 September 2024 0
Forests 2.9 4.4 Forest Health Forest Pathology and Entomology—Series II
(Editors: Salvatore Moricca, Tiziana Panzavolta)
30 June 2024 10
Materials 3.4 5.8 Quantum Materials Effect of Structure on Magnetism and Conductivity Properties of 2D Materials
(Editor: Karol Nogajewski)
20 December 2024 0
Games 0.9 1.6 Algorithmic and Computational Game Theory Applications of Game Theory with Mathematical Methods
(Editor: Yllka Velaj)
31 July 2024 7
Games 0.9 1.6 Applied Game Theory Applications of Game Theory to Industrial Organization
(Editors: Marco A. Marini, Riccardo D. Saulle, Giorgos Stamatopoulos)
30 September 2024 6
Games 0.9 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
Current Oncology 2.6 3.3 Dermato-Oncology Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Skin Cancer
(Editor: Leslie K. Dennis)
30 June 2024 12
Axioms 2.0 - Algebra and Number Theory Advances in Linear Algebra with Applications
(Editor: Jorge Delgado Gracia)
30 August 2024 10
Axioms 2.0 - Mathematical Analysis Advances in Analysis and Control of Systems with Uncertainties II
(Editor: Valery Y. Glizer)
30 June 2024 8
Axioms 2.0 - Mathematical Analysis Application of Machine Learning and Optimization Methods in Engineering Mathematics
(Editors: Miljan Kovačević, Borko Đ. Bulajić)
01 July 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
Biomedicines 4.7 5.2 Cell Biology and Pathology The Role of Intestinal Epithelial Cells and Their Cellular Interactions
(Editor: Younggeon Jin)
31 October 2024 2
Biomedicines 4.7 5.2 Cell Biology and Pathology Molecular Insights into Myocardial Infarction
(Editor: Dong Wang)
31 October 2024 8
Biomedicines 4.7 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
Fishes 2.3 1.9 Sustainable Aquaculture Integrated Aquaculture and Monoculture of Low-Trophic Species
(Editors: Wagner C. Valenti, Eduardo Luis Ballester)
10 July 2024 12
JFB 4.8 4.6 Antibacterial Biomaterials Antibacterial Materials: Recent Advances in Methodologies and Regulations
(Editors: Claudia Vineis, Alessio Varesano)
20 August 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 8
Cells 6.0 9.9 Tissues and Organs Eye Development and Evolution: Cellular and Molecular Events
(Editors: Annamaria Locascio, Maria I. Arnone)
31 July 2024 5
Sci - 4.5 Biology Research and Life Sciences One Health
(Editor: Mark A. Brown)
31 December 2024 1
JPM 3.4 4.1 Personalized Therapy and Drug Delivery Personalized Management of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
(Editors: Vito Pavone, Federico Canavese, Marco Sapienza)
30 June 2024 7
Batteries 4.0 4.0 Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application Machine Learning for Advanced Battery Systems
(Editors: Benben Jiang, Guannan He, Xiang Chen)
21 July 2024 4
Tomography 1.9 2.7 Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging Bias in Tomography Artificial Intelligence
(Editor: Pascal N. Tyrrell)
20 December 2024 0
Dentistry Journal 2.6 3.7 Dental Implantology Oral Implantology and Bone Regeneration
(Editors: Silvio Mario Meloni, Aurea Immacolata Lumbau, Milena Pisano)
15 January 2025 12
Gels 4.6 4.7 Gel Analysis and Characterization Food Gels: Structure and Properties
(Editor: Hongjie Dai)
30 September 2024 8
Gels 4.6 4.7 Gel Processing and Engineering Design of Supramolecular Hydrogels
(Editors: Dipankar Ghosh, Gareth O. Lloyd, Elina I. Sievanen)
31 July 2024 0
Gels 4.6 4.7 Gel Processing and Engineering Liposomal and Ethosomal Gels: From Design to Application (2nd Edition)
(Editors: Maddalena Sguizzato, Rita Cortesi)
31 August 2024 2
Gels 4.6 4.7 Gel Applications Gel-Based Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Treatment
(Editors: Haoan Wu, Xingchun Gao)
30 September 2024 9
Gels 4.6 4.7 Gel Applications Gels: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications in High Performance Chemistry (2nd Edition)
(Editors: Viorel-Puiu Paun, Maria-Alexandra Paun)
30 October 2024 13
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
Metals 2.9 4.9 Metallic Functional Materials Feature Papers in Metallic Functional Materials
(Editors: Victorino Franco, João Horta Belo, Luis Miguel Moreno-Ramírez)
31 July 2024 10
Pathogens 3.7 6.4 Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology of Emerging Infectious Disease: Importance of Surveillance and Detection in Public Health Initiatives
(Editor: Fabio Tramuto)
30 July 2024 14
Materials 3.4 5.8 Green Materials Environmentally Friendly Adsorption Materials
(Editors: Ewa Skwarek, Agnieszka Gładysz-Płaska)
20 June 2024 17
QuBS 1.4 2.8 Engineering and Structural Materials Quantum Beam and Its Applications for Quantum Technologies
(Editor: Takeshi Ohshima)
30 November 2024 3
QuBS 1.4 2.8 High-Power Laser Physics Laser Assisted Manufacturing
(Editors: Swee Leong Sing, Wai Yee Yeong)
31 July 2024 9
IJERPH - 7.3 Health Care Sciences Palliative Care for Chronic Diseases
(Editors: Michael Connolly, Mary Ryder)
31 October 2024 4
IJERPH - 7.3 Behavioral and Mental Health Sexual and Domestic Violence and Adolescent Health
(Editors: Federica Collini, Sarah Gino, Giussy Barbara)
01 July 2024 5
IJERPH - 7.3 Behavioral and Mental Health Children’s Care, Health, and Development
(Editor: Mathilde Sengoelge)
30 April 2025 5
IJERPH - 7.3 Behavioral and Mental Health Bullying: Causes, Consequences, Interventions, and Prevention
(Editor: Matthew Costello)
30 September 2024 6
IJERPH - 7.3 Behavioral and Mental Health Public Health Consequences of Social Isolation and Loneliness
(Editors: Ami Rokach, David Berman)
30 June 2024 13
IJERPH - 7.3 Behavioral and Mental Health Psychological Distress in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic
(Editors: Jan Chodkiewicz, Monika Talarowska)
07 July 2024 8
IJERPH - 7.3 Behavioral and Mental Health Tobacco Use, Vaping, Heating, Nicotine Dependence, Smoking Cessation, and Public Health
(Editors: Klaas F. Franzen, Daniel Drömann)
30 September 2024 5
IJERPH - 7.3 Exercise and Health-Related Quality of Life Physical Activity and Wellbeing across the Lifespan
(Editors: Justin Richards, Paul Kelly)
01 September 2024 4
Reports 0.9 - Dentistry/Oral Medicine Clinical Research on Oral Diseases
(Editor: Saverio Capodiferro)
30 June 2024 7
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